# Vic Dhillon

Vic Dhillon (born c. 1969) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Brampton West—Mississauga and Brampton West.

## Background

Dhillon has lived in Brampton, Ontario for most of his life. He has a degree in business administration from Lakehead University, and helped found a family-owned business in Mississauga after his graduation. He has done fundraising work for the Brampton Food Bank, and led a local initiative to send supplies to eastern Ontario during the ice storm of 1998. Dhillon worked as a constituency assistant to federal Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Gurbax Singh Malhi for five months after the 1993 federal election, and then worked as an executive assistant to Liberal MP Colleen Beaumier for over nine years.

## Politics

Dhillon ran in the 1999 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Brampton West—Mississauga. He lost to high-profile Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement by 8,310 votes. He ran again in the 2003 election and this time defeated Clement by 2,512 votes. Most political observers considered this to be a significant upset. Strong support from the riding's Indo-Canadian community was a factor, as was a provincial swing to the Liberals. He was elected without difficulty in 2007 in the new riding of Brampton West. He was re-elected in 2011, and 2014.
In 2004, Dhillon was credited by local residents with saving Knights Table, a non-profit diner that provides meals for Brampton's poor and homeless. According to a Toronto Star report, Dhillon introduced the diner's management to Jaswant Singh Birk, who in turn provided the establishment with a generous lease after its previous contract expired.
He was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Government Services on September 20, 2006.
Dhillon supported Gerard Kennedy's bid to lead the Liberal Party of Canada in 2006. In December 2006, he introduced a private member's bill to protect transient workers from exploitation by hiring agencies. The bill was endorsed by the Toronto Star in the following week.
Dhillon took part in an Ontario government business mission to India in January 2007.
Until August 2016, Dhillon served as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. From August 2016 to May 2018, he served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services.
Dhillon ran for re-election in Brampton West in the 2018 Ontario election. He placed third, after the Progressive Conservative and New Democratic Party candidates.

## Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Amarjot Sandhu | 14,951 | 39.39 | +15.05 |
| | New Democratic | Jagroop Singh | 14,461 | 38.09 | +14.44 |
| | Liberal | Vic Dhillon | 7,013 | 18.47 | −26.76 |
| | Green | Julie Guillemet-Ackerman | 999 | 2.63 | −0.11 |
| | Libertarian | David Shaw | 364 | 0.96 | −0.64 |
| | Communist | Surjit Sahota | 173 | 0.46 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,961 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 268 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,229 | 47.67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,196 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | - |
| Source: Elections Ontario ||||||
2014 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vic Dhillon | 24,832 | 45.23 | +1.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Randeep Sandhu | 13,363 | 24.34 | −8.52 |
| | New Democratic | Gugni Gill Panaich | 12,985 | 23.65 | +4.69 |
| | Green | Sayyeda Ebrahim | 1,504 | 2.74 | −0.52 |
| | Libertarian | Luis Chacin | 878 | 1.60 | – |
| | Family Coalition | Dan Sullivan | 800 | 1.46 | – |
| | Freedom | Ted Harlson | 540 | 0.98 | −0.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,902 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 952 | 1.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,854 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 131,434 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.03 |
| Source:Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2007 Ontario general election: Brampton West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Vic Dhillon | 20,730 | 46.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark Beckles | 15,111 | 33.7 | |
| | New Democratic | Garth Bobb | 4,893 | 10.9 | |
| | Green | Sanjeev Goel | 3,472 | 7.7 | – |
| | Family Coalition | Norah Madden | 487 | 1.1 | – |
| | Independent | Gurdial Singh Fiji | 191 | 0.4 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | | |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,884 | 44.4 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | | | |
vte2003 Ontario general election: Brampton West—Mississauga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Vic Dhillon | 28,926 | 46.18 | $84,782.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Clement | 26,414 | 42.17 | $108,691.97 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Moise | 5,103 | 8.15 | $7,336.30 |
| | Family Coalition | Paul Micelli | 1,122 | 1.79 | no report filed |
| | Green | Paul Simas | 811 | 1.29 | $1,000.06 |
| | Freedom | John G. Purdy | 266 | 0.42 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,642 | 100.00 |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 555 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,197 | 50.84 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 124,317 |
vte1999 Ontario general election: Brampton West—Mississauga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tony Clement | 24,909 | 55.87 | $71,283.13 |
| | Liberal | Vic Dhillon | 16,599 | 37.23 | $70,662.58 |
| | New Democratic | John Devries | 2,824 | 6.33 | $7,000.00 |
| | Natural Law | Mei Sze Viau | 252 | 0.57 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,584 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 501 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,085 | 51.23 | |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 88,003 | | |