Brampton North-Caledon re-elects Liberal Sahota

By Riley Murphy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Crowds erupted shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, at the Chandni Convention Center in Brampton as Ruby Sahota pulled ahead to become the projected winner of the new riding of Brampton North-Caledon.

The celebration followed a nail-biting race between Liberal Sahota and Amandeep Judge of the Conservative Party, often no more than a few hundred votes apart.

With all polls reporting by Tuesday afternoon, Sahota came out on top with 22,682 votes, followed by Judge with 22,032. Rounding out the ballot were the NDP's Ruby Zaman with 1,001 votes and Sat Anand of the People's Party of Canada with 637.

Sahota has represented Brampton North since 2015, and voters re-elected her in 2019 and 2021.

In her victory speech, she promised to be a federal representative easily accessible to her riding.

“In me, you will find a federal representative that will always be available to you. I will always be accessible. I will always listen. I will always take your hopes and concerns to Parliament. In me, you will have a federal representative who gets things done,” pledged Sahota. “No matter where you are, I will always promise you this: whenever you approach me, you will find an accessible MP. An MP that never says no.”

In Sahota's campaign promises, she plans to build a stronger Canada, make life more affordable, and invest in housing.

“Over the past many proud months, I heard the stories of people across Brampton North and Caledon. At your doorsteps, in your community centres, at our places of worship, I heard about the challenges that you're facing. The rising cost of living. The dream of owning a home. The threat Canada faces from Donald Trump. And tonight, you have sent a message. You want a government and a representative who will fight for you. I'm ready to get back to work, and I'm ready for the fight,” said Sahota.

As this is the first election with the new Brampton North-Caledon riding, Sahota shared her excitement about working with the Caledon and its residents.

“There have been so many Liberals in that area that have reached out to me over the campaign, that have made phone calls, knocked on doors for me. I'm so eternally grateful to all of them, because some of them have told me for 50 or 40 years they lived in the region and they never saw their voice represented. But I would say this, that no matter what your voice is and who you voted for in the past, that I want to be a representative for everyone. And I will work hard to do that.

“I'm new to a lot of people, and I will do my best to get out there and get to everyone possible. Look out for me. I'm coming into Caledon, to your community events, to all of the things possible. I am so excited and so fortunate to represent this community. And for me, it's going to be just a wonderful opportunity.”

Cole Walsh, Sahota's campaign manager, has been a part of her team since 2024. He says he has stayed on Sahota's team for so long because of her openness to meeting everyone and her ability never to shy away from a fight.

“She welcomes everybody to her office, sometimes we'll have a set schedule in her calendar. And it doesn't matter – we have 10 people on the schedule, 100 people show up, and she's meeting 100 people that day,” shared Walsh.

Walsh shared Sahota's view that representing Caledon is a big opportunity for the future.

“Caledon is a growing community. It is a community that is going to be incredibly important as Canada builds up, as Mark Carney and Ruby have been talking about our vision to build a Canada that works for everybody. Caledon is going to play a role in that. We need housing like there's no tomorrow,” said Walsh. “Ruby has been a champion for the issues in her community before, and we're excited to take on some new challenges.”

“This campaign is nothing without Ruby,” continued Walsh. “She's the one who is probably the most accessible MP, I would go to bat in saying, in the country. She champions everyone's issues. She listens to everyone. She doesn't care if your issue is federal or provincial or municipal. She will make the connection she needs to make to help you get the answers you need. The community came out tonight and showed that they have her back too. She has their back and they've got hers.”