Jinny Sims

Jinny Sims
Shadow Minister for Employment
In office
August 13, 2013  November 19, 2015
Leader Thomas Mulcair
Preceded by Chris Charlton
Succeeded by Karen Vecchio
Shadow Minister for Immigration
In office
April 19, 2012  August 13, 2013
Leader Thomas Mulcair
Preceded by Don Davies
Succeeded by Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Shadow Minister for International Cooperation
In office
October 3, 2011  April 18, 2012
Leader Nycole Turmel
Preceded by Hélène Laverdière
Succeeded by Romeo Saganash
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Newton—North Delta
In office
May 30, 2011  October 19, 2015
Preceded by Sukh Dhaliwal
Succeeded by Sukh Dhaliwal
(Surrey—Newton)
Personal details
Born (1952-06-07) June 7, 1952
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political party New Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Stephen Sims
Residence Surrey, British Columbia

Jinny Jogindera Sims (born June 7, 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Newton—North Delta as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Sims emigrated from India to England at the age of nine. She earned a Bachelor of Education degree at the Victoria University of Manchester (now the University of Manchester). Sims moved to Canada in 1975.[2]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Surrey—Newton
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal 24,869 55.98 +21.90
New DemocraticJinny Sims 11,604 26.12 -9.17
ConservativeHarpreet Singh 6,976 15.70 -11.72
GreenPamela Sangha 975 2.2 -0.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,424100.0   $197,640.76
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 44,42468.55
Eligible voters 64,798
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +15.54
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Newton—North Delta
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticJinny Sims 15,413 33.42 +7.29
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal 14,510 31.46 -4.96
ConservativeMani Kaur Fallon 14,437 31.30 +0.39
GreenLiz Walker 1,520 3.30 -2.30
IndependentRavi S. Gill 123 0.27
CommunistSam Hammond 116 0.25 -0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,119100.00
Total rejected ballots 2940.63 +0.07
Turnout 46,41362.59+0.52
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +5.79

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