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Randeep Sarai

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The Honourable
Randeep Sarai
PC MP
Sarai in 2025
Secretary of State for International Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byMélanie Joly
Member of Parliament
for Surrey Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born1974 or 1975 (age 50–51)[1]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
PartyLiberal

Randeep Singh Sarai PC MP (born April 15, 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Surrey Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Early life

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Sarai was born and raised in Burnaby, British Columbia to Sikh parents who had immigrated from Sarai Khas, Punjab, India. As a youth he developed a strong background in real estate development and urban planning. He attended Windsor Elementary School and after graduating from Burnaby South Secondary School in 1993, Sarai earned his bachelors of arts at the University of British Columbia with a major in political science in 1998. He then attended law school at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 2001. Sarai was called to the bar in 2002, and practiced at a local law firm in Surrey before pursuing a career in politics.

Federal politics

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On October 19, 2015, Sarai was elected Member of Parliament for Surrey- Centre. He formerly sat on the Citizenship and Immigration Committee as well as the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association. Sarai had been the chair of the Liberal Party Pacific caucus, but has since resigned.[3] and the co-chair of the Canada-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group.

On May 13, 2025, Sarai was named Secretary of State (International Development) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Carney.[4]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai19,90048.01+3.38$117,867.21
ConservativeRajvir Dhillon17,92043.23+22.57$113,859.96
New DemocraticDominic Denofrio2,8116.78–20.79$110.61
GreenKrishan Khurana3950.95–1.26none listed
People'sBeverly Tanchak2460.59–3.27none listed
CommunistRyan Abbott1820.44+0.09none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,45499.08–$123,551.88
Total rejected ballots 3870.92–0.39
Turnout 41,84158.50+7.09
Eligible voters 71,528
Liberal notional hold Swing –9.68
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai16,86243.93+6.53$88,830.88
New DemocraticSonia Andhi10,62727.68+0.21$48,702.94
ConservativeTina Bains8,09421.09–4.34$16,911.31
People'sJoe Kennedy1,5394.01+2.29$2,301.17
GreenFelix Kongyuy8382.18–4.01none listed
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak2890.75–0.16$3,869.07
CommunistRyan Abbott1370.36+0.07none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,38698.69–$108,719.22
Total rejected ballots 5101.31+0.18
Turnout 38,89651.41–3.05
Eligible voters 75,657
Liberal hold Swing +3.37
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai15,45337.40–7.67$83,051.68
New DemocraticSarjit Singh Saran11,35327.48–2.60$50,584.88
ConservativeTina Bains10,50525.42+5.62$43,285.76
GreenJohn Werring2,5586.19+2.73$2,721.98
People'sJaswinder Singh Dilawari7091.72–$5,821.65
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak3780.91–0.37$3,980.80
IndependentJeffrey Breti2430.59–none listed
CommunistGeorge Gidora1200.29–0.02$476.56
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,31998.87–$105,898.14
Total rejected ballots 4711.13+0.32
Turnout 41,79054.46–6.05
Eligible voters 76,731
Liberal hold Swing –2.54
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Surrey Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRandeep Sarai19,47145.07+27.31$106,885.13
New DemocraticJasbir Sandhu12,99230.08–9.95$125,509.29
ConservativeSucha Thind8,55619.81–15.85$93,713.10
GreenJeremiah Deneault1,4933.46–0.18none listed
Christian HeritageKevin Pielak5531.28–$5,286.92
CommunistIqbal Kahlon1330.31–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,19899.19–$203,771.47
Total rejected ballots 3520.81–
Turnout 43,55060.51–
Eligible voters 71,966
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +18.63
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

References

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  1. ↑ http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=f8e9889c-d79e-4d99-a6fc-51f774790fa7[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Liberal Randeep Sarai elected in Surrey Centre". Jon Azpiri. Global News. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "MP Randeep Sarai new Chair of Liberal Party's Pacific Caucus | Indo-Canadian Voice Newspaper". www.voiceonline.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "Carney's new cabinet moves Anand to foreign affairs, McGuinty into defence portfolio, Joly to industry". CBC News. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  6. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  7. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  8. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  9. ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
  10. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  11. ↑ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Surrey Centre". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
  12. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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