Deepak Anand MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. Anand is a chemical engineer from Panjab University in India and earned his MBA degree from the Schulich School of Business in Canada. He represents the riding of Mississauga—Malton as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security and a Member of the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy.

Early life, family and education

Born in Patiala, Punjab, India, Anand went to Panjab University for Chemical Engineering and worked in India before immigrating to Canada in 2000. He started his working life as a lab technician at an automotive factory. He was promoted to Quality Manager within the automotive industry.[citation needed] He then studied for a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business before working as a Financial Analyst at Morguard . He then acquired a small company that distributed automotive parts around the country.

Electoral record

vte2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Malton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDeepak Anand13,02844.89+5.77
LiberalAman Gill8,83830.45+9.68
New DemocraticWaseem Ahmed5,14017.71−15.13
GreenRobert Chan1,1734.04+2.25
New BlueVan Nguyen8442.91
Total valid votes29,023100.0
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots210
Turnout29,23336.51
Eligible voters80,022
Progressive Conservative holdSwing−1.95
Source(s)(PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. from the original on May 18, 2023.(PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. from the original on May 21, 2023.
vte2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Malton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDeepak Anand14,71239.12+18.63
New DemocraticNikki Clarke12,35132.84+9.55
LiberalAmrit Mangat7,81320.77–26.82
IndependentCaroline Roach1,1873.16N/A
GreenEryn Sylvester6741.79–0.95
LibertarianMichelle Ciupka6571.75N/A
None of the AboveAlex Vezina2170.58N/A
Total valid votes37,611100.0
Progressive Conservative notional gain from LiberalSwing+4.54
Source: Elections Ontario