Peter Singh

Peter Singh is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-East in the 30th Alberta Legislature as a member of the United Conservative Party (UCP).[1]

Peter Singh
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-East
Assuming office
April 16, 2019
SucceedingRobyn Luff
Personal details
BornFiji
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
Occupationbusinessman

Singh was born in the Fiji Islands and has previously owned and operated an automotive repair business.[2][3]

As an MLA, Singh has advocated that more resources be put into seniors facilities. He has also been opposed to the carbon tax and pushed for a reduction in corporate tax.[4]

Singh currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship, the Standing Committee on Private Bills as well as the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee. Previously he served on the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund as well as the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills.[5]

In May 2019, an investigation was launched by Alberta's election commissioner into Singh's conduct during his 2018 UCP nomination campaign in Calgary-East.[6] Singh was accused by four of his former opponents in November 2018 of using "fraud, forgery, improper inducement and bribery" to gain votes during the nomination campaign.[6] However, an internal UCP investigation had previously cleared Singh of any wrongdoing.[7] Peter Singh has also maintained his innocence throughout the investigation. [8]

Electoral history
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-East
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
United ConservativePeter Singh7,52049.72-4.54$33,681
New DemocraticCesar Cala4,86732.18-8.31$50,555
Alberta PartyGar Gar1,87912.42+11.20$16,933
LiberalMichelle Robinson4392.90-0.70$3,792
GreenWilliam Carnegie3512.32–$3,515
CommunistJonathan Trautman690.46+0.03$500
Total 15,12599.12–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1350.88
Turnout 15,26047.92
Eligible voters 31,843
United Conservative notional hold Swing +1.89
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9][10][11]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

References
  1. "Alberta Election: Calgary-East results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. "PETER SINGH WINS UNITED CONSERVATIVE NOMINATION IN CALGARY-EAST". United Conservative Association. November 3, 2018.
  3. ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Peter Singh". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. Maiden Speech - Peter Singh -Calgary-East, retrieved 2023-03-20
  5. "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. "MLA Peter Singh under investigation for alleged bribery, fraud in UCP nomination contest | CBC News". CBC News. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  7. "UCP MLA Peter Singh won't be removed from caucus pending investigation, says Kenney". thestar.com. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  8. "UCP MLA Peter Singh under investigation by election commissioner for alleged bribery". thestar.com. 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  9. "07 - Calgary-East, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  11. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.


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