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	Welcome to the New Democratic Party of British Columbia
		Jagrup Brar was first elected as the MLA for Surrey Panorama Ridge on October 28, 2004 and was re-elected on May 17, 2005.
		Jagrup is the Opposition Deputy Caucus Chair, and serves as Opposition Critic for Public Safety and Solicitor General.
		Jagrup is married and lives in Surrey with his wife Rajwant and their daughter.
	nid-1431.profile.bc.ndp.ca (222 words)

	Teachers make education a by-election issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Surrey Teachers’ Association decided that it would endorse Jagrup Brar, the NDP candidate in the by-election, and began work immediately in case the by-election was called over the summer.
		Brar took 53.5% of the vote (The Liberals had taken 60% in the 2001 election).
		Brar said the results are a warning to Campbell and the Liberals that "three-and-a-half years of mismanagement, scandals, cuts, and broken promises have come home to roost in one of their strongest ridings."
	www.bctf.bc.ca /newsmag/Archive/2004-2005/2004-11/support/01Byelection.html (663 words)

	Welcome to the Now
		Brar, a newcomer to political life, won by a 20-point margin as he took 53.5 per cent of the votes cast in the byelection, compared to 33.4 per cent for Polak.
		Brar denied the allegations by saying the byelection results had nothing to do with block voting and everything to do with discontent with the actions of the government over the past three and a half years.
		Brar said of the 500 people who worked on his campaign, fewer than 200 were Indo-Canadian, proof of the broad support for both him and the NDP.
	www.thenownewspaper.com /issues04/111104/news/111104nn2.html (536 words)

	Jagrup Brar \| Members \| 6th Session \| 37th Parliament \| Legislative Assembly of BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jagrup has a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Punjabi University in India, and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Manitoba.
		Jagrup was elected as the MLA for Surrey-Panorama Ridge in October 2004 in a by-election.
		This is Jagrup’s first term as a sitting member of the BC Legislature, but he brings with him extensive business and community-building experience and expertise.
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /mla/37thparl/brar.htm (201 words)

	Mary Polak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mary Polak is the former chair of the Surrey School Board in Surrey, British Columbia and is now a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for the riding of Langley.
		She tried unsuccessfully to gain a seat in the Legislature as a candidate for the right-of-centre BC Liberal Party, but lost the 2004 Surreyâ”Panorama Ridge by-election to Jagrup Brar, the New Democratic Party of British Columbia candidate.
		Her margin of victory was much less than that won by the Liberal incumbent, Lynn Stephens in 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Polak (395 words)

	Welcome to the Now
		NDP candidate Jagrup Brar speaks Thursday at his Surrey-Panorama Ridge campaign headquarters surrounded by party faithful Joy MacPhail, leader Carole James and Jenny Kwan.
		Her NDP opponent Jagrup Brar, whose campaign signs have been sprouting in supporters' yards like mushrooms for a couple of weeks, staged a press conference which was attended by NDP top guns - leader Carole James, former leader Joy MacPhail and MLA Jenny Kwan.
		NDP contender Jagrup Brar says two of the biggest issues in the byelection are health care and education.
	www.thenownewspaper.com /issues04/101104/news/101104nn3.html (617 words)

	Straight.com Vancouver \| Political Connections \| Liberals Set Selves Up for Disaster in Surrey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And how big a reversal of fortune was it for the B.C. On Thursday night, Jagrup Brar roared in with 53 percent of the vote compared to the NDP's 19.9 percent in 2001.
		Jagrup Brar The former star player for India's national basketball team kept his eyes on the ball--making Gordon Campbell his target, not Mary Polak.
		Brar will now be critical to the NDP's efforts to win the seven Surrey seats in May 2005, as well as providing relief for NDP MLAs Joy MacPhail and Jenny Kwan.
	www.straight.com /content.cfm?id=6164 (983 words)

	Welcome to the New Democratic Party of British Columbia
		Brar said that he has the experience and the ability to bring people together and to get things done for the residents of Surrey.
		Brar is the Executive Director of a local non-profit agency that trains entrepreneurs.
		Brar said that after three years of being ignored by the Campbell government, Surrey residents won't be fooled by last minute election spending, when they know that Gordon Campbell can't be trusted.
	nid-858.newsdetail.bc.ndp.ca (339 words)

	Message to Campbell
		Jagrup Brar and Carole James deserve credit for an upset victory in the Surrey-Panorama Ridge by-election.
		Carr’s vote was less than what the Green Party has registered in opinion polls while Brar’s vote was higher; considering the composition of Surrey-Panorama Ridge, that may make the pollsters the other big losers.
		Jagrup Brar deserves credit as the kind of new New Democrat who appeals to his community.
	www.strategicthoughts.com /record2004/byelection.html (860 words)

	srp-Surrey-Panorama Ridge
		Jagrup Brar will be in the BC history books as having the shortest MLA carreer in history.
		Jagrup Brar is a hero in the Indo-Canadian community but the Liberal candidate--Bob Mans--is an Indo-Canadian trucking magnate has his own active supporters in this riding.
		Jagrup Brar was elected fairly decisively in a by-election a scant few months ago where the turnout was almost as much as it was in the general election in 2001.
	www.electionprediction.org /2005_bc/riding/srp.html (2798 words)

	CBC British Columbia - NDP pushes for longer question period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		VICTORIA– NDP MLA Jagrup Brar is putting forward a motion asking the Liberal-dominated legislature to double the length of question period – from 15 minutes to half an hour.
		Brar says those limits make it more difficult for opposition members to do their job.
		The New Democrats say they realize Brar's motion will likely never even be debated, but say they do want their views on the record.
	vancouver.cbc.ca /regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_question-period20050214 (281 words)

	Nov 2004 Highlights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jagrup Brar presented himself in a fashion rarely seen in many political figures.
		Brar’s victory, a victory that truly was their own.
		Brar to his place in the BC Legislature.
	www.rupert.net /~nivlact/nov_2004_highlights.htm (1015 words)

	Welcome to the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NDP candidate Jagrup Brar won 53% of the vote, while Liberal Mary Polak took 33%.
		Jagrup, let me say I've never seen anyone more focused and determined as you've been preparing for this campaign and taking your message to the people of this community.
		And Jagrup and the NDP are ready to take up that challenge all over the province.
	nid-881.newsdetail.bc.ndp.ca (706 words)

	CTV.ca \| Byelection win boosts NDP hopes for B.C. vote
		From the beginning, the numbers had candidate Jagrup Brar in the lead.
		Brar, who has run a small business teaching new entrepreneurs to launch successful small businesses, will become the party's critic on economic issues, she said.
		Brar came to British Columbia 10 years ago from Winnipeg.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20041029/BCbyelection_NDPwin_20041029/Canada?s_name=&no_ads= (798 words)

	8 Indo-Canadians become MLAs in British Columbia: Indians Abroad - HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Four of the MLAs -- Wally Oppal, Dave Hayer, Sindi Hawkin, and John Nuraney -- belong to the ruling Liberal party and the four -- Jagrup Brar, Raj Chouhan, Harry Lali, and Harry Bains -- represent the opposition New Democratic Party (NDP).
		Jagrup Brar, who stirred the political scene in the province by winning a by-election last November when he defeated Mary Polak of the ruling Liberal party, retained the seat by trouncing another Indo-Canadian Bob Hans.
		A well-respected figure in the community, Brar is a former Indian basketball player.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/May/20/5967_1368044,001600060001.htm (738 words)

	Welcome to the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Jagrup Brar to run for BC New Democrats in Surrey provincial by-election
		Brar is currently the Executive Director of the Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society in Surrey, an organization that helps people to develop and launch small business ventures.
		And I'm very excited about working with Jagrup as he joins our BC team.
	nid-641.newsdetail.bc.ndp.ca (2196 words)

	The Twigg Reports Vol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Though Brar struggles somewhat with English as his second language, he seemed to learn quickly on the job and for example was quite clever in questioning the apparent lack of a business plan on the Liberals’ promise to “twin” the congested Port Mann bridge.
		Brar, born in India, was previously best-known as a member of India’s national basketball team.
		You bet, such as Campbell noting there are only 201 days until the election and saying “we want you on our team” to Mary Polak while the crowd chanted “four more years”.
	www.bcpolitics.com /TR2004-13.htm (1195 words)

	Seat Projections
		In Surrey-Panorama Ridge, where the NDP's Jagrup Brar recently won the by-election with 54%, the Liberals took 59% in 2001.
		Surrey-Whalley was the 11th best seat for the NDP in 1996 and the 11th worst for the Liberals in 2001 although the boundaries were slightly changed.
		In a strong campaign where traditional voting patterns return, Brar is likely to be re-elected in Surrey-Panorama Ridge and joined by Bruce Ralston in Surrey-Whalley, Harry Bains in Surrey-Newton and Sue Hammell in Surrey-Green Timbers.
	www.strategicthoughts.com /record2005/surrey.html (305 words)

	Political Forums > Surrey Panorama Ridge BC By-Election
		Am not aware of any polling firm details, however was driving through Surrey and saw the overwhelming signage for NDP candidate Jagrup Brar.
		My guess is that this time around, the reasonable Carol James New Democrats, and their John Travolta look-alike entreprenneurial candidate Jagrup Brar, will grab at least 50% of the vote.
		Brar and the New Democratic Party at 44 percent, Mary Polak and the
	www.mapleleafweb.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t2308.html (6207 words)

	VOICEONLINE.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Even when Campbell's handpicked nominee Mary Polak lost to Jagrup Brar in last year's by-election in Surrey-Panorama Ridge riding to the NDP's Jagrup Brar, he would not admit his own blunder in parachuting Polak into the riding and not consulting local Indo-Canadians.
		Jagrup Brar (NDP) won with 11,273 votes or 53.16% - a stunning insult to Campbell and Vinning.
		Brar is already respected for his dignity and his performance as an MLA.
	www.voiceonline.com /voice/050521/headline1.php (2028 words)

	City Briefs Nov 16, 2004 - Terminal City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The picture he presented was rosy, but Campbell was clearly feeling the sting of his party’s recent by-election loss in Surrey-Panorama Ridge.
		Campbell campaigned personally on behalf of Liberal candidate Mary Polak, but she was trounced by NDP candidate Jagrup Brar.
		Brar, an Indo-Canadian, had previously dismissed the idea that he won because of his ethnicity, saying he was surprised any politician would assume South Asians are so politically simple-minded.
	www.terminalcity.ca /content/view/25/2 (424 words)

	Brar Manpreet Brar Jatti Of Punjab Queen Of Hearts Now Exclusively On Fashion Zone At Onlypunjab.com W (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Superior Court also decided that the lawyer, Harpreet Brar, will have to repay 11 businesses a total of The case against Brar was filed by the California Attorney General, who.
		Brar Eye Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Malwa, South.
		What started as an ordinary investigation into betting and bribery, took on sensational B S Brar, additional commissioner of police, Delhi, who is in the.
	www.99hosted.com /names6180.html (441 words)

	Welcome to the Langley Advance- Top Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The New Democratic Party's Jagrup Brar scored a decisive win over the Liberals' Mary Polak in the Surrey-Panorama Ridge by-election on Thursday.
		Brar got more than 6,600 votes to Polak's 4,160.
		The former Liberal MLA who held the riding was Gulzar Cheema, who won the heavily Indo-Canadian riding in 2001 with 60 per cent of the vote.
	www.langleyadvance.com /issues04/111104/news/111104nn6.html (561 words)

	Surrey-Panorama Ridge Now 'Likely Liberal' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		New Democrat Jagrup Brar recorded 53.6% of the vote, while the Liberal standard-bearer garnered a 33.4% vote-share.
		Where Cheema's general election tally was nearly 9,600 votes, Brar's by-election total was under 6,800.
		To hold the seat, Brar is going to have to garner a minimum of 7,500-8,000 votes, more than a thousand votes above the level he attained in the by-election - and more than double the number of votes won by the NDP candidate in 2001.
	www.thetyee.ca /Election/Battleground/2005/05/03/RidgeLiberal/print.html (511 words)

	Welcome to the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SURREY - NDP Leader Carole James and Surrey Panorama Ridge MLA Jagrup Brar today called on the Campbell government to take action to improve emergency care at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
		Brar pointed to a recent report commissioned by the Fraser Health Authority following a series of post-operative infections at Surrey Memorial.
		The Cochrane Report - which was released almost two months ago - put forward a series of specific recommendations to improve patient care at Surrey Memorial, none of which have been acted upon by the Campbell government or the Fraser Health Authority.
	nid-1671.newsdetail.bc.ndp.ca (311 words)

	Public Eye Online
		Posted by Adam T at November 17, 2004 10:05 PM Funny, the NDP didn't object when Jagrip Brar cruised to a big win on the strength of an overwhelming showing amongst Indo-Canadian voters in Surrey.
		Seems to me that a lot of folks in the Indo-Canadian community are tired of working their butts off and organizing to nominate and elect non-Indo-Canadian candidates.
		Posted by The Reverend Kegler at November 18, 2004 06:22 PM In all fairness to Jagrup Brar, he did not win on the basis of stacking the nomination meeting or with appealing to his ethnic community to get him elected.
	www.publiceyeonline.com /cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=388 (652 words)

	Hansard -- Tuesday, February 8, 2005 a.m. -- Vol. 26, No. 18 (HTML) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		hereby certify the election of Jagrup Brar as the member to represent the electoral district of Surreyâ“Panorama Ridge in the Legislative Assembly.
		Plant: I move that the certificate of the chief electoral officer of the result of the election of the member be entered upon the Journals of the House.
		J. MacPhail: I have the honour to present to you Jagrup Brar, the member for the electoral district of Surreyâ“Panorama Ridge, who has taken the oath, signed the parliamentary roll and now claims his right to take his seat.
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /hansard/37th5th/h50208a.htm (552 words)

	CBC British Columbia - NDP landslide in Surrey byelection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		VANCOUVER– The NDP's Jagrup Brar has won the byelection in Surrey-Panorama Ridge with more than 53 per cent of vote – 20 points ahead of his Liberal rival Mary Polak.
		The Early Edition's Rick Cluff speaks with Jagrup Brar.
		Brar says he wasn't expecting his party would do so well.
	vancouver.cbc.ca /regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_byelxntwo20041029 (450 words)

	ianking.ca: Spank!
		Take that, Gordo: NDP neophyte Jagrup Brar knocked off star BC Liberal candidate Mary Polak in today’s provincial byelection.
		Apparently he hasn’t learned that Indo-Canadians are not a bloc vote, but most fo them do take their participatory democracy seriously; it was one of those traditions they brought over from the old country.
		Hint: it involved taking the piss out of Surrey, the parochial attitude of my paper (which considers anything east of oh, say, Renfrew Street to be foreign territory), and writing in the style of a stereotypical British foreign corro in some far-flung corner of the Empire.
	ianking.ca /article/602/spank (493 words)

	Public Eye Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		NDP candidate Jagrup Brar, a community activist with strong views on social justice, is fighting the BC Liberals with only a small team of people.
		Talk to the people you know in Surrey to do everything they can, and help, yourself, by joining our caravans to Jagrup's campaign office as follows: We have a caravan leaving Alicia Barsallo's house for Jagrup's campaign office on Friday Oct. 22nd at 3pm sharp and on Saturday Oct 23rd at 3 pm sharp.
		Jagrup Brar's campaign office’s phone number is: 604-587-0014.
	www.publiceyeonline.com /archives/000430.html (1352 words)

	New MLA Sworn In (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The newest member of the BC Legislature was sworn in today in Victoria.
		Jagrup Brar was welcomed into the legislature by provincial NDP leader Carole James and other supporters.
		Brar says he's excited about the chance to work alongside current NDP MLA's Joy MacPhail and Jenny Kwan, and says his responsibilities in the legislature will range from the social to the economic sphere.
	www.vancouvertelevision.com /news/stories/2004/11/news-20041123-05.htm (113 words)

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