Gurtej Singh Brar

Gurtej Singh Brar is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Ellerslie in the 2025 Alberta provincial by-elections.^[1]

Gurtej Singh Brar MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Ellerslie
Incumbent
Assumed office June 23, 2025
Preceded by	Rod Loyola
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic
Alma mater	Ashton College

Singh Brar comes from a media background at Ashton College. He is a tech enthusiast who built his first computer from scratch, and he owns a 1,500-book home library that he often shares with his neighbours.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025: Edmonton-Ellerslie Resignation of Rod Loyola
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gurtej Singh Brar	4,327	50.84	-10.90
	United Conservative	Naresh Bhardwaj	3,239	38.06	+1.23
	Liberal	Manpreet Tiwana	410	4.82	–
	Republican	Fred Munn	291	3.42	–
	Alberta Party	Caroline Currie	203	2.39	–
	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	Pamela Henson	41	0.48	-0.94
Total valid votes			8,511
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-6.07
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta