Tania Sodhi

Tania Sodhi is a realtor and politician who resides in Moncton, New Brunswick. And was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. She was elected in the riding of Moncton Northwest.^[1]

Tania Sodhi
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Moncton Northwest
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2024
Preceded by	Ernie Steeves
Personal details
Political party	Liberal

Sodhi is originally from Patiala, a city in Punjab, India.^[2] Before immigrating to Canada in 2018,^[3] she practiced law when she was based in India.^[4] Sodhi works as a realtor in the Moncton area.^[5] Sodhi is the first visible minority elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the second person of South-Asian descent elected to a legislature from an Atlantic province.^[6]

Electoral record

2024 New Brunswick general election: Moncton Northwest (electoral district)
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tania Sodhi	3,761	46.43	+14.5
	Progressive Conservative	Ernie Steeves	3,536	43.65	-4.7
	Green	Ana Santana	804	9.92	-0.6
Total valid votes			8,101	99.83
Total rejected ballots			14	0.17
Turnout			8,115	65.76
Eligible voters			12,340
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+9.6
Source: Elections New Brunswick[7]