▁and ▁Sub st ances ▁Act ▁( p un ishment ), ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁increased ▁mand atory ▁minimum ▁sentences ▁for ▁those ▁conv icted ▁of ▁importing ▁controlled ▁dru gs ▁and ▁subst ances . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁deb ated ▁at ▁second ▁reading ▁but ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Liber als ; ▁only ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁voted ▁in ▁favour . ▁ ▁His ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁was ▁unique , ▁Mark ham — Union ville ▁was ▁originally ▁held ▁by ▁John ▁Mc Call um ▁who ▁Sar o ya ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁ups et ting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁After ▁re - distribution , ▁Mc Call um ▁chose ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁r iding ▁of ▁Mark ham — Th orn hill . ▁Sar o ya ' s ▁election ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁anom aly ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁in ▁Canada ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁a ▁seat ▁from ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁Sar o ya ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁Sar o ya ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁from ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁eventually ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁own ▁several ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Director ▁with ▁a ▁multi - b ill ion ▁doll ar ▁Canadian ▁company ▁before ▁first ▁running ▁for ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁record ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁MP s