Iqra Khalid
Iqra Khalid | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Erin Mills | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 Rukanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Alma mater | York University Western Michigan University Cooley Law School |
| Profession | Legal Clerk |
is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Mississauga—Erin Mills in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Khalid was born in Rukanpur, a village in the Rahim Yar Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan.[2] She immigrated to Canada from England in the 1990s, and attended York University, graduating in 2007 with a degree in criminology and professional writing. She later attended Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, and began working as a legal professional for the city government of Mississauga.[3]
Khalid was one of two Pakistani-Canadian women elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election, along with fellow Liberal Salma Zahid.[4]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Erin Mills | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Iqra Khalid | 27,520 | 49.7 | +15.31 | – | |||
| Conservative | Bob Dechert | 21,716 | 39.2 | -7.38 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Michelle Bilek | 5,206 | 9.4 | -6.75 | – | |||
| Green | Andrew Roblin | 905 | 1.6 | -1.14 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,347 | 100.0 | $216,923.79 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 245 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,592 | 67.5 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,348 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Keung, Nicholas (19 October 2015). "Iqra Khalid wins Mississauga-Erin Mills" – via Toronto Star.
- ^ Iqra Khalid’s amazing success story — from Rahimyar Khan to Canada’s Parliament, ARY News, October 22, 2015.
- ^ Meet Iqra Khalid, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Two Pakistani women win in Canadian poll, The Express Tribune, October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- York University alumni
- Western Michigan University alumni
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Women in Ontario politics
- Canadian women legal professionals
- People from Rahim Yar Khan District
- People from Mississauga
- Canadian people of Punjabi descent
- Canadian politicians of Pakistani descent
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- Pakistani emigrants to Canada