Kamal Khera
| Kamal Khera MP |
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|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | Jane Philpott |
| Preceded by | Cathy McLeod |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brampton West |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Kyle Seeback |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1988/1989 (age 26–27) Delhi, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Brampton |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Profession | Registered Nurse |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Kamalpreet Khera is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Brampton West in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2]
Khera was born in Delhi, India, and immigrated to Canada at a young age. She attended York University, where she earned degrees in psychology and nursing, and became a registered nurse. She was nominated as the Liberal Party's candidate in Brampton West in December 2014, and won the seat in the federal election in the following October.[3] She was recruited and mentored by longtime Liberal organiser and social activist Raj Jhajj for this position.[4] At the age of 26 she is the youngest Liberal MP in the current House, and the second-youngest overall behind the NDP's Pierre-Luc Dusseault.[5] On Dec 2nd, 2015 Kamal Khera was appointed as parliamentary secretary to the minister of health by Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Brampton West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kamal Khera | 24,256 | 55.9 | +19.82 | $186,667.41 | – | ||
| Conservative | Ninder Thind | 13,068 | 30.1 | -11.92 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Adaoma Patterson | 5,400 | 12.4 | -7.22 | – | |||
| Green | Karthika Gobinath | 674 | 1.6 | +0.02 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,398 | 100.0 | $202,391.14 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 245 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 43,643 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,796 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Liberal Kamal Khera wins Brampton West, The Brampton Guardian, October 20, 2015.
- ^ "19 Indian-Canadians elected to Canadian parliament". The Economic Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Liberals find candidate in Brampton West for next federal election, The Brampton Guardian, December 10, 2014.
- ^ [1]
- ^ John Paul Tasker, Meet the Class of 2015: Notable Rookies headed to Parliament Hill, CBC.ca, October 22, 2015.
- ^ [2]
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brampton West, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
