Iqwinder Gaheer
Iqwinder Gaheer | |
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Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Malton | |
Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Navdeep Bains |
Personal details | |
Born | July 12, 1993 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | York University (BBA) Harvard Law School (JD) |
Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Iqwinder Gaheer is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mississauga—Malton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Gaheer was born in Punjab, India on July 12, 1993, to Maninder Singh, a construction worker and plumber, and Baljit Kaur, a home-maker. Gaheer's father had immigrated to Canada in 1992.[2] He and the rest of his family joined his father in Canada in 1999.[citation needed] Describing his early life, the Toronto Star wrote, "Gaheer has a compelling, almost made for politics, story. He was born in a small village in the Punjab. He moved to Canada when he was six years old. He spent his summers growing up in Peel working on his father’s plumbing crew."[3]
Gaheer graduated from Bramalea Secondary School in Brampton.[2] After completing high school, Gaheer attended the Schulich School of Business, York University where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration.[citation needed] He then went on to attend Harvard Law School from 2016 to 2019, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Human Rights Journal. Beginning in September 2019, Gaheer worked in New York City, in the litigation department of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a large international corporate law firm.
Political career[edit]
In his first election in 2021, Gaheer won the Liberal nomination for the riding of Mississauga—Malton by acclamation,[citation needed] and won the seat with approximately 53% of the total vote; beating his next nearest opponent by over 9000 votes.[citation needed]
Electoral record[edit]
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Iqwinder Gaheer | 21,766 | 52.9 | - | ||||
Conservative | Clyde Roach | 12,555 | 30.5 | - | ||||
New Democratic | Waseem Ahmed | 5,761 | 14.0 | - | ||||
Green | Mark Davidson | 811 | 2.0 | - | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Frank Chilelli | 283 | 0.7 | - | ||||
Total valid votes | 41,176 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 41,176 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 77,095 | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Liberal newcomer Iqwinder Gaheer secures seat in Mississauga-Malton riding". Sabrina Gamrot. The Star. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Iqwinder Gaheer: from humble beginnings to Liberal candidate for Mississauga-Malton". Natasha O'Neill. The Pointer. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Uninterested, unhappy, but not quite ready for change: Why apathy in some Toronto suburbs might let Trudeau keep his job". Richard Warnica. The Star. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.