Iqwinder Gaheer

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Iqwinder Gaheer
MP
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Member of Parliament
for Mississauga—Malton
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byNavdeep Bains
Personal details
Born (1993-07-12) July 12, 1993 (age 28)
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
Alma materYork University (BBA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
OccupationPolitician, 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[]

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[]

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[]

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Iqwinder Gaheer 21,766 52.8 -4.7
Conservative Clyde Roach 12,625 30.6 +4.8
New Democratic Waseem Ahmed 5,771 14.0 +1.4
Green Mark Davidson 811 2.0 -0.6
Marxist–Leninist Frank Chilelli 275 0.7 +0.5
Total valid votes 41,248
Total rejected ballots 435
Turnout 41,683 54.1
Eligible voters 77,095
Liberal hold Swing -4.7
Source: Elections Canada[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Liberal newcomer Iqwinder Gaheer secures seat in Mississauga-Malton riding". Sabrina Gamrot. The Star. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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