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Iqwinder Gaheer
MP
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 31)
Punjab, India
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
Alma materSchulich School of Business, York University (BBA)
Harvard Law School (JD)
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer

Iqwinder Gaheer MP (born July 12, 1993) 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

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Gaheer was born in Punjab, India 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 Co-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

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In his first election in 2021, Gaheer won the Liberal nomination for the riding of Mississauga—Malton by acclamation,[4] and won the seat with approximately 53 per cent of the total vote.[5][6]

Electoral record

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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[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Liberal newcomer Iqwinder Gaheer secures seat in Mississauga-Malton riding". Sabrina Gamrot. The Star. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Iqwinder Gaheer: from humble beginnings to Liberal candidate for Mississauga-Malton". Natasha O'Neill. The Pointer. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 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. September 18, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Loriggio, Paola (September 3, 2021). "Bains not running, but still influential in Mississauga-Malton election: expert". LethbridgeNewsNow. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Gamrot, Sabrina (September 21, 2021). "Liberal newcomer Iqwinder Gaheer secures seat in Mississauga-Malton riding". Mississauga.com. Mississauga, Ontario. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Canada election results: Mississauga–Malton". Global News. September 20, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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