Iqra Khalid

Iqra Khalid
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga—Erin Mills
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by district created
Personal details
Born 1985
Rukanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party Liberal
Residence Mississauga, Ontario
Alma mater York University
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Profession Legal Clerk

Iqra Khalid 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

Canadian federal election, 2015: Mississauga—Erin Mills
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalIqra Khalid 27,520 49.7 +15.31
ConservativeBob Dechert 21,716 39.2 -7.38
New DemocraticMichelle Bilek 5,206 9.4 -6.75
GreenAndrew Roblin 905 1.6 -1.14
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,347100.0   $216,923.79
Total rejected ballots 245
Turnout 55,59267.5
Eligible voters 82,348
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

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