Two Pakistani Women Won In Canadian General Election

Canada’s Liberal party won general election on Monday in a landslide, television networks predictable – a exquisite defeat for Stephen Harper’s ruling Conservative party.

Among the candidates who got victory were two Pakistani-origin women representatives of the Liberal Party of Canada. Iqra Khalid won from her Erin Mills constituency in Mississauga and Salma Zahid won her seat in the Federal Riding of Scarborough Centre constituency.

Iqra is also the youngest candidate for the Liberals participating in the general elections.
Public opinion had swayed excitedly during the hard-fought campaign, but final polling showed Trudeau’s Liberals eight points ahead of Harper’s Tories. Early results showed the Liberals won all 32 seats in Canada’s Atlantic Provinces, and scored well in key Ontario and Quebec provinces.

Trudeau was elected Liberal leader only two years ago, coming after two past leaders failed to unseat Harper in 2008 and 2011 and subsequently resigned.