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19 Canadians of Indian origin have been elected to the Canadian parliament late on Monday night. This is the highest ever presence of MPs with Indian roots in the House of Commons in Canada. As many as 17 are of Punjabi origin. In 2011, only eight Indian-origin MPs were elected to the House of Commons all of whom were Punjabis.
The result was historic in more ways than one for the Canadians as Justin Trudeau-led Liberals ended nearly 10 years of Conservative party rule. Fifteen or 8.15% of his 184 MPs are Punjabis. Indian-Canadians make up over 3% of Canada's population of about 35 million.
The role of Punjabis is important as it helped the Liberals go past the 170 mark needed for a simple majority.
Compared to the 24 candidates of Punjabi-origin in the previous general elections in 2011, this time 43 were in the fray, including one independent. There were 11 constituencies where Punjabi-origin candidates from either of the three main parties, Liberal, Conservative and NDP, were pitted against each other.
In the 2011 federal polls, there wasn't a single Punjabi-origin candidate of the Liberal party who made it to parliament. From just 36 in 2011, Liberals have 184 MPs in a house of 338 this time.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ls-with-Punjabi-help/articleshow/49475331.cms
The result was historic in more ways than one for the Canadians as Justin Trudeau-led Liberals ended nearly 10 years of Conservative party rule. Fifteen or 8.15% of his 184 MPs are Punjabis. Indian-Canadians make up over 3% of Canada's population of about 35 million.
The role of Punjabis is important as it helped the Liberals go past the 170 mark needed for a simple majority.
Compared to the 24 candidates of Punjabi-origin in the previous general elections in 2011, this time 43 were in the fray, including one independent. There were 11 constituencies where Punjabi-origin candidates from either of the three main parties, Liberal, Conservative and NDP, were pitted against each other.
In the 2011 federal polls, there wasn't a single Punjabi-origin candidate of the Liberal party who made it to parliament. From just 36 in 2011, Liberals have 184 MPs in a house of 338 this time.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ls-with-Punjabi-help/articleshow/49475331.cms
