**It is good and gratifying to see that with all the bad publicity the Pakistani origin people get due to the extremist activities in UK there are people who are constructively engaged in the social and political life in UK. There are at least 6 or more Pakistani orgin MP’s elected this time around. :k:
Two women of Pakistan origin win in UK elections **
LONDON: Two women of Pakistani origin have been declared winners in the British election, becoming the first Muslim women to become members of the House of Commons, reports APP.
Yasmin Qureshi, a 47-year-old barrister, held on to a Labour seat of Bolton, polling 18,782 votes against her Conservative rival’s tally of 15,827. She was contes- ting in place of Dr Brian Iddon, who has retired from politics.
Shabana Mahmood of Labour, an Oxford-educated barrister, was declared winner in the Birmingham Ladywood constituency, after bagging 19,950 votes. Her nearest rival — Ayoub Khan, a Liberal Democrat — polled 9,845 ballots. The seat was previously held by former international development secretary Clare Short.
A woman of Bangladeshi descent, Rushanara Ali, won the East London constituency of Bethnal Green & Bow with 21,784 votes. She wrested the seat from Respect Unity Coalition whose candidate Abjol Miah got 8,532 votes.
Sitting Labour MP and junior minister Shahid Malik lost his Dewsbury, northwest England, seat to his Conservative rival by a margin of only 1,526 votes. Simon Reevell won the seat with 18,898 votes.
re: Women of Pakistan origin win in UK elections/ Now Pakistani orgin women in cabinet
Full list of Pakistani origin MP’s elected to the Parliament:
Yasim Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South East)
Shabana Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Ladywood)
Khalid Mahmood (Labour - Birmingham Perry Bar)
Anas Sarwar (Labour – Glasgow)
Sadiq Khan (Labour – Tooting)
Rehman Chishti (Conservative - Gillingham and Rainham)
Sajid Javid (Conservative - Bromsgrove)
The other and 8th Muslim MP is Rushanra Ali of Bangladeshi origin (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow).
This is the way to move forward, these 7 MP’s can influence the policy much more than the brainless terrorists who kill innocent people and create problems for the whole community. :k:
re: Women of Pakistan origin win in UK elections/ Now Pakistani orgin women in cabinet
** Barness Warsi becomes new Conservative Party chairman **
**Baroness Warsi has been named as chairman of the Conservative Party, as party leader David Cameron continues to choose members of his new government.**
She replaces Eric Pickles, who becomes communities secretary.
Baroness Warsi, who was shadow minister for community cohesion when the Tories were in opposition, is the first Muslim woman to serve in a British cabinet.
A former solicitor, she was a vice-chairman of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2007.
First Muslim and Pakistani origin woman to serve in a British cabinet. :k:
