[chottala.com] Ethnic Minority woman MPs create history in 2010 UK poll

 

Proud new member, Bangladeshi descent, Rushanara Ali, won the East London constituency of Bethnal Green & Bow

General election 2010: Shabana Mahmood wins in Birmingham Ladywood. 

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.

 

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.

 

 

The House of Commons, the mother of modern parliaments, for the first time got a Gujarati woman — Priti Patel (Conservative) — as a member on Friday.
 

http://epaper.asian-voice.com/AV/AV/2010/03/27/ArticleHtmls/27_03_2010_007_001.shtml

 

Labour candidate Valerie Vaz — sister of Indian—origin Labour MP Keith Vaz — was

elected from Walsall South.  Mr. Vaz himself retained his seat in Leicester East

though his vote share got reduced by five per cent from the last elections.

It is the first time a brother—sister duo is being elected to the House of Commons.

 

 

Helen Grant is the first black woman to represent the Conservatives at Westminster

 

 

 

On one level the result is a historic victory for the ethnic diversity of British politics. The number of minority MPs has nearly doubled, from 14 to 27, exceeding expectations and is Westminster's greatest ever real and percentage increase.

 

Asian woman MPs create history in UK poll

STAFF WRITER 18:2 HRS IST

Prasun Sonwalkar

London, May 7 (PTI) A new record has been set with the election of several woman candidates with origins in the Indian sub-continent, including the first Muslim woman MP Shabana Mahmood, who won on a Labour ticket.

Among the woman winners were Indian-origin Priti Patel (Conservative) and Valerie Vaz (Labour). The latter's brother, Keith Vaz, was once again elected from the Leicester East constituency.

Results indicate that the number of MPs from ethnic minority background will break the previous record of 15 in the 2005 election.

Besides Shabana Mahmood who won from Birmingham Ladywood, Yasmin Qureshi, Labour candidate from Bolton South East, also won with majorities of more than 8,000.

Rushanara Ali (Labour) romped home victorious from the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency with a majority of over 11,000 votes.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/643730_Asian-woman-MPs-create-history-in-UK-poll

The Guardian

UK Election results: Number of minority ethnic MPs almost doubles 

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The number of minority MPs has nearly doubled, from 14 to 27, exceeding expectations and is Westminster's greatest ever real and percentage increase. ...

Asian woman MPs create history in UK poll Press Trust of India

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