Three British citizens of Bangladeshi origin were elected members of parliament in the United Kingdom general elections yesterday, all on Labour party tickets. Rushanara Ali convincingly defended her Bethnal Green and Bow seat securing 32,387 votes while her nearest contender Conservative Matthew Smith won just 8,070. Tulip Siddiq ousted the Conservatives in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency with 23,977 votes. Rupa Huq took the Ealing Central and Acton seat with 22,002 votes, sliding past the Conservative candidate Angie Bray who secured 21,728 votes.
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