Sahota stayed true to Liberal Justin Trudeau’s vision throughout the campaign, and earlier this month she urged voters to be aware that Brampton North was ripe for ‘vote splitting’ that could return Stephen Harper to Ottawa.

She didn’t just focus on Stephen Harper, though. She criticized Gill after a media report about two letters he wrote for constituents to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in support of competing license applications. She noted it was an “apparent conflict of interest given his role as a parliamentary secretary”, adding Gill “needs to come clean” on his involvement.

She said she also heard at the door about a flyer her Conservative opponent sent around to constituents criticizing “Ruby” for pushing to lower the residency requirement for Old Age Security for new immigrants. That was a policy of Dhalla’s government, and Sahota said neither she nor the Trudeau Liberals support it. She criticized Gill on Facebook, saying he intentionally left last names off the flyer and was trying to “unnecessarily inflame fears pertaining to immigrants”.

Sahota said it was a blatant attempt to try to confuse her with former Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla.

Sahota said she had to clear that up at the door as she canvassed.

She knocked on countless doors, and got a “fantastic” reception, having lengthy conversations, which she believes also made a difference.

“As much as they (advisors) always told me it was just about face time, I had long conversations at the door,” she said.

Her volunteer canvassers also put in time at the door ensuring residents understood her message, she said.

Her first order of business, she said, was to thank her team and “make sure I keep coming out and meeting with all the people that made this possible today”.

The new riding had the highest voter turnout of all Brampton ridings at the advance polls.