He defeated Conservative candidate Bob Dechert by 3,328 votes .
Alghabra ran as the Liberal candidate in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Mississauga -- Erindale .
Alghabra defeated Conservative candidate Bob Dechert by 3,328 votes .
Alghabra ran as the Liberal candidate in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Mississauga -- Erindale .