Jasraj Singh Hallan
Jasraj Hallan | |||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Calgary East Calgary Forest Lawn (2019–2025) | |||||||||
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Deepak Obhrai | ||||||||
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| Born | Jasraj Singh Hallan December 25, 1984 | ||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | United Conservative | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | ||||||||
| Profession | Politician, Businessman | ||||||||
Jasraj Singh Hallan MP (born 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] Born in Dubai to Indian parents, he immigrated to Canada as a child and was raised in Calgary.[2] Before entering politics, he was a businessman in Calgary, owning a home building business.[3]
Early life and career
[edit]Hallan came to Canada at five years old.[4] He is the son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai.[5] Hallan described himself growing up as an "at-risk youth" involved in gangs in northeast Calgary.[4] He graduated from Lester Pearson High School. He has completed an accounting diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He also has a certified Master Builder designation and ran a homebuilding business operating in Calgary.[6]
Politics
[edit]Hallan previously ran in the 2019 Alberta general election for the riding of Calgary-McCall for the United Conservative Party, losing to Irfan Sabir.[7]
Following the death of then-Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn, Deepak Obhrai in 2019, the Conservative Party of Canada opened a nomination race for the Conservative Candidacy for Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election.[8] The nomination was contested by Obhrai's son, Aman Obhrai, Calgary City Councillor Andre Chabot and Amrit Rai Nannan and was won by Hallan.[9]
Hallan won the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election with almost 60% of the popular vote.[1]
Hallan voted in support of Bill C-233 - an act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.[10]
In 2022, Hallan became the Conservative's party finance critic.[11] In addition, he is one of the Conservative MPs involved in the party effort to outreach to the immigrant and newcomer communities in Canada.[12]
He was elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
Personal life
[edit]Hallan currently lives in North East Calgary. An immigrant from Dubai himself, he describes himself as dedicating his time to helping youth in his community and immigrants and refugees to Canada.[5] Hallan sponsored a refugee family from Afghanistan in 2019.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]Federal
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Calgary East | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Jasraj Singh Hallan | 32,490 | 60.53 | +7.67 | $96,499.50 | |
| Liberal | Priti Obhrai-Martin | 17,062 | 31.79 | +13.25 | $33,455.72 | |
| New Democratic | Jennifer Geha | 2,092 | 3.90 | –14.18 | none listed | |
| People's | Harry Dhillon | 908 | 1.69 | –5.48 | none listed | |
| Green | Carey Rutherford | 664 | 1.24 | –0.88 | none listed | |
| Christian Heritage | Garry Dirk | 321 | 0.60 | – | $425.00 | |
| Communist | Jonathan Trautman | 137 | 0.26 | –0.01 | none listed | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,674 | 99.13 | – | $135,227.44 | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 469 | 0.87 | +0.33 | |||
| Turnout | 54,143 | 60.16 | +14.22 | |||
| Eligible voters | 90,001 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.46 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15] |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jasraj Hallan | 15,434 | 44.5 | -15.1 | |
| Liberal | Jordan Stein | 9,608 | 27.7 | +6.0 | |
| New Democratic | Keira Gunn | 6,254 | 18.1 | +7.5 | |
| People's | Dwayne Holub | 2,468 | 7.1 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Carey Rutherford | 699 | 2.0 | -1.3 | |
| Communist | Jonathan Trautman | 185 | 0.5 | +0.2 | |
| Total valid votes | 34,648 | 100.0 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 442 | ||||
| Turnout | 35,090 | 48.16 | |||
| Eligible voters | 72,858 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.55 | |||
| Source: Elections Canada[16] |
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Forest Lawn | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Jasraj Singh Hallan | 23,805 | 59.57 | +11.59 | $89,191.38 | |
| Liberal | Jag Anand | 8,690 | 21.74 | –14.22 | $41,769.04 | |
| New Democratic | Joe Pimlott | 4,227 | 10.58 | +0.82 | $956.74 | |
| Green | William Carnegie | 1,318 | 3.30 | +0.31 | $2,962.82 | |
| People's | Dave Levesque | 1,089 | 2.72 | – | $6,037.90 | |
| Independent | Brent Nichols | 388 | 0.97 | – | none listed | |
| Christian Heritage | Esther Sutherland | 222 | 0.56 | – | $1,021.00 | |
| Communist | Jonathan Trautman | 134 | 0.34 | –0.61 | $476.56 | |
| Veterans Coalition | William James Ryder | 91 | 0.23 | – | none listed | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,964 | 99.02 | – | $105,644.29 | ||
| Total rejected ballots | 395 | 0.98 | +0.15 | |||
| Turnout | 40,359 | 53.33 | –1.62 | |||
| Eligible voters | 75,683 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +12.91 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17][18][19] |
Provincial
[edit]| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic | Irfan Sabir | 6,567 | 51.72 | +21.90 | |
| United Conservative | Jasraj Hallan | 4,851 | 38.21 | -11.90 | |
| Alberta Party | Avinash Khangura | 636 | 5.01 | ||
| Liberal | Faiza Ali Abdi | 281 | 2.21 | -11.71 | |
| Green | Janice Fraser | 218 | 1.72 | ||
| Independence | Don Edmonstone | 84 | 0.66 | -- | |
| Alberta Advantage | Larry Smith | 60 | 0.47 | -- | |
| Total valid votes | 12,697 | 98.86 | |||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 147 | 1.14 | |||
| Turnout | 12,844 | 56.08 | |||
| Eligible voters | 22,903 | ||||
| New Democratic notional gain from United Conservative | Swing | +16.90 | |||
Source(s)
"2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2019-05-05. |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Canada election results: Calgary Forest Lawn". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Jasraj Singh Hallan – The United Conservative Party". United Conservative Party of Alberta. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Jasraj Singh Hallan wins Conservative nomination in Calgary Forest Lawn, late Deepak Obhrai's riding". Calgary Herald. August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- 1 2 Curry, Bill (21 November 2022). "New Conservative finance critic's story is one of redemption and opportunity". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 Times, The Hill (2022-05-29). "Meet Jasraj Singh Hallan: from 'at-risk youth' to Conservative Party immigration critic". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ↑ "Biography – Jasraj Singh Hallan, MP". Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ↑ "Alberta election: Calgary-McCall results". Global News. April 16, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Jasraj Singh Hallan wins Conservative nomination in Calgary Forest Lawn, late Deepak Obhrai's riding". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ↑ "Four candidates running for Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Forest Lawn – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ↑ House of Commons (June 2, 2021). "2nd reading of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion)". LEGISinfo. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ↑ "New Conservative finance critic's story is one of redemption and opportunity". The Globe and Mail. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ "Poilievre's office, Calgary MP silent over latest photo with controversial message". CTVNews. 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Calgary East, Alberta (2025)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results:". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Calgary Forest Lawn, Alberta (2019)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Calgary Forest Lawn". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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[edit]- Living people
- Businesspeople from Calgary
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
- People from Dubai
- Indian emigrants to Canada
- Emirati emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Punjabi descent
- Canadian Sikhs
- Politicians from Calgary
- United Conservative Party candidates
- 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Canadian people of Emirati descent
- 1985 births