Jasraj Singh Hallan

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Jasraj Singh Hallan MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn 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]

Jasraj Hallan
Member of Parliament
for Calgary Forest Lawn
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byDeepak Obhrai
Personal details
Born
Jasraj Singh Hallan

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Political partyFederal: Conservative Party of Canada
Provincial: United Conservative Party (2017 - Present) Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (before July 2017)
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
Alma materSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology
ProfessionPolitician, Businessman

Early life and career

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Hallan came to Canada at a very young age. He was the son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai.[4] Hallan grew up as an at-risk youth in NE Calgary and graduated from Lester Pearson High School. He has completed an accounting diploma from SAIT. He also has a certified Master Builder designation and ran a homebuilding business in which he built many homes for families in Calgary.[5]

Politics

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Hallan previously ran in the 2019 Alberta general election for the riding of Calgary-McCall for the United Conservative Party, losing to Irfan Sabir.[6]

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.[7] The nomination was contested by Obhrai's son, Aman Obhrai, Calgary City Councillor Andre Chabot and Amrit Rai Nannan and was won by Hallan.[8]

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.[9]

In 2022, Hallan became the Conservative's party finance critic.[10] In addition, he is one of the Conservative MPs involved in the party effort to outreach to the immigrant and newcomer communities in Canada.[11]

Personal life

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Hallan and his wife still live in the NE and have 2 daughters.[5] Having an immigrant background, he now dedicates his time to helping youth in his community and immigrants and refugees to Canada.[4] Hallan sponsored a refugee family from Afghanistan in 2019. [4]

Electoral record

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Federal

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2021 Canadian federal election
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[12]


2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Forest Lawn
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jasraj Hallan 23,805 59.6 +11.62 $90,097.72
Liberal Jag Anand 8,690 21.7 -14.62 none listed
New Democratic Joe Pimlott 4,227 10.6 +0.84 none listed
Green William Carnegie 1,318 3.3 +0.31 £2,962.82
People's Dave Levesque 1,089 2.7 - none listed
Independent Brent Nichols 388 1.0 - none listed
Christian Heritage Esther Sutherland 222 0.6 - none listed
Communist Jonathan Trautman 134 0.3 -0.65 $476.56
Veterans Coalition William James Ryder 91 0.2 - none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,964 100.0
Total rejected ballots 395
Turnout 40,359 53.5
Eligible voters 75,376
Conservative hold Swing +13.12
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15]

Provincial

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2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-McCall
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

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  1. ^ a b "Canada election results: Calgary Forest Lawn". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jasraj Singh Hallan – The United Conservative Party". United Conservative Party of Alberta. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jasraj Singh Hallan wins Conservative nomination in Calgary Forest Lawn, late Deepak Obhrai's riding". Calgary Herald. August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ a b "Biography – Jasraj Singh Hallan, MP". Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  6. ^ "Alberta election: Calgary-McCall results". Global News. April 16, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Jasraj Singh Hallan wins Conservative nomination in Calgary Forest Lawn, late Deepak Obhrai's riding". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  8. ^ "Four candidates running for Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Forest Lawn – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "New Conservative finance critic's story is one of redemption and opportunity". The Globe and Mail. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  11. ^ "Poilievre's office, Calgary MP silent over latest photo with controversial message". CTVNews. 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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