Jasraj Singh Hallan
Canadian politician (born 1984)
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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]
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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| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | Jasraj Singh Hallan December 25, 1984 | ||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | United Conservative | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | ||||||||
| Profession | Politician, Businessman | ||||||||
Early life and career
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
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
Electoral record
Federal
| 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
| 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. | ||||||||