Aslam Rana
Aslam Rana | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Green |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | Master's Degree, Civil (Transportation) Engineering |
| Alma mater | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Website | aslamrana |
Aslam Rana MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1] He defeated the NDP after over 20 years of them holding the seat.[2] He is of Pakistani descent.[3]
Early and personal life
Rana immigrated to Canada from Pakistan in 2003.[4] He is the father of five children.[4]
Rana is a civil engineer, with a master's degree from Toronto Metropolitan University.[5]
Political career
Rana was one of three new Members of Parliament elected in Hamilton, Ontario during the 2025 election.[5] In Hamilton, the 2025 election also saw John-Paul Danko, a former city councillor, replace outgoing MP Filomena Tassi in Hamilton West-Ancaster Dundas and Ned Kuruc, a former mortgage specialist and entrepreneur in the cannabis, real estate and food spaces, narrowly defeat Chad Collins in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek.[5][6][7][8]
Rana received support from Prime Minister Mark Carney during the 2025 election campaign, who visited Hamilton Centre twice on campaign stops.[9][10]
Rana's victory was notable, as it represented the loss of a longtime NDP stronghold, previously held by MPs Matthew Green and David Christopherson.[11]
Following his victory in 2025, Rana stated that he would focus on housing and infrastructure in Hamilton Centre, drawing on his engineering background.[5]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Hamilton Centre | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | 21,458 | 37.64 | +10.91 | |||||
| Conservative | Hayden Lawrence | 17,066 | 29.94 | +13.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matthew Green | 16,577 | 29.08 | –17.88 | ||||
| Green | Sandy Crawley | 818 | 1.44 | –1.22 | ||||
| People's | David Speicher | 587 | 1.03 | –5.54 | ||||
| No affiliation | Carla Green | 215 | 0.38 | N/A | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Cody Chenier | 191 | 0.34 | N/A | ||||
| No affiliation | Michael Loomans | 90 | 0.16 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 57,002 | 62.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 91,294 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | –1.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Bholla, Cheyenne (April 29, 2025). "Liberal Aslam Rana wins Hamilton Centre from New Democrats" – via www.thespec.com.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/results-federal-election-1.7520114
- ^ "Pakistani-origin candidate takes leave from govt job to contest Canadian elections". www.geo.tv.
- ^ a b "Aslam Rana". aslamrana.liberal.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ a b c d Chandler, Justin (May 2, 2025). ""Meet the 4 new MPs elected in Hamilton and Niagara"". CBC News. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ News, Richard Leitner Stoney Creek (2020-12-21). "Stoney Creek's controversial Attic pot shop set to light up". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Neku Cannabis has opened in Hamilton, replacing Che Burrito & Lounge | CEKAN". 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Neku Cannabis opens Stoney Creek location within Attic Pizza building | CEKAN". 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Pakistani-origin candidate takes leave from govt job to contest Canadian elections". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ Best, John (2025-04-19). "Mark Carney makes surprise visit to Hamilton Centre riding". bayobserver.ca Hamilton, Burlington and GTA. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Liberals take longtime NDP stronghold in Hamilton Centre". CHCH. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.