Faisal Hassan

Faisal Ahmed Hassan[1] is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 until his defeat in the 2022 Ontario general election.[2] He represented the riding of York South—Weston as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Faisal Hassan
Critic, Youth Engagement
In office
August 23, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for York South—Weston
In office
June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Preceded byLaura Albanese
Succeeded byMichael Ford
Personal details
Born
Faisal Ahmed Hassan

Somalia
Political partyOntario New Democrat
Residence(s)North York, Ontario, Canada
OccupationBroadcaster, author

Hassan is originally from Somalia.[3] He emigrated to Canada in 1990, first settling in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

For over 15 years, Hassan was active in housing issues in Toronto with Midaynta Community Services, the Toronto Community Hostel, and Woodgreen Housing.[4]

He was the NDP candidate in Etobicoke North in the 2015 federal election, and has worked as a constituency assistant to Paul Ferreira and Mike Sullivan.[3]

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, he has been advocating for a moratorium on COVID-19 evictions.

He was part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Rima Berns-McGown, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde.[5]

Electoral record
2022 Ontario general election: York South—Weston
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Ford11,13836.61+3.66
New DemocraticFaisal Hassan10,34233.99-2.08
LiberalNadia Guerrera7,37124.23-3.60
GreenIgnacio Mongrell Gonzalez7702.53-0.01
New BlueTom Hipsz3451.13
Ontario PartyAna Gabriela Ortiz2510.82
IndependentJames Michael Fields2090.69
Total valid votes 30,426
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 37.67-11.50
Eligible voters 80,770
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.87
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
2018 Ontario general election: York South—Weston
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFaisal Hassan13,45536.07-1.18
Progressive ConservativeMark DeMontis12,29032.95+21.69
LiberalLaura Albanese10,37927.83-20.02
GreenGrad Murray9462.54+0.10
LibertarianBonnie Hu2280.61
Total valid votes 37,29898.81
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 4491.19-0.03
Turnout 37,74749.17+3.03
Eligible voters 76,772
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +9.42
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke North
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalKirsty Duncan26,25162.41+19.84$69,670.96
ConservativeToyin Dada9,67323.00-8.96$60,237.66
New DemocraticFaisal Hassan5,22012.41-11.21$37,513.09
GreenAkhtar Ayub5241.25+1.08$1,558.16
Marxist–LeninistAnna Di Carlo2320.55–
No affiliationGeorge Szebik1640.39––
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,064100.00 $201,932.10
Total rejected ballots 2570.61–
Turnout 42,32162.18–
Eligible voters 68,063
Liberal hold Swing +14.40
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References
  1. @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Faisal Hassan wins seat for NDP in York South-Weston". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. "Toronto: Faisal Hassan clinches NDP's nomination". Digital Journal, February 5, 2015.
  4. Hassan, Faisal (July 18, 2021). "LinkedIn page".
  5. "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  6. "Candidates in: York South—Weston (122)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  7. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  8. "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". www.elections.ca.
  9. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.