# Faisal Hassan

Faisal Ahmed Hassan 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. He represented the riding of York South—Weston as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
Hassan is originally from Somalia. 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.
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.
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.

## Electoral record

vte2025 Ontario general election: York South—Weston :
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | | | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mohamed Firin | | | |
| | Liberal | Daniel Di Giorgio | | | |
| | New Blue | Viktor Ehikwe | | | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
vte2022 Ontario general election: York South—Weston :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Ford | 11,138 | 36.60 | +3.65 | $69,685 |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 10,342 | 33.98 | −2.09 | $97,063 |
| | Liberal | Nadia Guerrera | 7,377 | 24.24 | −3.59 | $82,208 |
| | Green | Ignacio Mongrell Gonzalez | 770 | 2.53 | −0.01 | $0 |
| | New Blue | Tom Hipsz | 345 | 1.13 | | $0 |
| | Ontario Party | Ana Gabriela Ortiz | 251 | 0.82 | | $217 |
| | Independent | James Michael Fields | 209 | 0.69 | | $632 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,432 | 99.12 | +0.31 | $112,794 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 271 | 0.88 | −0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,703 | 38.11 | −11.06 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,336 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +2.87 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election: York South—Weston :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 13,455 | 36.07 | -1.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mark DeMontis | 12,290 | 32.95 | +21.69 |
| | Liberal | Laura Albanese | 10,379 | 27.83 | -20.02 |
| | Green | Grad Murray | 946 | 2.54 | +0.10 |
| | Libertarian | Bonnie Hu | 228 | 0.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,298 | 98.81 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 449 | 1.19 | -0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,747 | 49.17 | +3.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,772 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.42 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Etobicoke North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kirsty Duncan | 26,251 | 62.41 | +19.84 | $69,670.96 |
| | Conservative | Toyin Dada | 9,673 | 23.00 | -8.96 | $60,237.66 |
| | New Democratic | Faisal Hassan | 5,220 | 12.41 | -11.21 | $37,513.09 |
| | Green | Akhtar Ayub | 524 | 1.25 | +1.08 | $1,558.16 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anna Di Carlo | 232 | 0.55 | | – |
| | No affiliation | George Szebik | 164 | 0.39 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,064 | 100.00 | | $201,932.10 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 257 | 0.61 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,321 | 62.18 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 68,063 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +14.40 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||