Shafqat Ali
Shafqat Ali | |
|---|---|
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton—Chinguacousy Park | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Member of Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
| In office September 20, 2021 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Sangha |
| Succeeded by | Amandeep Sodhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Brampton, Ontario |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shafqat Ali is a Canadian politician who has been President of the Treasury Board of Canada since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Ali was elected to the House of Commons in 2021. He has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Brampton—Chinguacousy Park since being elected in the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Prior to being elected, Ali worked in real estate.[1]
Political career
Ali was elected to represent the riding of Brampton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[2] He was re-elected in the 2025 election, this time in the newly formed riding of Brampton—Chinguacousy Park.
On May 9, 2022, Ali apologized to the House of Commons for attending the House of Commons virtually from a toilet stall.[3]
In the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, he endorsed Mark Carney.[4] He won the new seat of Brampton—Chinguacousy Park in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[5] On May 13, 2025, Ali was appointed as the president of the Treasury Board.[6]
Electoral history
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Brampton—Chinguacousy Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | 21,494 | 48.83 | –1.98 | |||||
| Conservative | Tim Iqbal | 19,573 | 44.47 | +13.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Teresa Yeh | 1,169 | 2.66 | –14.16 | ||||
| People's | Jayesh Brahmbhatt | 738 | 1.68 | N/A | ||||
| Green | Mike Dancy | 519 | 1.18 | N/A | ||||
| Independent | Avi Dhaliwal | 327 | 0.74 | N/A | ||||
| Centrist | Hafiz Muneeb Ahmad | 194 | 0.44 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 44,014 | 62.91 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,958 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | –7.72 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Brampton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | 16,189 | 47.66 | +0.45 | $93,043.67 | ||||
| Conservative | Jagdeep Singh | 11,038 | 32.46 | +5.56 | $36,728.21 | |||
| New Democratic | Jim McDowell | 5,932 | 17.46 | -2.21 | $18,285.43 | |||
| Independent | Ronni Shino | 824 | 2.43 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 33,971 | 98.58 | -0.23 | $104,033.21 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 488 | 1.42 | +0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,459 | 54.05 | -5.22 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,751 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Meet the candidates: Shafqat Ali is the Liberal candidate in Brampton Centre | The Star". Toronto Star. September 17, 2021.
- ^ Frisque, Graeme (September 21, 2021). "Shafqat Ali wins in Brampton Centre in Liberal sweep of the city". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Nardi, Christopher (May 9, 2022). "Liberal MP apologizes after he was caught bringing the House of Commons to the bathroom via Zoom". National Post. ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Mark Carney for PM? Shafqat Ali and Others Express Confidence in His Vision". January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Shafqat Ali elected for Liberal party in Brampton—Chinguacousy".
- ^ "Brampton MP Shafqat Ali named Treasury Board president". Ottawa Citizen. May 13, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2022.