Meet the 4 new MPs elected in Hamilton and Niagara
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Hamilton and Niagara residents have voted to send four new people to represent them in Ottawa.
MPs-elect John-Paul Danko and Aslam Rana won for the Liberals in Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas and Hamilton Centre, respectively. For the Conservatives, Ned Kuruc took Hamilton East—Stoney Creek and Fred Davies was voted in for Niagara South.
Danko and Davies were already serving their respective communities as municipal councillors when the federal election held Monday was called. Rana and Kuruc have been active in party politics, but this will be the first time they've held elected office. All will be new to the House of Commons.
Kuruc and Rana both defeated incumbent candidates in their ridings, which isn't easy to do, Kuruc told CBC Hamilton.
In 2021, he ran and lost in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, coming second to Chad Collins. This time, Collins came second to him. The riding has been held by Liberals for most of its existence.
Kuruc, a 44-year-old mortgage specialist who's lived in Hamilton his whole life, said he started knocking on doors to campaign about a year and a half ago. He'd log about 20,000 to 25,000 steps a day, he said.
"Our goal was to try to talk to as many people as possible."
Before that, he spent time campaigning in Hamilton for Pierre Poilievre in the Conservative leadership race.
"The whole election is bittersweet because I won but we didn't form government on the national side," Kuruc said.
The Liberals, led by Mark Carney, won a minority government. Still, the Conservatives gained multiple seats, something Kuruc said he's pleased about.
The party's focus on change, affordability and public safety strongly appealed to Hamiltonians, he said.
On Canada's relationship with the U.S. — another major issue this election — Kuruc said he hopes Carney will prioritize defending the country from economic harm, especially considering so many industrial manufacturing jobs are based in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek.
"I will be there to protect jobs and to protect workers," Kuruc said. "I have no problem working with anybody on any party lines to solve that issue."
The Liberals' response to that issue resonated with voters, Rana said.
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