Arpan Khanna | |
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.png) Khanna in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament forOxford | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dave MacKenzie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1990-07-09)July 9, 1990 (age 35) Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Woodstock, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Western University (BA)University of Leicester (LLB) |
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Arpan KhannaMP (born July 9, 1990)[1][2] is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has servedOxford in theHouse of Commons of Canada since winning aby-election on June 19, 2023. A member of theConservative Party of Canada, Khanna has been noted as one of the party’s rising figures, named by TheNational Post[3] in 2023 as one of "12 to watch," and in 2024, he was named one of the Top 25 most influential Conservatives in federal politics bythe Hill Times.[4]
Khanna was born inBrampton,Ontario to parents who had immigrated fromPunjab, India.[5][6] He completed his Bachelor's degree atWestern University before completing his law degree at theUniversity of Leicester.[7] He then practiced law and also co-founded a small business.[8]
Khanna began his political career working on Parliament Hill during theHarper government, serving as a ministerial staffer forJason Kenney.[8] He later worked with Ontario PC leaderTim Hudak, focusing on outreach and community engagement.[9]
In 2022, he was appointed Ontario's co-chair forPierre Poilievre's successful leadership campaign.[10] Following Poilievre's win, Khanna was named to the Conservative Leadership Team as National Outreach Chair, a position that involves strengthening the party's ties with communities across the country.[8]
Since entering Parliament, Khanna has been active in Parliament, working with MPTim Uppal on outreach and speaking on issues ranging from affordability and public safety to agriculture and rural development.[4] Khanna announced that he would introduce a private member's bill focused on bail reform in September 2025.[11]
Khanna ran as theConservative candidate inBrampton North, challengingLiberal incumbentRuby Sahota.[12] During the campaign, atweet he had written as a teenager resurfaced. Khanna apologized for the remark, saying it did not reflect his values. Although he was not elected, the campaign gave him his first experience as a candidate.[13]
When longtime Oxford MPDave MacKenzie announced his retirement, Khanna entered the Conservative nomination race. It was a competitive contest that included several local candidates, among them Mackenzie's daughter Deb Tait.[14][15]
On the campaign trail, Khanna focused on issues such as affordability. He received strong support fromConservative MPs across Canada, and on June 19, 2023, he was elected, defeatingLiberal candidate David Hilderley.[12]
On April 28, 2025, Khanna was re-elected to representOxford in the45th Canadian Parliament.[16]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Oxford | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Arpan Khanna | 38,132 | 53.14 | +6.35 | ||||
| Liberal | David Hilderley | 27,243 | 37.97 | +17.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matthew Chambers | 3,134 | 4.37 | –14.07 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Jacob Watson | 1,203 | 1.68 | +0.92 | ||||
| Green | Cheryle Baker | 1,061 | 1.48 | –1.22 | ||||
| People's | Steven Beausoleil | 637 | 0.89 | –9.75 | ||||
| United | Melanie Van Brugge | 239 | 0.33 | N/A | ||||
| Independent | Akshay Varun Raj Vardhan | 109 | 0.15 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 71,758 | 71.85 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 99,871 | |||||||
| Conservativenotional hold | Swing | –10.95 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[17][18] | ||||||||
| Note: Change in percentage value and swing are calculated from the redistributed results of the2021 general election, not theJune 2023 by-election. | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election,June 19, 2023:Oxford Resignation ofDave MacKenzie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Arpan Khanna | 16,688 | 42.92 | -4.13 | ||||
| Liberal | David Hilderley | 14,164 | 36.43 | +15.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cody Groat | 4,053 | 10.42 | -7.86 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | John Markus | 1,672 | 4.30 | +3.53 | ||||
| People's | Wendy Martin | 1,278 | 3.29 | -7.36 | ||||
| Green | Cheryle Baker | 854 | 2.20 | -0.52 | ||||
| Independent | John The Engineer Turmel | 171 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,880 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | 0.62 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,123 | 39.81 | -25.08 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,270 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -10.01 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[19] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Brampton North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ruby Sahota | 25,970 | 51.42 | +3.05 | $76,162.12 | |||
| Conservative | Arpan Khanna | 13,973 | 27.67 | -5.32 | $100,060.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Melissa Edwards | 8,382 | 16.90 | +0.40 | $17,829.85 | |||
| Green | Norbert D'Costa | 1,516 | 3.00 | +1.10 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Keith Frazer | 510 | 1.01 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,502 | 99.03 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 496 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Turnout | 50,998 | 65.19 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,229 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +4.11 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[20][21] | ||||||||