Zee Hamid

Zee (Zeeshan) Hamid ECO MPP is a Canadian politician and technologist serving as the Member of the Provincial Parliament for the Milton riding in Ontario. A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party^[1], he currently holds the additional role of Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform^[2].

The Honourable Zee Hamid ECO MPP
Hamid in 2022
Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2025
Minister	Michael Kerzner
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Graham McGregor
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance
In office June 2024 – March 2025
Minister	Peter Bethlenfalvy
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Stephen Crawford
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Milton
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2024
Preceded by	Parm Gill
Personal details
Born	Zeeshan Hamid Karachi, Pakistan
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Residence(s)	Milton, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Mathematics and Computer Science)
Occupation	Tech Executive

Politics

Early activism and community roles

Prior to elected office, Hamid was active in local community and advisory committees in Milton. He served on the Milton Transit Advisory Committee and Halton’s Inter-Municipal Committee on Sustainability^[3]. In 2009 he ran a petition to advocate for an underpass on Derry Road in Milton.^[4]

Town of Milton Council

Hamid first ran for Milton town council in Ward 8 in 2010, winning by a margin of 23.38 points. He was re-elected in 2014

In 2016, he cast a deciding vote (as the final voter) to reduce the size of Milton’s council by two seats (rather than expanding by two)^[5]. Because the motion was tied, his vote broke the tie.

Region of Halton Council

In 2018, Hamid successfully ran for Halton Regional Council, defeating multiple challengers, including Councillors John Pollard and Tony Lambert, with 54.47% of the vote^[6].

In the 2022 Milton municipal election, he ran for Mayor of Milton but narrowly lost to long-serving incumbent Gordon Krantz by fewer than 1,000 votes^[7].

Provincial Parliament

Nomination and by-election

When Parm Gill (then MPP for Milton) resigned to run federally, Hamid was nominated by the Progressive Conservatives to contest the by-election^[8]. His nomination generated controversy as he had donated $3,508 to the Ontario Liberal Party since 2014, including to former Liberal leader Steven Del Duca's 2020 leadership campaign. He had also run unsuccessfully for the federal Liberal nomination in his riding for the 2015 Canadian federal election^[7].

On May 2, 2024, he was elected as MPP for Milton, receiving approximately 47% of the vote, compared to 38.3% for the Liberal candidate Naidoo Harris.^[9] His margin improved over the 2022 result in the riding.

In the 2025 general election, Hamid maintained his voter share, up from 47.04% to 47.4%.

Roles and ministerial appointment

From June 2024 to March 2025, Hamid served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance under Premier Doug Ford.

In March 2025, he was appointed Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform. In that capacity, he leads provincial efforts to combat organized auto theft, strengthen bail compliance, and coordinate with police, prosecutors, and municipalities.

Electoral record

2025 Ontario general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Zee Hamid	20,091	47.4	+0.4
	Liberal	Kristina Tesser Derksen	17,551	41.4	+3.1
	New Democratic	Katherine Cirlincione	2,403	5.7	–1.1
	Green	Susan Doyle	1,130	2.7	–0.1
	New Blue	John Spina	866	2.0	–2.0
	Centrist	Mohsin Rizvi	316	0.7	N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots
Turnout				42.2	+14.5
Eligible voters			100,342
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		–1.4
Source: Elections Ontario[10]

Main article: 2024 Milton provincial by-election

Ontario provincial by-election, May 2, 2024: Milton Resignation of Parm Gill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Zee Hamid	12,880	47.04	+3.97
	Liberal	Galen Naidoo Harris	10,473	38.25	-0.50
	New Democratic	Edie Strachan	1,851	6.76	-2.94
	New Blue	John Spina	1,102	4.02	-0.03
	Green	Kyle Hutton	755	2.76	-1.38
	Ontario Party	Frederick Weening	111	0.41
	Family Rights	Tony Walton	101	0.37
	Independent	John Turmel	64	0.23
	Independent	Arabella Vida	42	0.15
Total valid votes			27,379
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				27.72	-14.99
Eligible voters			98,785
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.24

2022 Milton mayoral election [11]
Candidate	Votes	%
Gordon Krantz	11,391	49.51
Zee Hamid	10,396	45.18
Rajiv Dhawan	625	2.72
Saba Ishaq	597	2.59
Total	23,009	100.00

2018 Milton ward 4 regional election[12]
Candidate	Votes	%
Zee Hamid	2,100	54.47
Sammy Ijaz	687	17.82
John Pollard	548	14.22
Tony Lambert	321	8.33
David Hertzman	199	5.61
Total	3,855	100.00

Personal life

Hamid and his wife have a blended family of six children.^[13]