Aman Singh
Aman Singh | |
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Parliamentary Secretary for Environment of British Columbia | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
Premier | David Eby |
Preceded by | Kelly Greene |
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond-Queensborough | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jas Johal |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)[1] Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India |
Political party | New Democratic |
Residence | Delta, British Columbia |
Alma mater | University of Victoria |
Profession | lawyer |
Aman Singh is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2020, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[2] He is the first turban-wearing Sikh to be elected Member of the Legislative Assembly in BC.[3][4]
Biography
Born in Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India,[3] Singh moved to Hong Kong at the age of one with his family, living there until age 18.[5] He has some knowledge of Cantonese,[6] and can also speak Hindi and Punjabi alongside English.[1][7] He attended University of California, Berkeley, where he studied physics and anthropology.[1] He went on to receive a law degree from University of Victoria, and operated his own law practice specializing in human and civil rights law.[1][3] He had lived in Richmond, British Columbia for two decades, before moving to the Delta neighbourhood of Sunshine Hills.[6][5]
Singh contested the new riding of Richmond-Queensborough in the 2017 provincial election as a candidate for the British Columbia New Democratic Party; he lost to Liberal candidate Jas Johal by 134 votes.[8][9] The two faced off again in the 2020 provincial election, with Singh defeating Johal this time to win the seat.[2][10] On December 7, 2022, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Environment by Premier David Eby.[11]
Singh has a daughter with wife Katrina.[3][7] He was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2021,[12] and underwent radiation, chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumour.[13]
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Aman Singh | 9,406 | 47.65 | +6.90 | $50,855.54 | |||
Liberal | Jas Johal | 7,728 | 39.15 | −2.28 | $59,892.51 | |||
Green | Earl Einarson | 1,496 | 7.58 | −5.14 | $2,311.39 | |||
Conservative | Kay Hale | 1,108 | 5.61 | +2.11 | $6,570.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 19,738 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.77 | –0.20 | |||||
Turnout | 19,892 | 49.56 | −6.22 | |||||
Registered voters | 40,138 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.59 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[14][15] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Jas Johal | 8,218 | 41.43 | $67,089 | ||||
New Democratic | Aman Singh | 8,084 | 40.75 | $30,369 | ||||
Green | Michael Wolfe | 2,524 | 12.72 | $400 | ||||
Conservative | Kay Khilvinder Hale | 694 | 3.50 | $1,279 | ||||
New Republican | Lawrence Chen | 318 | 1.60 | $0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 19,838 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.97 | ||||||
Turnout | 20,032 | 55.78 | ||||||
Registered voters | 35,911 | |||||||
Source: Elections BC[16][17] |
References
- ^ a b c d "A Singh-sational fight for Richmond-Queensborough". Mata Press Service, via South Asian Post. October 6, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b MacLellan, Julie (October 24, 2020). "Update: NDP wins New West, Queensborough ridings - and a likely majority government". New Westminster Record. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Parmar, Tarnjit; Steacy, Lisa (October 26, 2020). "BC NDP's Aman Singh becomes first turbaned Sikh to be elected as MLA". CKWX. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Ballard, Joel (October 26, 2020). "Aman Singh makes history as first turban-wearing Sikh elected to B.C. Legislature". CBC News. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Election 2017 Primer" (PDF). Richmond Sentinel. April 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ a b 省選專題: 辛格對戰周豪傑 律師鬥記者兩印裔相爭 [Provincial election special: Singh vs. Johal, lawyer vs. journalist: contest between two Indo-Canadians] (in Traditional Chinese). Sing Tao Daily, via dushi.ca. May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Fennell, Don (November 24, 2020). "Meet your MLAs: Aman Singh (Richmond-Queensborough)". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Rantanen, Maria (September 26, 2020). "Richmond-Queensborough rematch between Johal, Singh". Richmond News. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "BC Liberals win minority government: What you missed on election night". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2017.
- ^ Lindsay, Bethany (October 25, 2020). "Prominent Liberals staring at defeat as NDP sweeps through B.C." CBC News. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ Leung, Valerie (December 8, 2022). "Two Richmond MLAs given parliamentary secretary roles in B.C. cabinet shuffle". Richmond News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Rantanen, Maria (May 5, 2022). "Richmond-Queensborough MLA learns 'life is really precious' as he battles cancer". Richmond News. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Cheung, Matthew; Gordon, Jim (November 24, 2020). "MLA Singh speaks on cancer journey, political challenges". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.