Aman Singh

Aman Singh
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byKelly Greene
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Queensborough
In office
October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024
Preceded byJas Johal
Succeeded bySteve Kooner
Personal details
Born1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)[1]
Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India
Political partyNew Democratic
ResidenceDelta, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of Victoria
Professionlawyer

Aman Singh is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2020 until 2024, 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

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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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2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
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]
2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Election 2017 Primer" (PDF). Richmond Sentinel. April 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Fennell, Don (November 24, 2020). "Meet your MLAs: Aman Singh (Richmond-Queensborough)". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Rantanen, Maria (September 26, 2020). "Richmond-Queensborough rematch between Johal, Singh". Richmond News. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "BC Liberals win minority government: What you missed on election night". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Lindsay, Bethany (October 25, 2020). "Prominent Liberals staring at defeat as NDP sweeps through B.C." CBC News. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Leung, Valerie (December 8, 2022). "Two Richmond MLAs given parliamentary secretary roles in B.C. cabinet shuffle". Richmond News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Rantanen, Maria (May 5, 2022). "Richmond-Queensborough MLA learns 'life is really precious' as he battles cancer". Richmond News. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Cheung, Matthew; Gordon, Jim (November 24, 2020). "MLA Singh speaks on cancer journey, political challenges". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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