Parm Bains

Paramvir "Parm" Bains is a Canadian politician who defeated incumbent Kenny Chiu in the riding of Steveston—Richmond East as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[4][5]

Parm Bains
MP
Member of Parliament
for Steveston—Richmond East
Assumed office
September 20, 2021[1]
Preceded byKenny Chiu
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia
Alma materBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
Royal Roads University (Master of Arts)[2]
Occupation
  • Politician
[3]

Prior to his election, Bains was an instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Previously, he was a media and public relations officer with the provincial government. He ran for Richmond City Council in the 2018 British Columbia municipal elections. He is originally from Victoria, British Columbia. He is married and has two children.[6]

Prior to the 2021 Campaign Bains attended a controversial rally which broke COVID regulations and where a political organizer was found dead under suspicious circumstances.[7] Bains is also alleged to have benefited from Chinese government misinformation efforts against Conservative Kenny Chiu, which ultimately helped Bains win.[8] He has faced ongoing criticism for his close relationship with Chinese government affiliated individuals.[9]

Electoral history

Federal elections
2021 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalParm Bains16,54342.47+7.36$107,393.91
ConservativeKenny Chiu13,06633.55–8.11$88,909.23
New DemocraticJack Trovato7,52519.32+4.25$9,430.58
People'sJennifer Singh9552.45–$2,482.99
GreenFrançoise Raunet8602.21–4.87none listed
Total valid votes/expense limits 38,949100.00–$108,448.59
Total rejected ballots 3630.92–0.10
Turnout 39,31252.77–4.17
Eligible voters 74,503
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.74
Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12]

Municipal elections

Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold

2018 British Columbia municipal elections: Richmond City Council
Party Council candidate Vote  %
  RITE RichmondCarol Day (X)20,8717.01
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationHarold Steves (X)19,1366.43
  Richmond Community CoalitionChak Au (X)18,0266.05
  Richmond FirstBill McNulty (X)17,2425.79
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationKelly Greene16,4645.53
  Richmond FirstLinda McPhail (X)15,5215.21
  RITE RichmondMichael Wolfe13,6274.58
  IndependentAlexa Loo (X)13,2124.44
  Richmond FirstDerek Dang (X)13,1154.40
  Richmond FirstAndy Hobbs12,3364.14
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationJudie Schneider11,6723.92
  Richmond Community CoalitionKen Johnston (X)11,1613.75
  Richmond Community CoalitionJonathan Ho11,1403.74
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationJack Trovato10,9153.67
  Richmond FirstSunny Ho8,9333.00
  RITE RichmondNiti Sharma8,9172.99
  RITE RichmondHenry Yao8,4672.84
  Richmond FirstPeter Liu8,3572.81
  Richmond Community CoalitionParm Bains7,9732.68
  IndependentJohn Roston7,9612.67
  Richmond Community CoalitionMelissa Zhang7,7082.38
  IndependentKerry Starchuk6,9592.34
  IndependentJason Tarnow5,7201.92
  IndependentAdil Awan4,2781.44
  IndependentManjit Singh4,1341.39
  IndependentDennis Page3,4781.17
  IndependentAndy Chiang3,3371.12
  IndependentTheresa Head3,2511.09
  IndependentPatrick J. Saunders2,2410.75
  IndependentZhe Zhang2,2410.75

References
  1. "Election 2021 results: Liberals heading toward sweep in Richmond and Delta". vancouversun.
  2. https://www.linkedin.com/in/parm-bains-95b61019a/?originalSubdomain=ca
  3. "Parm Bains | Team Trudeau". parmbains.liberal.ca.
  4. "Steveston-Richmond East riding: Voters send 'extremely clear' message, says Liberal MP-elect Parm Bains". Richmond News.
  5. "Paramvir Bains". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. "Liberals choose candidate for Steveston-Richmond East".
  7. "RCMP investigating death of South Asian political activist Rajinder Bhela". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  8. "CBC".
  9. "Liberal who flipped Richmond riding in 2021 got help from pro-China activists (with video)". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  10. "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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