Aman Singh
MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment of British Columbia
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byKelly Greene
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Queensborough
Assumed office
October 24, 2020
Preceded byJas Johal
Personal details
Born1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)[1]
Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India
Political partyNew Democratic
ResidenceDelta, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of Victoria
Professionlawyer

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

2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAman Singh9,40647.65+6.90$50,855.54
LiberalJas Johal7,72839.15−2.28$59,892.51
GreenEarl Einarson1,4967.58−5.14$2,311.39
ConservativeKay Hale1,1085.61+2.11$6,570.00
Total valid votes 19,738100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1540.77 
Turnout 19,89249.56−6.22
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
LiberalJas Johal8,21841.43$67,089
New DemocraticAman Singh8,08440.75$30,369
GreenMichael Wolfe2,52412.72$400
ConservativeKay Khilvinder Hale6943.50$1,279
New RepublicanLawrence Chen3181.60$0
Total valid votes 19,838100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1940.97
Turnout 20,03255.78
Registered voters 35,911
Source: Elections BC[16][17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "A Singh-sational fight for Richmond-Queensborough". Mata Press Service, via South Asian Post. October 6, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "Election 2017 Primer" (PDF). Richmond Sentinel. April 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  6. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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