Raj Chouhan

Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He is serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He served as Opposition Critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism and Labour. He was re-elected in 2009 and 2013.

Raj Chouhan

MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Burnaby-Edmonds
Assumed office
May 17, 2005
Preceded byPatty Sahota
Personal details
BornMarch 4
India
Political partyNew Democrat

Born in the Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers' Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C.

A founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism, Chouhan has worked to promote human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003, and has taught courses on Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and collective bargaining since 1987.

Electoral record
2017 British Columbia general election: Burnaby-Edmonds
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRaj Chouhan9,61353.70
LiberalGarrison Duke5,85232.69
GreenValentine Wu2,43613.61
Total valid votes 17,901100.00
Source: Elections BC[1]
2013 British Columbia general election: Burnaby-Edmonds
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRaj Chouhan9,25351.43-0.51%$79,346
LiberalJeff Kuah6,95038.63+0.27%$20,696
GreenWyatt Tessari1,5738.74+2.00%$600
ExcaliburNicholas Edward D'Amico2151.20-$341
Total valid votes 17,991100.00
Total rejected ballots 2031.12
Turnout 18,19449.00
Source: Elections BC[2]
B.C. General Election 2005: Burnaby-Edmonds
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP Raj Chouhan 10,337 46.71%
LiberalPatty Sahota9,59943.38%
GreenSuzanne Deveau2,1929.91%–
Total 22,128 100.00%
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References
  1. "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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