| Amna ShahMLA | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Whiteside (as Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey City Centre | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Amna Shah is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Surrey City Centre as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
Shah is new to politics as of 2024, narrowly defeating the Conservative candidate in her riding following an automatic recount ordered by Elections BC. The riding, formerly Surrey-Whalley, was previously held by NDP MLA Bruce Ralston, who did not seek re-election.
Life and career
Shah emigrated from Malaysia to Canada with her parents and two siblings during her teenage years. She later attended Johnston Heights Secondary School.
Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Shah was a board member of the Surrey Food Bank and also formerly worked as Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations for the BC NDP caucus.
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey City Centre (electoral district) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Amna Shah | 6,439 | 46.24 | -23.3 | ||||
| Conservative | Zeeshan Wahla | 6,343 | 45.55 | |||||
| Green | Colin Boyd | 845 | 6.07 | |||||
| Independent | Saeed Naguib | 155 | 1.11 | |||||
| Communist | Ryan Abbott | 143 | 1.03 | |||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –34.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
References
- "BC election 2024 results: Surrey-City Centre | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- "Recount results in 236-vote win for NDP first-timer Shah in Surrey City Centre". Surrey Now-Leader. October 29, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "Meet Surrey's first-time MLAs: A Q&A with Amna Shah, Surrey City Centre". Surrey Now-Leader. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- "BC NDP candidates to be acclaimed in Victoria-Swan Lake, Surrey-Newton, and Surrey City Centre". BC NDP. July 24, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- "NDP reveals MLA candidates for Surrey City Centre, Surrey-Newton". Surrey Now-Leader. July 24, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10779095/bc-election-2024-results-surrey-city-centre/
See also
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