Harman Bhangu | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Langley-Abbotsford | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Surrey,British Columbia,Canada |
| Political party | BC Conservative |
Harman Bhangu, MLA ,is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Langley-Abbotsford as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. [1] [2]
Bhangu was born in Surrey,British Columbia,at Surrey Memorial Hospital. [3] He is a first generation immigrant and resides in Langley with his wife Courtney and two young children. [4]
Pre-politics Bhangu spent 17 years in the heavy-load trucking industry,following in the footsteps of his father who was also a trucker. [5] As an aggregate hauler,he handled operations and bids for contracts directly contributing to the construction of infrastructure and amenities for his community. [3]
Bhangu also considers himself a life-long sports enthusiast,dedicated hundreds of hours both as a player and as a coach for minor league football. [3]
Bhangu first ran in a provincial election as a Conservative candidate in the 2022 Surrey South by-election,placing third. [3] [6]
in June 2024,Bhangu won the Conservative Party of BC's nomination to be the candidate for Langley-Abbotsford in the 2024 BC provincial election. [7] [ self-published source? ] He went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC with 55.8% of the vote,defeating longtime politician John Aldag. [8] He celebrated the news with friends and family at a storefront on the corner of Fraser Highway and 271 Street in Aldergrove. [8]
Bhangu currently serves on the official opposition's shadow cabinet as the Critic for Transportation. [3] His identified policy priorities include addressing gaps in the healthcare system,and affordable gas for all Canadians. [9]
He has since been advocating for the designation of increased ferry service levels for the Kootenay Lake Ferry,calling on the Labour Minister,Jennifer Whiteside,to immediately intervene and mediate the ongoing BCGEU strike which has reduced ferry sailings from 10 to 3 daily trips. [10] He has also pushed for immediate action from the government to address issues with Highway 97,a critical corridor in the Okanagan,that has been faced closures and delays. [11]
| 2024 British Columbia general election : Langley-Abbotsford (provincial electoral district) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Harman Bhangu | 14,045 | 55.8% | +48.2 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Aldag | 8,436 | 33.5% | -1.7 | ||||
| Green | Melissa Snazell | 1,394 | 5.5% | -6.0 | ||||
| Independent | Karen Long | 1,081 | 4.3% | |||||
| Libertarian | Alex Joehl | 192 | 0.8% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,767 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC [12] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, September 10, 2022: Surrey South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Elenore Sturko | 5,568 | 51.83 | +4.48 | $71,826.15 | |||
| New Democratic | Pauline Greaves | 3,221 | 29.98 | –13.08 | $58,814.93 | |||
| Conservative | Harman Bhangu | 1,364 | 12.70 | — | $38,150.18 | |||
| Green | Simran Sarai | 368 | 3.43 | –6.15 | $5,252.57 | |||
| Libertarian | Jason Bax | 221 | 2.06 | — | $640.83 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,742 | 99.87 | — | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.13 | –1.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,756 | 19.8 | –32.94 | |||||
| Registered voters | 54,363 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC [13] [14] | ||||||||
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