Harry Bains

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2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton
Harry Bains
Harry Bains.jpg
Minister of Labour of British Columbia
In office
July 18, 2017 –November 18, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Harry Bains 8,89362.64+5.27$39,066.98
Liberal Paul Boparai3,91127.55−2.38$0.00
Green Asad Syed1,3939.81+2.83$6,482.79
Total valid votes14,197100.00–
Total rejected ballots1110.78+0.11
Turnout14,30847.91–10.23
Registered voters29,867
Source: Elections BC [5] [6]
2017 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Harry Bains 9,74457.31+0.89$41,769
Liberal Gurminder Singh Parihar5,09929.99−8.08$73,162
Green Richard Krieger1,1726.89–$225
No affiliationBalpreet Singh Bal9885.81–$8,768
Total valid votes17,003100.00–
Total rejected ballots1140.67−0.42
Turnout17,11758.14+5.58
Registered voters29,442
Source: Elections BC [7] [8]
2013 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Harry Bains 9,78856.42−12.51$90,282
Liberal Sukhminder S. Virk6,60438.07+2.25$86,997
Conservative Satinder Singh6743.89–$3,660
Helping Hand Alan Saldanha2821.63–$250
Total valid votes17,348100.00
Total rejected ballots1911.09
Turnout17,53952.56
Source: Elections BC [9]
2009 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Harry Bains10,70968.93+11.04
Liberal Ajay Caleb4,01125.82−9.07
Green Trevor Loke7594.89+0.17
Communist George Gidora580.37–
2005 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Harry Bains 10,74157.89
Liberal Daniel Igali 6,47334.89
Green Dan Deresh8764.72
Democratic Reform Harry Grewal2681.44
Work Less Gordon Scott1230.66
Platinum Jeff Robert Evans720.39
Total18,553 100.00

Personal life

Bains and his wife Rajvinder live in Surrey with their two children. He is an advocate for workers' rights and equality. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.surreyleader.com/news/204720711.html [ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "MLA: Harry Bains". Legislative Assembly of BC. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ About Harry Bains Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine New Democrat Opposition
  4. ↑ About Harry Bains Harrybains.ca
  5. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Official Report of DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - MARCH 29, 1999
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