Rohini Arora

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2024 British Columbia general election: Burnaby East
Rohini Arora
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Burnaby East
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Reah Arora 10,49051.8%
Conservative Simon Chandler8,19940.5%
Green Tara Shushtarian1,5437.6%
Total valid votes20,232
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [10]

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