Parm Bains

Parm Bains
MP
Member of Parliament
for Steveston—Richmond East
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021[1]
Preceded byKenny Chiu
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia
Alma materBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
Royal Roads University (Master of Arts)[2]
Occupation
  • Politician
[3]

Paramvir "Parm" Bains is a Canadian politician who currently represents Steveston—Richmond East as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, he defeated incumbent Kenny Chiu.[4][5]

Prior to his election, Bains was an instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Previously, he was a media and public relations officer with the provincial government. He ran for Richmond City Council in the 2018 British Columbia municipal elections. He is originally from Victoria, British Columbia. He is married and has two children.[6]

Chinese Interference allegations

See also: Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections § Interference during the 2021 election

In 2023, allegations surfaced that the Chinese government may have attempted to influence Parm Bains' 2021 election victory in Steveston—Richmond East.[7][8] Reports indicated disinformation campaigns on Chinese-language platforms, such as WeChat and WhatsApp, targeted his opponent Kenny Chiu, a critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sponsor of a foreign influence registry bill.[9]

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents flagged the riding as a potential target of interference.[10][11] Bains denied that foreign interference played a role in his victory and insisted he won "fair and square."[12]

Electoral history

Federal elections

2021 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Parm Bains 16,543 42.47 +7.36 $107,393.91
Conservative Kenny Chiu 13,066 33.55 –8.11 $88,909.23
New Democratic Jack Trovato 7,525 19.32 +4.25 $9,430.58
People's Jennifer Singh 955 2.45 – $2,482.99
Green Françoise Raunet 860 2.21 –4.87 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limits 38,949 100.00 – $108,448.59
Total rejected ballots 363 0.92 –0.10
Turnout 39,312 52.77 –4.17
Eligible voters 74,503
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.74
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15]

Municipal elections

Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold

2018 British Columbia municipal elections: Richmond City Council
Party Council candidate Vote %
  RITE Richmond Carol Day (X) 20,871 7.01
  Richmond Citizens' Association Harold Steves (X) 19,136 6.43
  Richmond Community Coalition Chak Au (X) 18,026 6.05
  Richmond First Bill McNulty (X) 17,242 5.79
  Richmond Citizens' Association Kelly Greene 16,464 5.53
  Richmond First Linda McPhail (X) 15,521 5.21
  RITE Richmond Michael Wolfe 13,627 4.58
  Independent Alexa Loo (X) 13,212 4.44
  Richmond First Derek Dang (X) 13,115 4.40
  Richmond First Andy Hobbs 12,336 4.14
  Richmond Citizens' Association Judie Schneider 11,672 3.92
  Richmond Community Coalition Ken Johnston (X) 11,161 3.75
  Richmond Community Coalition Jonathan Ho 11,140 3.74
  Richmond Citizens' Association Jack Trovato 10,915 3.67
  Richmond First Sunny Ho 8,933 3.00
  RITE Richmond Niti Sharma 8,917 2.99
  RITE Richmond Henry Yao 8,467 2.84
  Richmond First Peter Liu 8,357 2.81
  Richmond Community Coalition Parm Bains 7,973 2.68
  Independent John Roston 7,961 2.67
  Richmond Community Coalition Melissa Zhang 7,708 2.38
  Independent Kerry Starchuk 6,959 2.34
  Independent Jason Tarnow 5,720 1.92
  Independent Adil Awan 4,278 1.44
  Independent Manjit Singh 4,134 1.39
  Independent Dennis Page 3,478 1.17
  Independent Andy Chiang 3,337 1.12
  Independent Theresa Head 3,251 1.09
  Independent Patrick J. Saunders 2,241 0.75
  Independent Zhe Zhang 2,241 0.75

References

  1. ^ "Election 2021 results: Liberals heading toward sweep in Richmond and Delta". vancouversun.
  2. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/parm-bains-95b61019a/?originalSubdomain=ca [self-published source]
  3. ^ "Parm Bains | Team Trudeau". parmbains.liberal.ca.
  4. ^ "Steveston-Richmond East riding: Voters send 'extremely clear' message, says Liberal MP-elect Parm Bains". Richmond News.
  5. ^ "Paramvir Bains". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Liberals choose candidate for Steveston-Richmond East".
  7. ^ Osman, Laura (3 May 2024). "Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in Richmond riding, inquiry finds". Vancouver Sun.
  8. ^ "Appearance of the Chief Electoral Officer on Foreign Interference in Canadian Elections" (PDF). Elections Canada: 87. 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ Lee, Sze-Fung; Fung, Benjamin (4 January 2022). "Misinformation and Chinese interference in Canada's affairs". Policy Options. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  10. ^ Canada, Communications Security Establishment (2024-01-24). "House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) Appearance, Chief, CSE - March 2, 2023". Communications Security Establishment Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  11. ^ Hogue, Marie-Josée (3 May 2024). "Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions" (PDF). Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions: 25 – via foreigninterferencecommission.ca.
  12. ^ Burke, Ashley (31 March 2023). "Liberal MP says he won his riding 'fair and square' after rival tells committee he was undermined by Beijing". CBC.
  13. ^ "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  14. ^ Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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