Harry Bains | |
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| Minister of Labour of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Newton | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Bhullar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951/1952 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Harry Bains is a Canadian politician serving as the Minister of Labour in British Columbia. He has been the NDP MLA for Surrey-Newton since 2005.
Personal life
Bains and his wife Rajvinder live in Surrey with their two children, Kulpreet and Jasmeen. He is an avid advocate for workers' rights and equality for all.[2]
Career
Bains has been active in Surrey for many years. He has experience in education due to his service on the Kwantlen University College Board of Governors as board member and vice chair from 1993 and 1999. He has also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
Bains was an elected officer of Steelworkers-IWA Canada Local 2171 for over fifteen years. He has served most recently as full-time vice president of his local chapter, in which he led negotiations and helped in bargaining to improve workers wages and working conditions.[3]
Critic roles
Bains served as opposition critic for the Olympic Games and for Transportation and Infrastructure. At the onset of the 2017 general election, Bains served as Jobs, Employment, Labour and Worksafe BC Critic in the NDP shadow cabinet.[4]
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harry Bains | 8,893 | 62.64 | +5.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Paul Boparai | 3,911 | 27.55 | −2.38 | ||||
| Green | Asad Syed | 1,393 | 9.81 | +2.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,197 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harry Bains | 9,744 | 57.31 | +0.89 | $41,769 | |||
| Liberal | Gurminder Singh Parihar | 5,099 | 29.99 | −8.08 | $73,162 | |||
| Green | Richard Krieger | 1,172 | 6.89 | – | $225 | |||
| No affiliation | Balpreet Singh Bal | 988 | 5.81 | – | $8,768 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,003 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 114 | 0.67 | −0.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,117 | 58.14 | +5.58 | |||||
| Registered voters | 29,442 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harry Bains | 9,788 | 56.42 | −12.51 | $90,282 | |||
| Liberal | Sukhminder S. Virk | 6,604 | 38.07 | +2.25 | $86,997 | |||
| Conservative | Satinder Singh | 674 | 3.89 | – | $3,660 | |||
| Helping Hand | Alan Saldanha | 282 | 1.63 | – | $250 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,348 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 191 | 1.09 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,539 | 52.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Harry Bains | 10,709 | 68.93 | +11.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Ajay Caleb | 4,011 | 25.82 | −9.07 | ||||
| Green | Trevor Loke | 759 | 4.89 | +0.17 | ||||
| Communist | George Gidora | 58 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Harry Bains | 10,741 | 57.89 | |||||
| Liberal | Daniel Igali | 6,473 | 34.89 | |||||
| Green | Dan Deresh | 876 | 4.72 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Harry Grewal | 268 | 1.44 | |||||
| Work Less | Gordon Scott | 123 | 0.66 | |||||
| Platinum | Jeff Robert Evans | 72 | 0.39 | |||||
| Total | 18,553 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- ^ http://www.surreyleader.com/news/204720711.html
- ^ Official Report of DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - MARCH 29, 1999
- ^ About Harry Bains Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine New Democrat Opposition
- ^ About Harry Bains Harrybains.ca
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
| British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Shirley Bond | Minister of Labour July 18, 2017– | Incumbent |