Rohini "Reah" Arora[1] is a Canadian labour organizer and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. She represents the electoral district of Burnaby East as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[2][3]
Early life and career
Arora was raised in the Westridge neighbourhood of Burnaby, British Columbia.[4] Her parents owned and operated an independent pizza shop in the area, where she worked in her youth.[4][5]
Arora previously worked in Alberta's Premier's Office.[5][6] Prior to entering provincial politics, Arora was the director of organizing and campaigns at the BC Federation of Labour.[4][6]
Political career
Arora previously ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Burnaby's city council in the 2022 municipal election as a member of the Burnaby Citizens Association.[7] She was just short of being elected: she came in 9th place, receiving 10,513 votes or 4.9 per cent of the popular vote, while the top 8 candidates were elected[8]
On June 9, 2024, Arora was nominated as the BC NDP candidate for the riding of Burnaby East,[9] following an announcement in November 2023 that incumbent Katrina Chan would not seek re-election.[7] She successfully contested the seat, beating Conservative candidate Simon Chandler by more than 2,000 votes.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Burnaby East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Reah Arora | 10,490 | 51.8% | |||||
| Conservative | Simon Chandler | 8,199 | 40.5% | |||||
| Green | Tara Shushtarian | 1,543 | 7.6% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,232 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "MLA: Rohini Arora | Legislative Assembly of BC". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ Balzer, Jess (20 October 2024). "B.C. Votes 2024: Live updates on Burnaby election night results". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Johnston, Patrick (October 19, 2024). "B.C. Election Results: NDP sweeps all five Burnaby ridings". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c Balzer, Jess (October 8, 2024). "Burnaby East: BC NDP candidate Reah Arora". Burnaby Now. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Burnaby Council Candidate: Reah Arora" (PDF). Burnaby Citizens Association. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Vanderdeen, Lauren (September 12, 2022). "Get to know Burnaby council candidates: Reah Arora". Burnaby Now. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Balzer, Jess (June 10, 2024). "Reah Arora nominated as BC NDP candidate for Burnaby East". Burnaby Now. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Local Election 2022 Official Results". City of Burnaby. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Meet Reah Arora, Burnaby East's BC NDP choice, taking action for you and your family". BC NDP. June 9, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10778972/bc-election-2024-results-burnaby-east/
