Niki Sharma
Niki Sharma is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Hastings as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1]
Niki Sharma | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Hastings | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Shane Simpson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Vision Vancouver |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Prior to her election to the legislature, Sharma served as vice-chair of the board of directors for Vancity since 2016,[2] and Senior Oil and Gas Campaigner[3] for Stand.earth, an environmental organization founded in 2000.[4] She is also a past chair of the Vancouver Parks Board,[5] and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vancouver City Council in the 2014 Vancouver municipal election.[6]
On November 26, 2020, Sharma was named Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits by Premier John Horgan.
Electoral Record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Niki Sharma | 13,362 | 60.56 | +0.58 | $23,640.61 | |||
| Green | Bridget Burns | 4,312 | 19.54 | +1.87 | $3,816.71 | |||
| Liberal | Alex Read | 3,885 | 17.61 | −3.88 | $4,639.54 | |||
| Libertarian | Gölök Z Buday | 321 | 1.45 | – | $550.68 | |||
| Communist | Kimball Cariou | 184 | 0.83 | −0.03 | $123.40 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,064 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.86 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,256 | 51.37 | −8.22 | |||||
| Registered voters | 43,322 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −0.65 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- Charlie Smith, "B.C. NDP extends footprint over Vancouver, racking up huge gains since Gordon Campbell led B.C. Liberals". The Georgia Straight, October 25, 2020.
- Charlie Smith, "Vancity postpones election to its board of directors and plans "virtual" annual general meeting". The Georgia Straight, April 6, 2020.
- Cleveland, Virgina (July 7, 2020). "Stand.earth welcomes influential staff, board members to its organization" (Press release). Stand.earth. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- Rob Shaw, "B.C. NDP's top staffer set to fight lawyer backed by MLAs for Vancouver-Hastings nomination". Vancouver Sun, September 9, 2020.
- Charlie Smith, "Former park board chair Niki Sharma delivers stirring speech against racism after winning award in Surrey". The Georgia Straight, March 24, 2019.
- Jenny Uechi, "Vision candidate Niki Sharma strives to make history as first South Asian woman on city council". Vancouver Observer, October 15, 2014.
- "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 9 March 2021.