Amna Shah is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Surrey City Centre as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1]
Amna Shah | |
|---|---|
 Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Whiteside (as Minister of Mental Health and Addictions) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey City Centre | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Personal details | |
| Party | NDP |
Shah is new to politics as of 2024, narrowly defeating the Conservative candidate in her riding following an automatic recount ordered by Elections BC. The riding, formerly Surrey-Whalley, was previously held by NDP MLA Bruce Ralston, who did not seek re-election.[2]
Life and career
editShah emigrated from Malaysia to Canada with her parents and two siblings during her teenage years. She later attended Johnston Heights Secondary School.[3]
Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Shah was a board member of the Surrey Food Bank[4] and also formerly worked as Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations for the BC NDP caucus.[5]
Shah endorsed Alberta MP Heather McPherson in the 2026 New Democratic Party leadership election.[6]
Electoral record
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey City Centre (electoral district) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Amna Shah | 6,439 | 46.24 | -23.3 | ||||
| Conservative | Zeeshan Wahla | 6,343 | 45.55 | |||||
| Green | Colin Boyd | 845 | 6.07 | |||||
| Independent | Saeed Naguib | 155 | 1.11 | |||||
| Communist | Ryan Abbott | 143 | 1.03 | |||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –34.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "BC election 2024 results: Surrey-City Centre | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Recount results in 236-vote win for NDP first-timer Shah in Surrey City Centre". Surrey Now-Leader. October 29, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Meet Surrey's first-time MLAs: A Q&A with Amna Shah, Surrey City Centre". Surrey Now-Leader. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ↑ "BC NDP candidates to be acclaimed in Victoria-Swan Lake, Surrey-Newton, and Surrey City Centre". BC NDP. July 24, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ "NDP reveals MLA candidates for Surrey City Centre, Surrey-Newton". Surrey Now-Leader. July 24, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ↑ Wand, Eleanor (January 22, 2026). "McPherson's NDP leadership bid secures most ex-MP support, but Lewis nabs only caucus nod". The Hill Times. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779095/bc-election-2024-results-surrey-city-centre/
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