Jas Johal

Jas Johal is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2017 British Columbia general election to represent the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough in the 41st Parliament of British Columbia.[1] He is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus.

Jas Johal
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Queensborough
In office
May 9, 2017 – September 21, 2020
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded byAman Singh
Personal details
Political partyBC Liberal
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia

Prior to his election to the legislature, Johal was a longtime television journalist for Global BC.[2]

On June 12, he was named the Minister of Technology, Innovation & Citizens' Services, serving for just over a month until the new NDP government was sworn in following the defeat of the Liberal government in a non-confidence motion. Johal sponsored one private member bill, the Reducing Waste Act (Bill M-206), on March 14, 2018, which sought to prohibit the retail sale of single-use beverage pods unless it is fully compostable.[3] He was defeated in the 2020 Provincial election.

Electoral Record
2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAman Singh9,40647.65+6.90$50,855.54
LiberalJas Johal7,72839.15−2.28$59,892.51
GreenEarl Einarson1,4967.58−5.14$2,311.39
ConservativeKay Hale1,1085.61+2.11$6,570.00
Total valid votes 19,738100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1540.77 
Turnout 19,89249.56−6.22
Registered voters 40,138
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.59
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJas Johal8,21841.43$67,089
New DemocraticAman Singh8,08440.75$30,369
GreenMichael Wolfe2,52412.72$400
ConservativeKay Khilvinder Hale6943.50$1,279
New RepublicanLawrence Chen3181.60$0
Total valid votes 19,838100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1940.97
Turnout 20,03255.78
Registered voters 35,911
Source: Elections BC[6][7]

References
  1. "BC Liberals win minority government: What you missed on election night". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2017.
  2. "Former TV reporter and LNG rep Jas Johal gets B.C. Liberal nod for Richmond-Queensborough". Vancouver Sun, November 2, 2016.
  3. Xiong, Daisy (April 5, 2018). "Johal introduces pods bill". Richmond News. Richmond, British Columbia. p. 28.
  4. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  7. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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