Hon Chan
Canadian politician
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Chan Hon-sang MLA (Chinese: 陳瀚生; born November 12, 1987[1][2][3]), better known as Hon Chan, is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. He represents the electoral district of Richmond Centre as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[4]
(Richmond South Centre)
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陳瀚生 | |||||||||
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Richmond Centre | |||||||||
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Henry Yao (Richmond South Centre) | ||||||||
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| Born | November 12, 1987 | ||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳瀚生 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈瀚生 | ||||||||
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Early life and career
Chan grew up in Richmond, British Columbia attending both elementary and secondary school there.[5] He was also the captain of his high school tennis team leading his team to provincials five years in a row and earning the "Most Valuable Player" title every year.[6] After graduating from the University of British Columbia, he worked for 15 years in the news industry as a news anchor, assignment editor and talk show host for Fairchild TV.[7][8] During these years as a professional journalist he reported on issues including addiction and homelessness, affordability, health, infrastructure, immigration, and cultural exchange.[6]
In addition to his professional endeavours, Chan has volunteered with Richmond Hospital providing translation services, and helping to make the hospital more accessible for new immigrants.[8] He also has served on various advisory committees for the City of Richmond, and has sat as a member on the strata council of his own residential building.[8]
Political career
After securing the nomination as the BC Conservative candidate for Richmond Centre on August 21, 2024,[7] he defeated New Democratic Party candidate Henry Yao in that October's provincial election to become the riding's member of the Legislative Assembly.[9] He was named the opposition Critic for Climate Solutions and Climate Readiness in November 2024.[10]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Richmond Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Hon Chan | 8,426 | 51.99 | – | $29,190.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Henry Yao | 5,961 | 36.78 | −15.7 | $51,543.13 | |||
| Unaffiliated | Wendy Yuan | 1,028 | 6.34 | – | $56,950.40 | |||
| Independent | Dickens Cheung | 556 | 3.43 | – | $9,603.95 | |||
| Independent | Sunny Ho | 237 | 1.46 | – | $6,452.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expenses limit | 16,208 | 99.63 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.37 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 16,269 | 49.07 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 33,153 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +33.9 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11][12] | ||||||||
