Hon Chan
Canadian politician
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Hon Sang Chan MLA (Chinese: 陳瀚生; born November 12, 1987[1][2][3]) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election representing the electoral district of Richmond Centre. Initially elected as a member of Conservative Party of British Columbia, he now sits as an independent after being removed from the Conservative caucus following criminal charges of assault, assault by choking and uttering threats.[4][5]
(Richmond South Centre)
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Hon Chan | |||||||||
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陳瀚生 | |||||||||
Chan in 2025 | |||||||||
| 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 | Independent | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | BC Conservative (until 2026) | ||||||||
| 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.[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.[9]
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.[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.[10] He was named the opposition Critic for Climate Solutions and Climate Readiness in November 2024.[11]
On March 26, 2026, Chan was removed from the Conservative caucus following domestic violence charges stemming from an alleged offence which occurred January 12, 2024, prior to his election.[5] Interim Conservative Party leader Trevor Halford said the party took action to remove Chan immediately upon becoming aware of the charges, and that he's "very confident" nobody involved in the party or caucus knew about the criminal investigation into Chan prior to its public release.[5]
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 | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[12][13] | ||||||||
