Rohini Arora
Canadian politician
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Rohini "Reah" Arora[1] MLA is a Canadian politician and labour organizer who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Burnaby East since 2024. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.[2][3]
Rohini Arora | |
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Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby East | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Katrina Chen |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC NDP |
| Occupation | Politician, labour organizer |
Early life and career
Arora was raised in the Westridge neighbourhood of Burnaby, British Columbia.[4] Her parents owned and operated an independent pizza shop in the area, where she worked in her youth.[4][5]
Arora previously worked in Alberta's Premier's Office.[5][6] Prior to entering provincial politics, Arora was the director of organizing and campaigns at the BC Federation of Labour.[4][6]
Political career
Arora previously ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Burnaby's city council in the 2022 municipal election as a member of the Burnaby Citizens Association.[7] She was just short of being elected: she came in 9th place, receiving 10,513 votes or 4.9 per cent of the popular vote, while the top 8 candidates were elected.[8]
On June 9, 2024, Arora was nominated as the BC NDP candidate for the riding of Burnaby East,[9] following an announcement in November 2023 that incumbent Katrina Chan would not seek re-election.[7] She successfully contested the seat, beating Conservative candidate Simon Chandler by more than 2,000 votes.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Burnaby East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Rohini Arora | 10,490 | 51.85 | −7.3 | $47,116.87 | |||
| Conservative | Simon Chandler | 8,198 | 40.52 | – | $17,963.73 | |||
| Green | Tara Shushtarian | 1,544 | 7.63 | −5.5 | $4,987.99 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 20,232 | 99.80 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.20 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 20,273 | 54.95 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 36,896 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | −23.9 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[10][11] | ||||||||
