Jas Johal

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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

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.

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[]

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2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Aman Singh 9,406 47.65 +6.90 $50,855.54
Liberal Jas Johal 7,728 39.15 −2.28 $59,892.51
Green Earl Einarson 1,496 7.58 −5.14 $2,311.39
Conservative Kay Hale 1,108 5.61 +2.11 $6,570.00
Total valid votes 19,738 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 154 0.77  
Turnout 19,892 49.56 −6.22
Registered voters 40,138
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.59
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
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2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Jas Johal 8,218 41.43 $67,089
New Democratic Aman Singh 8,084 40.75 $30,369
Green Michael Wolfe 2,524 12.72 $400
Conservative Kay Khilvinder Hale 694 3.50 $1,279
New Republican Lawrence Chen 318 1.60 $0
Total valid votes 19,838 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 194 0.97
Turnout 20,032 55.78
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.
British Columbia provincial government of Christy Clark
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Amrik Virk Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
June 12, 2017–July 18, 2017 		Bruce Ralston
Jinny Sims


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