Parm Bains

Parm Bains
MP
Parm Bains MP
Member of Parliament; for Steveston—Richmond East
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Kenny Chiu
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Richmond, British Columbia
Alma mater	British Columbia Institute of Technology; Royal Roads University (Master of Arts)
Occupation	Politician;

Paramvir "Parm" Bains is a Canadian politician who currently represents Steveston—Richmond East as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, he defeated incumbent Kenny Chiu.^[4]^[5]

Prior to his election, Bains was an instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Previously, he was a media and public relations officer with the provincial government. He ran for Richmond City Council in the 2018 British Columbia municipal elections. He is originally from Victoria, British Columbia. He is married and has two children.^[6]

Chinese Interference allegations

In 2023, allegations surfaced that the Chinese government may have attempted to influence Parm Bains' 2021 election victory in Steveston—Richmond East.^[7]^[8] Reports indicated disinformation campaigns on Chinese-language platforms, such as WeChat and WhatsApp, targeted his opponent Kenny Chiu, a critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sponsor of a foreign influence registry bill.^[9]

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents flagged the riding as a potential target of interference.^[10]^[11] Bains denied that foreign interference played a role in his victory and insisted he won "fair and square."^[12]

Electoral history

Federal elections

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Parm Bains	16,543	42.47	+7.36	$107,393.91
	Conservative	Kenny Chiu	13,066	33.55	–8.11	$88,909.23
	New Democratic	Jack Trovato	7,525	19.32	+4.25	$9,430.58
	People's	Jennifer Singh	955	2.45	–	$2,482.99
	Green	Françoise Raunet	860	2.21	–4.87	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limits			38,949	100.00	–	$108,448.59
Total rejected ballots			363	0.92	–0.10
Turnout			39,312	52.77	–4.17
Eligible voters			74,503
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+7.74
Source: Elections Canada^[13]^[14]^[15]

Municipal elections

Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold

2018 British Columbia municipal elections: Richmond City Council
	Council candidate	Vote	%
RITE Richmond	Carol Day (X)	20,871	7.01
Richmond Citizens' Association	Harold Steves (X)	19,136	6.43
Richmond Community Coalition	Chak Au (X)	18,026	6.05
Richmond First	Bill McNulty (X)	17,242	5.79
Richmond Citizens' Association	Kelly Greene	16,464	5.53
Richmond First	Linda McPhail (X)	15,521	5.21
RITE Richmond	Michael Wolfe	13,627	4.58
Independent	Alexa Loo (X)	13,212	4.44
Richmond First	Derek Dang (X)	13,115	4.40
Richmond First	Andy Hobbs	12,336	4.14
Richmond Citizens' Association	Judie Schneider	11,672	3.92
Richmond Community Coalition	Ken Johnston (X)	11,161	3.75
Richmond Community Coalition	Jonathan Ho	11,140	3.74
Richmond Citizens' Association	Jack Trovato	10,915	3.67
Richmond First	Sunny Ho	8,933	3.00
RITE Richmond	Niti Sharma	8,917	2.99
RITE Richmond	Henry Yao	8,467	2.84
Richmond First	Peter Liu	8,357	2.81
Richmond Community Coalition	Parm Bains	7,973	2.68
Independent	John Roston	7,961	2.67
Richmond Community Coalition	Melissa Zhang	7,708	2.38
Independent	Kerry Starchuk	6,959	2.34
Independent	Jason Tarnow	5,720	1.92
Independent	Adil Awan	4,278	1.44
Independent	Manjit Singh	4,134	1.39
Independent	Dennis Page	3,478	1.17
Independent	Andy Chiang	3,337	1.12
Independent	Theresa Head	3,251	1.09
Independent	Patrick J. Saunders	2,241	0.75
Independent	Zhe Zhang	2,241	0.75

References

^ "Election 2021 results: Liberals heading toward sweep in Richmond and Delta". vancouversun.
^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/parm-bains-95b61019a/?originalSubdomain=ca ^{[self-published source]}
^ "Parm Bains | Team Trudeau". parmbains.liberal.ca.
^ "Steveston-Richmond East riding: Voters send 'extremely clear' message, says Liberal MP-elect Parm Bains". Richmond News.
^ "Paramvir Bains". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Liberals choose candidate for Steveston-Richmond East".
^ Osman, Laura (3 May 2024). "Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in Richmond riding, inquiry finds". Vancouver Sun.
^ "Appearance of the Chief Electoral Officer on Foreign Interference in Canadian Elections" (PDF). Elections Canada: 87. 1 November 2022.
^ Lee, Sze-Fung; Fung, Benjamin (4 January 2022). "Misinformation and Chinese interference in Canada's affairs". Policy Options. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
^ Canada, Communications Security Establishment (2024-01-24). "House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) Appearance, Chief, CSE - March 2, 2023". Communications Security Establishment Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
^ Hogue, Marie-Josée (3 May 2024). "Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions" (PDF). Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions: 25 – via foreigninterferencecommission.ca.
^ Burke, Ashley (31 March 2023). "Liberal MP says he won his riding 'fair and square' after rival tells committee he was undermined by Beijing". CBC.
^ "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

External links

Parm Bains – Parliament of Canada biography

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[1] "Election 2021 results: Liberals heading toward sweep in Richmond and Delta". vancouversun.

[2] ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/parm-bains-95b61019a/?originalSubdomain=ca ^{[self-published source]}

[3] "Parm Bains | Team Trudeau". parmbains.liberal.ca.

[4] "Steveston-Richmond East riding: Voters send 'extremely clear' message, says Liberal MP-elect Parm Bains". Richmond News.

[5] "Paramvir Bains". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

[6] "Liberals choose candidate for Steveston-Richmond East".

[7] Osman, Laura (3 May 2024). "Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in Richmond riding, inquiry finds". Vancouver Sun.

[8] "Appearance of the Chief Electoral Officer on Foreign Interference in Canadian Elections" (PDF). Elections Canada: 87. 1 November 2022.

[9] Lee, Sze-Fung; Fung, Benjamin (4 January 2022). "Misinformation and Chinese interference in Canada's affairs". Policy Options. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

[10] Canada, Communications Security Establishment (2024-01-24). "House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) Appearance, Chief, CSE - March 2, 2023". Communications Security Establishment Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

[11] Hogue, Marie-Josée (3 May 2024). "Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions" (PDF). Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions: 25 – via foreigninterferencecommission.ca.

[12] Burke, Ashley (31 March 2023). "Liberal MP says he won his riding 'fair and square' after rival tells committee he was undermined by Beijing". CBC.

[13] "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[14] Canada, Elections. "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[15] "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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