Raj Chouhan

Raj Chouhan
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Burnaby-Edmonds
Assumed office
May 17, 2005
Preceded by Patty Sahota
Personal details
Born February 9
India
Political party New Democrat

Raj Chouhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He is serving as the Assistant Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He served as Opposition Critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism and Labour. He was re-elected in 2009 and 2013.

Born in the Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers' Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C.

A founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism, Chouhan has worked to promote human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003, and has taught courses on Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and collective bargaining since 1987.

Electoral record

British Columbia general election, 2017: Burnaby-Edmonds
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRaj Chouhan 9,613 53.70
LiberalGarrison Duke 5,852 32.69
GreenValentine Wu 2,436 13.61
Total valid votes 17,901100.00
Source: Elections BC[1]
B.C. General Election 2005: Burnaby-Edmonds
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP Raj Chouhan 10,337 46.71%
LiberalPatty Sahota 9,599 43.38%
GreenSuzanne Deveau 2,192 9.91% –
Total 22,128 100.00%


  1. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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