Jessie Sunner is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. She represents the electoral district of Surrey-Newton as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1][2][3]
Jessie Sunner | |
|---|---|
 Sunner in 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Mable Elmore |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey-Newton | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Bains |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic Party of British Columbia |
| Residence | Surrey |
| Occupation | Trade unionist, lawyer |
Early life and career
editSunner grew up in Surrey, British Columbia.[4] Her parents are Punjabi immigrants.[5]
Sunner is a human rights and labour lawyer for the Hospital Employees' Union.[2][4] She is the vice-president of the Surrey Women's Centre, and has sat on the boards of several other organizations, including the South Asian Bar Association and the BC College of Social Workers.[4][5]
Electoral record
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Newton (provincial electoral district) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jessie Sunner | 7,924 | 51.2% | |||||
| Conservative | Tegjot Bal | 6,658 | 43.0% | |||||
| Freedom | Amrit Birring | 371 | 2.4% | |||||
| Unaffiliated | Japreet Lehal | 344 | 2.2% | |||||
| Independent | Joginder Singh Randhawa | 189 | 1.2% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 15,486 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Brockman, Charles (20 October 2024). "BC Conservatives make near sweep of 10 Surrey ridings". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Zytaruk, Tom (19 October 2024). "Newcomer Sunner wins Surrey-Newton for NDP". Peace Arch News. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Election Night recap: B.C. NDP loses major ground in Surrey". Surrey Now-Leader. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c Zytaruk, Tom (October 8, 2024). "Meet the candidates: Surrey-Newton". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jessie Sunner to run as BC NDP candidate in Surrey-Newton in place of Harry Bains". Link Newspaper. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779100/bc-election-2024-results-surrey-newton/
See also
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