Jas Johal

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.

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

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
2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAman Singh9,40647.65+6.90$50,855.54
LiberalJas Johal7,72839.15−2.28$59,892.51
GreenEarl Einarson1,4967.58−5.14$2,311.39
ConservativeKay Hale1,1085.61+2.11$6,570.00
Total valid votes 19,738100.00–
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJas Johal8,21841.43$67,089
New DemocraticAman Singh8,08440.75$30,369
GreenMichael Wolfe2,52412.72$400
ConservativeKay Khilvinder Hale6943.50$1,279
New RepublicanLawrence Chen3181.60$0
Total valid votes 19,838100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1940.97
Turnout 20,03255.78
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. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  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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