Rob Nijjar
Rob Nijjar (born 1967) is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has lived all his life on Vancouver's East side.[1] He attended school in southeast Vancouver and Langara College before attending Simon Fraser University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in General Studies in 1992. After graduation and before becoming active in politics. Nijjar worked as a business manager for several firms including Jenny Craig, some family-run restaurants, and other service industry businesses. Nijjar worked at various levels of government, including municipal, provincial, and federal politics.[1]
Rob Nijjar | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Kingsway | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Glen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Dix |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Nijjar was first elected to the BC Legislature in the 2001 provincial election as a Liberal.[1] Nijjar was the chair of the Government Caucus Committee on the Economy.[1] At one time he was also sat on the Legislative Standing Committee for Education and chaired the Sub-Committee on Youth Employment.[1]
Nijjar was defeated in the provincial election of 2005 by Adrian Dix.[2]
Election results
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Adrian Dix | 10,038 | 51.44 | $84,411 | ||||
| Liberal | Rob Nijjar | 7,894 | 40.46 | $115,864 | ||||
| Green | Stuart Mackinnon | 1,212 | 6.21 | $4,556 | ||||
| Marijuana | Steven Mackenzie Lay | 219 | 1.12 | $100 | ||||
| People's Front | Donna Petersen | 77 | 0.39 | $103 | ||||
| Sex | Yvonne Maylynne Tink | 73 | 0.37 | $100 | ||||
| Total Valid Votes | 19,513 | 100 | ||||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 239 | 1.22 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,752 | 54.19 | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Kingsway | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Rob Nijjar | 8,264 | 49.89 | $41,856 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alicia Barsallo | 5,429 | 32.78 | $41,185 | ||||
| Green | Geoff Lyon | 1,725 | 10.41 | $468 | ||||
| Unity | Sal Vetro | 541 | 3.27 | $2,569 | ||||
| Marijuana | Steven Mackenzie Lay | 364 | 2.20 | $394 | ||||
| Council of British Columbians | Tyler Ducharme | 159 | 0.96 | $3,268 | ||||
| People's Front | Donna Petersen | 81 | 0.49 | $767 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,563 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 1.14 | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,751 | 67.14 | ||||||
References
- "Rob Nijjar- Members at dissolution of 37th Parliament". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- "British Columbia Votes 2005". CBC. Retrieved 2010-06-10.