Steve Kooner
Steve Kooner MLA | |
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Kooner in 2025 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond-Queensborough | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Aman Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | BC Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (former)[1] |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University University of Calgary |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Steve Kooner is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Richmond-Queensborough as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.
Biography
Born in Vancouver, Kooner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Simon Fraser University in 2001,[2] and later graduated from the University of Calgary Faculty of Law with a Juris Doctor.[3][4] He had practised in British Columbia since 2006,[5] and had owned his firm, Steve Kooner Law Corporation, for over 17 years as of 2024.[3][6] He received the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award in 2023.[4][3]
He was named the BC Conservative candidate for Richmond-Queensborough in April 2024,[7] and defeated the incumbent New Democratic Party candidate Aman Singh in that October's provincial election to become the riding's member of the legislative assembly.[8][9] He was appointed Shadow Attorney General in November 2024, opposite the current Attorney General Niki Sharma.[10][4] Kooner briefly ran to be leader of the Conservative Party of BC in 2026.[11][12]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Steve Kooner | 10,052 | 50.91 | +45.9 | $29,763.05 | |||
| New Democratic | Aman Singh | 8,713 | 44.13 | -2.4 | $61,115.76 | |||
| Independent | Errol E. Povah | 721 | 3.65 | – | $180.00 | |||
| Independent | Cindy Wu | 258 | 1.31 | – | $3,596.87 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,744 | 99.68 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 63 | 0.32 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 19,807 | 53.01 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 37,364 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +24.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[13][14] | ||||||||
References
- ^ https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/NC/DetailedReport?selectedId=10057&queryId=0af0959fa0a14226a13479cb67738f92&referrer=PoliticalParticipantsts
- ^ "Simon Fraser University: October 2001 Convocation" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c Balzer, Kyle (September 4, 2024). "No change in New West Conservative candidates for 2024 B.C. election — yet". New Westminster Record. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Steve Kooner at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Steve Kooner Law Corporation". Steve Kooner Law Corporation. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "B.C. election 2024: Richmond-Queensborough candidate Steve Kooner". Richmond News. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Balzer, Jess (July 26, 2024). "Here's who's officially declared candidacy for the BC Conservatives in New West". New Westminster Record. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Mackie, John (October 19, 2024). "B.C. Election Results: Conservatives knock out several NDP candidates in Richmond". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ McManus, Theresa (October 20, 2024). "NDP goes two for three in New West on election night". New Westminster Record. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Andreas, Jeff (November 20, 2024). "BC Conservative shadow cabinet revealed". Radio NL. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Press, Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian (January 8, 2026). "Northern MLA Sheldon Clare says he is running for B.C. Conservative leadership". CHEK. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Depner, Wolfgang (January 8, 2026). "MLA Sheldon Clare says he is running for B.C. Conservative leadership". Times Colonist.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved August 15, 2025.