Paul Choi
Paul Choi | |
|---|---|
 Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Trade of British Columbia Parliamentary Secretary for Asia-Pacific Trade (2024-2025) | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby South-Metrotown | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC NDP |
Paul Choi MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Burnaby South–Metrotown since 2024. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Choi is a lawyer, small business owner, and former first responder.[2]
He has also served as the president of the Burnaby North Road Business Improvement Association, and on Kwantlen Polytechnic University's board of governors.[3]
Political career
[edit]After being elected in 2024 general election, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Asia-Pacific Trade.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election: Burnaby South-Metrotown | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Choi | 7,560 | 49.3% | -9.9 | ||||
| Conservative | Han Lee | 6,373 | 41.6% | |||||
| Green | Carrie McLaren | 960 | 6.3% | -6.1 | ||||
| Unaffiliated | Meiling Chia | 290 | 1.9% | |||||
| Independent | MichaelAngelo Abc RobinHood | 142 | 0.9% | |||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "BC Election 2024: Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley results | Urbanized". Daily Hive. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Balzer, Jess (October 9, 2024). "Burnaby South-Metrotown: BC NDP candidate Paul Choi". Burnaby Now. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "BC NDP nominates Korean-Canadian lawyer and community activist Paul Choi in Burnaby South-Metrotown". BC NDP. June 16, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Paul Choi, MLA, Parliamentary Secretary for Asia-Pacific Trade". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10778977/bc-election-2024-results-burnaby-south-metrotown/
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