Rachna Singh

Rachna Singh is a Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1]

Rachna Singh

MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 26, 2020
Preceded byPosition Created
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey-Green Timbers
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded bySue Hammell
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Gurpreet Singh
Children2
Alma materPanjab University (MA, Clinical Psychology)

Prior to her election to the legislature, Singh worked as a Psychologist and drug and alcohol counsellor. She became active in her labour union local, and eventually became a National Representative (staff) for the Canadian Union of Public Employees[2] representing workers through advocacy in grievance handling, labour arbitrations, organizing, community and political activism and helping advise local unions on matters of internal administration.

Singh is married to Gurpreet Singh, a journalist for the Georgia Straight and publisher of the Radical Desi magazine. Both descend from families with a history of activism for various social and economic causes in their native India.

Singh is a secular Sikh and lives in Surrey.

Electoral History
2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachna Singh8,17159.59+1.4
LiberalDilraj Atwal5,54040.41+7.3
Total valid votes 13,711100.00–
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[3]
2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRachna Singh8,94558.29+0.23$58,322
LiberalBrenda Locke5,05632.95−1.57$20,975
GreenSaira Aujla1,1127.25+3.2$7,739
No affiliationVikram Bajwa1631.06–$7,980
Your Political PartyKanwaljit Singh Moti690.44–$3,612
Total valid votes 15,345100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1631.05−0.14
Turnout 15,50854.61+2.29
Registered Voters 28,400
Source: Elections BC[4][5]

References
  1. "Surrey: NDP takes six of nine ridings". The Province, May 9, 2017.
  2. "B.C. NDP nominates Rachna Singh in Surrey–Green Timbers". The Georgia Straight, January 9, 2017.
  3. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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