Amna Shah is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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. Shah is new to politics as of 2024, narrowly defeating the Conservative candidate in her riding following an automatic recount ordered by

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. The riding, formerly Surrey-Whalley, was previously held by NDP MLA Bruce Ralston, who did not seek re-election.

Life and career

Shah emigrated from

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to Canada with her parents and two siblings during her teenage years. She later attended

Johnston Heights Secondary School Johnston Heights Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia, and is part of School District 36 Surrey. The newest building opened in the Fall of 1992. Johnston Heights' exterior highly resembles that of its neighbouring high sch ...

. Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Shah was a board member of the Surrey Food Bank and also formerly worked as Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations for the

BC NDP The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since ...

caucus.

Life and career

Electoral record

References

See also