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Parm Bains
MP
Bains in 2025
Member of Parliament
for Richmond East—Steveston
Steveston—Richmond East (2021-2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byKenny Chiu
Personal details
Born
Victoria, British Columbia
PartyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Richmond Community Coalition
Alma materBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
Royal Roads University (Master of Arts)

Paramvir "Parm" Bains is a Canadian politician who has represented Richmond East—Steveston (formerly Steveston—Richmond East) in the House of Commons since 2021, as a member of the Liberal Party.

Early life and career

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Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Bains moved with his family to Richmond at the age of one.[1][2] He is from a Sikh family and his parents immigrated to Canada from Mahilpur, Punjab, India.[3][4] He attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and later received a master of arts degree in professional communications from Royal Roads University.[1][5] He worked for the Government of British Columbia as a public and media relations officer, then as a lecturer at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's School of Business.[1][2][6]

Bains is married and has two children.[2]

Politics

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Bains ran for Richmond City Council in the 2018 British Columbia municipal elections as a Richmond Community Coalition candidate,[7] but was not elected.[2]

He ran as a Liberal Party candidate in the 2021 federal election, and defeated Conservative incumbent Kenny Chiu in the riding of Steveston—Richmond East.[8][9][10] In the 44th Parliament, he served as member in the standing committees on Government Operations and Estimates, and Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.[11]

Bains endorsed Mark Carney in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.[12] He was re-elected in the renamed riding of Richmond East—Steveston in that year's federal election, receiving 48.5% of the vote,[13] and became member of the standing committee on Industry and Technology in the 45th Parliament.[11]

Chinese interference allegations

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In 2023, allegations surfaced that the Chinese government may have attempted to influence Parm Bains' 2021 election victory in Steveston—Richmond East.[14][15] Reports indicated disinformation campaigns on Chinese-language platforms, such as WeChat and WhatsApp, targeted his opponent Kenny Chiu, a critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sponsor of a foreign influence registry bill.[16]

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents flagged the riding as a potential target of interference.[17][18] Bains denied that foreign interference played a role in his victory and insisted he won "fair and square."[19]

Electoral history

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Federal elections

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2025 Canadian federal election: Richmond East—Steveston
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalParm Bains25,70548.45+6.54$124,436.54
ConservativeZach Segal24,60546.38+12.39$128,765.42
New DemocraticKeefer Pelech2,2514.24–15.14$4,484.39
GreenSteven Ji4940.93–1.41$590.25
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,05599.32–$129,548.56
Total rejected ballots 3610.68–0.24
Turnout 53,41663.58+10.91
Eligible voters 84,011
Liberal notional hold Swing –2.93
Source: Elections Canada[20][21]
2021 Canadian federal election: Steveston—Richmond East
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalParm Bains16,54342.47+7.36$101,930.66
ConservativeKenny Chiu13,06633.55–8.12$88,909.23
New DemocraticJack Trovato7,52519.32+4.25$9,430.58
People'sJennifer Singh9552.45–$2,482.99
GreenFrançoise Raunet8602.21–4.88none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,94999.08–$108,448.59
Total rejected ballots 3630.92–0.09
Turnout 39,31252.67–4.28
Eligible voters 74,641
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.74
Source: Elections Canada[22][23]

Municipal elections

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Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold

2018 British Columbia municipal elections: Richmond City Council
Party Council candidate Vote %
  RITE RichmondCarol Day (X)20,8717.01
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationHarold Steves (X)19,1366.43
  Richmond Community CoalitionChak Au (X)18,0266.05
  Richmond FirstBill McNulty (X)17,2425.79
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationKelly Greene16,4645.53
  Richmond FirstLinda McPhail (X)15,5215.21
  RITE RichmondMichael Wolfe13,6274.58
  IndependentAlexa Loo (X)13,2124.44
  Richmond FirstDerek Dang (X)13,1154.40
  Richmond FirstAndy Hobbs12,3364.14
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationJudie Schneider11,6723.92
  Richmond Community CoalitionKen Johnston (X)11,1613.75
  Richmond Community CoalitionJonathan Ho11,1403.74
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationJack Trovato10,9153.67
  Richmond FirstSunny Ho8,9333.00
  RITE RichmondNiti Sharma8,9172.99
  RITE RichmondHenry Yao8,4672.84
  Richmond FirstPeter Liu8,3572.81
  Richmond Community CoalitionParm Bains7,9732.68
  IndependentJohn Roston7,9612.67
  Richmond Community CoalitionMelissa Zhang7,7082.38
  IndependentKerry Starchuk6,9592.34
  IndependentJason Tarnow5,7201.92
  IndependentAdil Awan4,2781.44
  IndependentManjit Singh4,1341.39
  IndependentDennis Page3,4781.17
  IndependentAndy Chiang3,3371.12
  IndependentTheresa Head3,2511.09
  IndependentPatrick J. Saunders2,2410.75
  IndependentZhe Zhang2,2410.75

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "About". Parm Bains. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Clarke, Kirsten (July 30, 2021). "Liberals choose candidate for Steveston-Richmond East". Richmond News. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Grewal Sharma, Manraj (April 29, 2025). "Record Indian-origin candidates shine in Canadian federal elections as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh faces crushing defeat". The Indian Express. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "In photos: How key India-origin candidates fared in 2025 Canada election". The Times of India. April 29, 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "About the committee: Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates—Study on Federal Government Consulting Contracts Awarded to McKinsey & Company (June 5, 2023)". Canada Border Services Agency. August 29, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Candidate questionnaire: Liberal candidate for Richmond East-Steveston Parm Bains". Richmond News. April 15, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ Xiong, Daisy (May 4, 2018). "Richmond Community Coalition announces council candidates". Richmond News. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ Lazarukl, Susan (September 21, 2021). "Election 2021 results: Liberals heading toward sweep in Richmond and Delta". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  9. ↑ Rantanen, Maria (September 21, 2021). "Steveston-Richmond East riding: Voters send 'extremely clear' message, says Liberal MP-elect Parm Bains". Richmond News.
  10. ↑ "Paramvir Bains". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Profile - Bains, Parm". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ Lévesque, Catherine (January 15, 2025). "MPs are rallying to Carney and Freeland as they prepare leadership bids". National Post.
  13. ↑ Rantanen, Maria (April 29, 2025). "Canada Votes 2025: Liberal Parm Bains secures second term in Steveston". Richmond News. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  14. ↑ Osman, Laura (May 3, 2024). "Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in Richmond riding, inquiry finds". Vancouver Sun.
  15. ↑ "Appearance of the Chief Electoral Officer on Foreign Interference in Canadian Elections" (PDF). Elections Canada: 87. November 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ Lee, Sze-Fung; Fung, Benjamin (January 4, 2022). "Misinformation and Chinese interference in Canada's affairs". Policy Options. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  17. ↑ Canada, Communications Security Establishment (January 24, 2024). "House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) Appearance, Chief, CSE - March 2, 2023". Communications Security Establishment Canada. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  18. ↑ Hogue, Marie-Josée (May 3, 2024). "Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions" (PDF). Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions: 25 – via foreigninterferencecommission.ca.
  19. ↑ Burke, Ashley (March 31, 2023). "Liberal MP says he won his riding 'fair and square' after rival tells committee he was undermined by Beijing". CBC News.
  20. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Richmond East—Steveston". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  21. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  22. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Steveston—Richmond East". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  23. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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