Steve Kooner

Steve Kooner
MLA
Kooner in 2025
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Queensborough
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byAman Singh
Personal details
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia
PartyBC Conservative
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (former)[1]
Alma materSimon Fraser University (BA)
University of Calgary (JD)
ProfessionLawyer

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
ConservativeSteve Kooner10,05250.91+45.9$29,763.05
New DemocraticAman Singh8,71344.13-2.4$61,115.76
IndependentErrol E. Povah7213.65–$180.00
IndependentCindy Wu2581.31–$3,596.87
Total valid votes/expense limit 19,74499.68–$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots 630.32–
Turnout 19,80753.01–
Registered voters 37,364
Conservative notional gain from New Democratic Swing +24.1
Source: Elections BC[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPR/EN/NC/DetailedReport?selectedId=10057&queryId=0af0959fa0a14226a13479cb67738f92&referrer=PoliticalParticipantsts
  2. ↑ "Simon Fraser University: October 2001 Convocation" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Steve Kooner at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Steve Kooner Law Corporation". Steve Kooner Law Corporation. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "B.C. election 2024: Richmond-Queensborough candidate Steve Kooner". Richmond News. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Mackie, John (October 19, 2024). "B.C. Election Results: Conservatives knock out several NDP candidates in Richmond". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ McManus, Theresa (October 20, 2024). "NDP goes two for three in New West on election night". New Westminster Record. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Andreas, Jeff (November 20, 2024). "BC Conservative shadow cabinet revealed". Radio NL. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ 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)
  12. ↑ Depner, Wolfgang (January 8, 2026). "MLA Sheldon Clare says he is running for B.C. Conservative leadership". Times Colonist.
  13. ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved August 15, 2025.

See also

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