Steve Kooner

Steve Kooner
MLA
Steve Kooner MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly; for Richmond-Queensborough
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2024
Preceded by	Aman Singh
Personal details
Born	Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	BC Conservative
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University; University of Calgary
Profession	Lawyer

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.^[1]

Biography

Born in Vancouver,^[2] Kooner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Simon Fraser University in 2001,^[3] and later graduated from the University of Calgary Faculty of Law with a Juris Doctor.^[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.^[4]^[6] He received the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award in 2023.^[2]^[4]

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] He was appointed Shadow Attorney General in November 2024, opposite the current Attorney General Niki Sharma.^[2]^[9]

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Queensborough
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Steve Kooner	10,052	50.91	+45.91
	New Democratic	Aman Singh	8,713	44.13	–2.37
	Independent	Errol E. Povah	721	3.65	–
	Independent	Cindy Wu	258	1.31	–
Total valid votes/expenses limit			19,744	100.00	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+24.14
Source: Elections BC^[10]

^ "B.C. Election Results: Conservatives knock out several NDP candidates in Richmond". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Steve Kooner at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "Simon Fraser University: October 2001 Convocation" (PDF). Simon Fraser University. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "Steve Kooner Law Corporation". Steve Kooner Law Corporation. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ "B.C. election 2024: Richmond-Queensborough candidate Steve Kooner". Richmond News. October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ 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.
^ McManus, Theresa (October 20, 2024). "NDP goes two for three in New West on election night". New Westminster Record. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
^ Andreas, Jeff (November 20, 2024). "BC Conservative shadow cabinet revealed". Radio NL. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "2024 Election Candidate List". Elections BC. September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.