Amna Shah

Amna Shah is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Surrey City Centre as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.^[1]

Amna Shah MLA
Shah in 2024
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 18, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Jennifer Whiteside (as Minister of Mental Health and Addictions)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey City Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2024
Preceded by	District established
Personal details
Political party	NDP

Shah is new to politics as of 2024, narrowly defeating the Conservative candidate in her riding following an automatic recount ordered by Elections BC. The riding, formerly Surrey-Whalley, was previously held by NDP MLA Bruce Ralston, who did not seek re-election.^[2]

Life and career

Shah emigrated from Malaysia to Canada with her parents and two siblings during her teenage years. She later attended Johnston Heights Secondary School.^[3]

Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Shah was a board member of the Surrey Food Bank^[4] and also formerly worked as Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations for the BC NDP caucus.^[5]

Electoral record

2024 British Columbia general election: Surrey City Centre (electoral district)
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Amna Shah	6,439	46.24	-23.3
	Conservative	Zeeshan Wahla	6,343	45.55
	Green	Colin Boyd	845	6.07
	Independent	Saeed Naguib	155	1.11
	Communist	Ryan Abbott	143	1.03
Total valid votes				–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
	New Democratic hold		Swing		–34.41
Source: Elections BC[6]