Chak Au
Chak Au | |
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.jpg) Au in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond Centre—Marpole | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Wilson Miao |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | BC NDP (2017) |
Chak Kwong Au MP (Chinese: 區澤光) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has represented Richmond Centre—Marpole in the House of Commons since the 2025 federal election.[1] Au is a member of the Richmond City Council, initially elected in 2011.[2][3]
He immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong in 1988 where he served as an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is a family therapist by profession.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Richmond Centre—Marpole | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Chak Au | 23,532 | 49.56 | +14.11 | ||||
| Liberal | Wilson Miao | 21,232 | 44.71 | +6.13 | ||||
| New Democratic | Martin Li | 2,109 | 4.44 | –15.94 | ||||
| Green | Michael Sisler | 420 | 0.88 | –2.25 | ||||
| People's | David Wang | 193 | 0.41 | –2.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,486 | 100.0 | – | $127,851.47 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 332 | 0.69 | –0.30 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,818 | 59.59 | +13.37 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,248 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Linda Reid | 6,914 | 48.72 | $68,363 | ||||
| New Democratic | Chak Au | 5,716 | 40.28 | $71,475 | ||||
| Green | Greg Powell | 1,561 | 11.00 | $379 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,191 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | 1.19 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,362 | 46.70 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 30,753 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Richmond Centre—Marpole live federal election results". Toronto Star. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Canada Votes 2025: Chak Au leads in Richmond Centre-Marpole riding". Richmond News. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Councillor Chak Kwong Au - City of Richmond, BC". www.richmond.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ^ "Chak Au: Reflecting on 25 years of public service, bridging cultures and advocating for the future". Richmond News. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ^ "Richmond Centre—Marpole Validated Results". Election Night Results. Elections Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
Categories:
- Living people
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 21st-century Canadian municipal councillors
- Richmond, British Columbia city councillors
- Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
- Canadian people of Hong Kong descent
- Family therapists
- Academic staff of the Chinese University of Hong Kong