--- title: "Javad Shushtarian: candidate for MLA in Burnaby East, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/javad-shushtarian" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:26.310Z" meta: description: "Javad Shushtarian is the BC Green Party candidate in Burnaby East, according to Elections BC. On 2026-09-30 voche.me found no campaign website, no party ca..." "og:description": "Javad Shushtarian is the BC Green Party candidate in Burnaby East, according to Elections BC. On 2026-09-30 voche.me found no campaign website, no party ca..." "og:title": "Javad Shushtarian: candidate for MLA in Burnaby East, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Javad Shushtarian is the BC Green Party candidate in Burnaby East, according to Elections BC. On 2026-09-30 voche.me found no campaign website, no party ca..." "twitter:title": "Javad Shushtarian: candidate for MLA in Burnaby East, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Burnaby East · BC provincial 2026 # Javad Shushtarian BC Green Party candidate for MLA in Burnaby East. Javad Shushtarian is the BC Green Party candidate in Burnaby East, according to Elections BC. On 2026-09-30 voche.me found no campaign website, no party candidate page, no public statement and no news report about him. The district's MLA is Rohini (Reah) Arora of the BC NDP, who won it in 2024 with 51.85 percent of the vote. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC Green Party2026 Javad ShushtarianBritish Columbia provincial election *Javad ShushtarianMLAv.* Candidate research / September 30, 2026 A researched record of what voche.me could find about Javad Shushtarian's 2026 candidacy in Burnaby East. On 2026-09-30 the only source that names him is the Elections BC candidate list. **7**Commitments **8**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Javad Shushtarian? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-09-30. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked September 30, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24 1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16Voting day 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed 13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates - Oct 16Advance voting opens - Oct 24Final Voting Day At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/) - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Javad Shushtarian Elections BC lists Javad Shushtarian as the BC Green Party candidate in Burnaby East. The list shows nominations that Elections BC has accepted. The other candidate on the list for the district on 2026-09-30 is Rohini (Reah) Arora of the BC NDP. Nominations stay open until 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. His name does not appear in Elections BC's 2024 statement of votes. In 2024 Reah Arora won Burnaby East for the BC NDP with 10,490 votes (51.85 percent). Simon Chandler of the Conservative Party had 8,198 votes (40.52 percent), and the BC Green Party candidate, Tara Shushtarian, had 1,544 votes (7.63 percent). On 2026-09-30 the BC Green Party's candidates page did not list him, and a search of the party's website found no page or release that names him. voche.me found no campaign website, social media account or news report tied to his candidacy on that date, so this page holds no biography and no commitments of his own. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. The commitments listed below are the BC Green Party's own 2026 plan. They do not name him. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 7 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: 26,000 non-market homes a year The BC Greens platform page says the party would build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable, non-market homes a year.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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Does the party give a cost for this target?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: vacancy control on rents The BC Greens platform page says the party would pass vacancy control, so landlords cannot raise the rent each time a tenant moves out.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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Does the party publish the wording of the law?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Party platform: fast, frequent and free transit The BC Greens platform page says the party would make transit fast, frequent and free.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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What would free transit cost, and by when?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Party platform: community health centres in every region The BC Greens platform page says the party would build community health centres in every region.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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How many centres and at what cost?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Party platform: Fair Share Act The BC Greens platform page says a Fair Share Act would make people worth more than $100 million pay more and would raise more than $13 billion.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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Does the party publish the rates behind the $13 billion figure?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Party platform: stop new fossil fuel development The BC Greens platform page says the party would stop new fossil fuel development.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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Which projects would this affect?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Party platform: proportional representation within 100 days The BC Greens platform page says the party would deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days.
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Party text. It does not name Javad Shushtarian, and voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
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Is a bill introduced?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs No public role is on record for him, so there is no voting or council record to review. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Research / 8 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 4 sources - Provincial candidate list Elections BC - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC - Current party standings Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Campaign 3 sources - Candidates 2026 page BC Green Party - BC Greens platform page, Our Plan BC Green Party - Media releases BC Green Party
Event listing 1 sources - Candidates in Burnaby East VoteMate
No campaign website, party candidate page, party release or news report naming Javad Shushtarian was found on 2026-09-30. The BC Green Party's candidates page lists 15 candidates and does not include him. The address bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/javad-shushtarian/ returned HTTP 404, and none of the party's pages and releases updated in September 2026 names him. VoteMate's page for Burnaby East lists only Rohini Arora. The addresses javadshushtarian.ca and javadshushtarian.com did not answer. A LinkedIn profile under the same name returned only a sign-in page, and no page ties it to this candidacy, so nothing from it is used. His biography, work, past roles, own commitments, all-candidates meetings in the district, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. No published photo tied to the campaign was found, so the page has no portrait. The questionnaire has not been sent. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list, Elections BC's election dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's member list, the BC Green Party's candidates page, plan page and media releases, a search of the party's website, VoteMate's page for Burnaby East, and web searches for his name. None of these sources holds a statement by Javad Shushtarian. The party's plan is listed as party text. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date. 03 / Background ## Experience & community ### Background not supplied Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile. 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which parts of the BC Green Party plan matter most to you for Burnaby East? No response has been submitted.
Where can voters read your own campaign statements? No response has been submitted.
What would you do first as MLA for Burnaby East? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Javad Shushtarian directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Javad Shushtarian's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Javad Shushtarian? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Javad Shushtarian's own campaign.
What party is Javad Shushtarian running with? Javad Shushtarian is running for MLA with BC Green Party.
Does Javad Shushtarian currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Javad Shushtarian.
How many sources does this Javad Shushtarian profile cite? This profile lists 1 sourced reference, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Javad Shushtarian's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Javad Shushtarian in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Javad Shushtarian is running in? The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked September 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) [MLA**A'aliya Warbus**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/a-aliya-warbus) [MLA**Abraham Nordine**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/abraham-nordine) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Javad Shushtarian a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.