MLA for Burnaby East since 2024, running again for the BC NDP.
Rohini Reah Arora won Burnaby East for the BC NDP in 2024. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke for the budget, the Burnaby Hospital project, the K'ómoks treaty bill and changes to freedom of information law, and against a bill to ban project labour agreements. On September 21, 2026 the Province announced $210 million for the next stage of the Burnaby Hospital project, and the government release quotes her welcoming it.
A researched record of Rohini Reah Arora's 20 commitments, 22 dated actions and 16 public statements, with 6 news items and 2 public disputes. Most come from the legislature record.
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01 / Introduction
About Rohini Reah Arora
Rohini Reah Arora is the BC NDP candidate in Burnaby East on Elections BC's candidate list dated October 3, 2026, and the sitting member for the riding. The Elections BC statement of votes shows that she won Burnaby East for the BC NDP in 2024 with 10,490 votes, 51.85% of the valid vote. The legislature lists her as the member for Burnaby East, elected in 2024, under the name Rohini Arora. The BC NDP campaign page names her as Rohini Arora, the Burnaby East candidate, and says she was first elected in 2024.
The name on the ballot is Rohini Reah Arora. The Elections BC list dated October 3, 2026 at 10:00 pm Pacific time (PT) prints Rohini Reah Arora. The 2024 statement of votes prints Reah Arora. In a post dated November 13, 2024 (PT) she wrote that she had been sworn in as MLA that day and had reclaimed her name Rohini. Earlier copies of the Elections BC candidate list for 2026 printed Rohini (Reah) Arora (read 2026-09-29), Reah Arora (dated September 30, 2026 at 9:00 pm PT) and Rohini Arora (dated October 2, 2026 at 10:00 pm PT). The legislature and her campaign page use Rohini Arora.
Burnaby Now reported in June 2024 that she grew up in Burnaby's Westridge neighbourhood and worked as Director of Organizing at the BC Federation of Labour. The same report says she ran for Burnaby City Council in 2022 with the Burnaby Citizens Association and finished 380 votes short of a seat. A CUPE Local 15 page carries a message signed by her as Director of Organizing and Campaigns at the BC Federation of Labour, and an SFU David Lam Centre event page filed under 2022 gives the same title in her speaker biography. In the legislature in April 2026 she said she was on political leave from the BC Federation of Labour and a member of United Steelworkers Local 2009.
In 2025, government releases from March to November quote her as parliamentary secretary for child care. In 2026 she spoke in the legislature on the provincial budget, the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment, schools and post-secondary projects in Burnaby, the K'ómoks Treaty Act, freedom of information changes, trades training and artificial intelligence. She described herself in the budget debate as deputy chair of the government caucus. Hansard records her in the chair of House committee sittings on 8 dates between March 11 and May 25, 2026, and in May 2026 she presented the annual report of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth.
Her campaign page says she served as Director of Organizing and Campaigns at the BC Federation of Labour and has worked with young people on civic engagement for more than ten years. Those are the campaign's own statements.
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.
20 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · Public servicesChanged approach
Finish the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said phase 1 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment was nearly complete and that the project would move forward. A government release on March 12, 2026 says the new health-care pavilion opened on March 10 and quotes her. On April 29, 2026 Minister Bowinn Ma told the House that the phase 2 construction contract was being cancelled while planning continued. On September 21, 2026 the Province announced a renewed plan with $210 million for the emergency department and the surgical unit. The release of that day quotes Arora calling it "a welcome next step".
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The $210 million and the date of early 2027 for initial procurement come from the September 21 release. That release gives no cost or date for cancer care or for the new acute-care tower. The estimate of $633 million for the whole project is from the March 12 release. voche.me found no statement by Arora about the cancelled contract itself.
What still needs checking
Does the government publish a cost and a start date for the cancer care services and the new acute-care tower?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said Budget 2026 adds $131 million for mental health and addictions and expands involuntary care beds.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She names the budget amount. She gives no number of beds or date.
What still needs checking
How many involuntary care beds does the $131 million pay for, and where?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora listed school projects in Burnaby, including $68 million for a new Cameron Elementary with 770 seats set for 2028. In a signed piece on September 14, 2026 she wrote about the opening of the 415-seat Stride Avenue Community Elementary and new seats at Nelson and Brentwood Park elementary schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Cameron Elementary figures and date are her own statements in debate. voche.me did not open a school district or ministry record for them.
What still needs checking
Does Cameron Elementary open in 2028 with 770 seats?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said the Province is spending $151.6 million on a trades and technology complex at BCIT in Burnaby that will add 1,200 student seats.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She gives the amount and the number of seats. She gives no opening date.
What still needs checking
When does the BCIT complex open, and does it add 1,200 seats?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said the Tall Timber student housing at BCIT added 470 spaces and that student housing takes pressure off the rental market in Burnaby.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She describes a finished project. She gives no plan or number for new student housing.
What still needs checking
Does she name further student housing for Burnaby?
In debate on April 13, 2026 and in a statement on May 25, 2026, Arora said the government is spending $241 million over three years to strengthen trades training.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She names the amount. She gives no number of training places.
In debate on April 13, 2026, Arora spoke against Bill M233, a private member's bill that would stop the Province from using project labour agreements and community benefits agreements on public building projects. She said these agreements give local hiring and training. The House rejected the bill at second reading on April 20, 2026 by 42 votes to 48, and Arora voted no.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A position on a bill. She names no new measure, cost or date. The result comes from the April 20 transcript.
What still needs checking
Would a new government keep community benefits agreements on major projects?
In a statement on May 25, 2026, Arora said the federal government should make sure AI data centre projects return part of their value to the communities that host them, for example through renewable energy and partnerships with First Nations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She addresses the federal government. She names no provincial measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does she propose a provincial rule for data centre projects?
In debate on April 23, 2026, Arora spoke in support of Bill 20, the K'ómoks Treaty Act. The vote index records her voting yes at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026. The transcripts give the results: second reading passed 48 to 42, and third reading passed 53 to 39. She voted no on an amendment to second reading moved by Van Popta, which failed 44 to 48.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The transcript of May 28, 2026 records royal assent, the last step that makes a bill law, for the act that day. voche.me did not open the act's own text for the date it takes effect.
What still needs checking
Does the treaty take effect on the date set in the act?
In debate on March 4, 2026, Arora spoke in support of Bill 9, which changes the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, including giving people their own records online. The vote index records her voting yes at third reading on May 28, 2026. That vote was tied at 46 to 46, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour, saying the government had declared Bill 9 a confidence matter, a vote that tests its support in the House. The transcript records royal assent the same day.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She names the bill. She gives no target or cost. The vote counts come from the May 28 transcript.
What still needs checking
Do people receive their own records faster after the changes?
In debate on April 27, 2026, Arora spoke in support of Motion M205. Gavin Dew moved it to ask the Legislative Assembly Management Committee for a mandatory course for new MLAs on economics, public finance and numeracy. Jennifer Blatherwick moved an amendment that added public policy implications, including evidence-based science, truth and reconciliation and human rights. Arora said she liked the motion and described the amendment as a normal "yes, and" addition. The amendment passed 46 to 45 on May 4 with Arora voting yes. An amendment to the amendment, to remove the added text, was tied 45 to 45 on April 27; Arora voted no, and the Chair voted against it. The motion as amended passed 48 to 40 on May 25 with Arora voting yes.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The transcripts record the wording and the votes. voche.me did not open a record showing whether the Legislative Assembly Management Committee has set up the course.
What still needs checking
Does the Legislative Assembly Management Committee set up the course, and does it cover the topics in the amendment?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora defended raising the reporting threshold for capital projects in the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act from $50 million to $100 million.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She gives the reason as inflation. voche.me did not open the bill that made the change.
What still needs checking
Which bill made the change, and how many projects fall below the new threshold?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said Budget 2026 protects health care and education and keeps taxes low for working families. The vote index records her voting yes on the budget motion on February 26, 2026. That vote was tied at 46 to 46, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour, saying the motion was a confidence matter, a vote that tests the government's support in the House. The Supply Act, 2026-2027 passed third reading on May 28 by 46 to 45, and she voted yes.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of approach. It names no deficit figure or date.
What still needs checking
What deficit figure would a new government plan for?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said parents now pay an average of $20 a day for child care under the government's program, and named the $400 renters tax credit.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
She describes current programs. She names no new measure, target or date.
What still needs checking
Would the $20 a day program reach more families in a new term?
In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Arora said the Broadway subway, a $3 billion project, is on track for 2027 and will give faster travel between Burnaby and Vancouver.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The cost and date are her own statements in debate. voche.me did not open a project record.
In statements on February 24 and April 27, 2026, Arora spoke about abuse in relationships, named the VictimLinkBC help line, and praised Shelter Movers, a group that moves people who are leaving abuse.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Statements of concern. She names no provincial measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does she propose a provincial program for people leaving abuse?
The BC NDP platform page, read on 2026-10-02, says 326,000 more homes have been built in B.C. since 2017 and that 97% of local governments have adopted zoning changes for 300,000 more homes. It says the Conservative parties would scrap the housing plan. The page does not name Arora.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. The page changed between 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-02, and the figure of 80,000 homes read on the first date is no longer on it. Her own housing statements in 2026 cover student housing only.
What still needs checking
Does Arora speak on housing supply during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page lists "Protecting our air, land, and water" as one of its headings and says the party has protected 20% of B.C.'s land and water, on the way to 30% by 2030. Arora's campaign page lists the same heading among its nine headings. Neither page states a measure of her own.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Arora on climate.
Recorded votes and actions in the legislature where an official source names her. A government program is the government's; it is listed here only where a release quotes her or the record names her.
Recorded vote, yes
Voted yes on the 2026 budget motion
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes on the budget motion. The transcript of February 26 records a tie of 46 to 46, and the Speaker voted in favour.
Scope, limits and sources
The Speaker said the motion was a confidence matter, which is a vote that tests whether the government still has the support of the House, and that the Chair's vote should not decide that alone. The motion was that the Speaker leave the Chair for the House to go into Committee of Supply.
Voted yes on third reading of the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026, and voting no on an amendment moved by Van Popta. The transcripts give the results: 48 to 42 at second reading, 53 to 39 at third reading, and 44 to 48 against the amendment.
Scope, limits and sources
She also spoke for the bill on April 23, 2026. The transcript of May 28 records royal assent that day.
Voted yes on third reading of the freedom of information bill (Bill 9)
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes at second and third reading of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, and on two amendments moved by Gibson. The third reading vote on May 28 was tied at 46 to 46, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour.
Scope, limits and sources
The Speaker said Bill 9 had been declared a confidence matter. The index does not describe what each amendment changed. The transcript records royal assent on May 28.
Voted no on second reading of Bill M233, the Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting no at second reading. She spoke against the bill on April 13, 2026. The bill failed at second reading by 42 votes to 48.
Voted yes on third reading of the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes at third reading. The bill passed on a recorded vote by 86 votes to 4.
Scope, limits and sources
In the second reading debate the Attorney General said the bill continues the access zones around K-to-12 schools created under the Safe Access to Schools Act of 2023. The 2026 speech index lists no speech by Arora on the bill.
Voted yes on third reading of the Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14)
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes at third reading. The transcript records the bill as approved unanimously on a recorded vote.
Scope, limits and sources
The bill changes forestry laws. In committee stage the minister explained one clause on which operational plan applies to a contract logging authorization. The 2026 speech index lists no speech by Arora on the bill.
Voted yes on the motion for a required MLA orientation course (Motion M205)
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes on the motion, yes on an amendment moved by Blatherwick and no on a further amendment moved by Giddens. The transcripts give the results: the Blatherwick amendment passed 46 to 45 on May 4, the Giddens amendment was tied 45 to 45 on April 27 and the Chair voted against it, and the motion as amended passed 48 to 40 on May 25.
Scope, limits and sources
Gavin Dew moved the original motion on economics, public finance and numeracy. The amendment added evidence-based science, truth and reconciliation and human rights.
Voted no on first reading of a bill to repeal DRIPA
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting no at first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act, introduced by Trevor Halford. The House rejected first reading by 44 votes to 47.
Scope, limits and sources
First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate.
Voted no on first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting no at first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act, introduced by Tara Armstrong. The House rejected first reading by 37 votes to 50.
Scope, limits and sources
First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate.
Presented the Children and Youth Committee's annual report, 2025-26
Arora moved that the committee's annual report be received and adopted. She said the committee reviewed five reports from the Representative for Children and Youth.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcript shows her moving the report. It does not state her title on the committee.
Burnaby Hospital pavilion and support building open
The new health-care pavilion and expanded support facilities building opened to patients. The government release quotes Arora.
Scope, limits and sources
The project belongs to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Fraser Health. The release quotes her as the local MLA and names no role of hers in the work.
Voted yes on third reading of the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2)
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes at second reading and at third reading. The third reading vote on April 1 was tied at 46 to 46, and the Speaker cast the deciding vote in favour.
Scope, limits and sources
The Speaker said Bill 2 was a confidence matter, a vote that tests the government's support in the House. The index does not list a speech by Arora on the bill.
Voted no on first reading of the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting no at first reading of a bill introduced by Tara Armstrong. The House rejected first reading by 38 votes to 49.
Scope, limits and sources
Armstrong said the bill would change the Family Law Act, school rules and medical care for minors. First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate.
Voted no on first reading of the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting no at first reading of a bill introduced by Tara Armstrong. The House rejected first reading by 38 votes to 49.
Scope, limits and sources
Later that morning she raised a point of order about bills of this kind. First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate.
Voted yes on Motion 13 supporting the B.C. Human Rights Code
The recorded vote index lists Arora voting yes on Motion 13, which affirms support for the B.C. Human Rights Code and the tribunal's powers to enforce it, and no on an amendment moved by the Opposition House Leader. The motion passed 83 to 3 and the amendment failed 36 to 50.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcript names the Minister of Transportation as the member who tabled the motion.
Hansard records her in the chair of House committee sittings on March 11, April 13, April 20, April 21, April 27, May 4, May 6 and May 25, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The transcripts name no title for the role, and the legislature's member record lists no roles for her. The count covers the 2026 transcripts voche.me opened.
Named in government releases as parliamentary secretary for child care
Government releases of March 24, May 21, August 13 and November 27, 2025 quote Arora as parliamentary secretary for child care. Releases of March 12, May 1 and September 21, 2026 that quote her give her title as MLA for Burnaby East.
Scope, limits and sources
voche.me did not find the announcement of the appointment or a 2026 release that uses the title. The legislature's member record lists no roles for her.
Construction starts on SFU student housing, with child care to follow
A release from three ministries says construction has started on a new student residence at SFU Burnaby and that a child care facility will follow later in 2025. It quotes Arora on the 160 new child care spaces on campus.
Scope, limits and sources
The project belongs to the ministries named in the release. The release names no role of hers in the work.
Construction begins on three Burnaby school projects
A Ministry of Infrastructure release says construction is beginning at three Burnaby schools and adds more than 1,000 student spaces. It quotes Arora on 112 seats of French-language child care at a new Conseil scolaire francophone school.
Scope, limits and sources
The projects belong to the ministry and the school districts. The release names no role of hers in the work.
Burnaby Hospital phase 2 construction contract cancelled
Minister Bowinn Ma told the House on April 29, 2026 that the phase 2 project was re-paced (rescheduled) and that the construction contract was being cancelled, and that Fraser Health and the Province would continue planning.
Scope, limits and sources
A government decision. The exchanges on April 29 and May 4 do not name Arora.
The Ministry of Infrastructure announced $210 million to expand the emergency department, with 16 additional treatment spaces, and the surgical unit, with initial procurement (the purchasing process) to finish in early 2027. The release quotes Arora, MLA for Burnaby-East, welcoming it.
Scope, limits and sources
The release gives no cost or date for cancer care or the new acute-care tower. Black Press reported 13 additional treatment spaces, and the release says 16.
Arora said that non-Indigenous people, including herself, use the words settler and uninvited guest and, for white people who describe themselves that way, colonizer. She said the words remind people of a colonial system that still affects Indigenous communities, and she urged all members to call themselves settlers.
Post on Conservative votes for a bill by Tara Armstrong
On X she wrote that every BC Conservative MLA's vote for Tara Armstrong's bill was deeply disappointing. She named one Conservative MLA as the only one she knew of who said she supports the Human Rights Code as it is. The post does not name the bill.
Arora said she hosted a lunch with the B.C. Epilepsy Society and described the stigma people with epilepsy face, including being refused rides through ride-share apps and being kept out of classes.
After the House rejected first reading of the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act, Arora raised a point of order. She said bills of this kind cause harm and that "this is stochastic terrorism". The Speaker said the House had already defeated the bill, so it was not a point of order. The Western Standard reported the exchange on March 13.
Statement on Farkhunda Muhtaj and refugee resettlement
Arora described meeting the soccer player and coach Farkhunda Muhtaj at an event the month before and read a message from her about the causes of refugee crises.
Statement on a plumbing apprentice and skilled trades
Arora recognized Parambir Singh, a student and apprentice who won a 2024 plumbing award, and said the province must keep supporting skilled trades and the next generation of workers.
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.
Policy dispute
Statement on the words settler, uninvited guest and colonizer
In a members' statement on May 15, 2025, Arora said she had heard Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, express discomfort in estimates (the committee review of a ministry's budget) with the terms settler, uninvited guest and colonizer. She urged all members to call themselves settlers. Later that morning McInnis raised a point of order, said her description of his remarks was inaccurate and invited her to withdraw. On June 15, 2026 the Western Standard published an article whose first sentence says a clip of the statement had resurfaced and drew widespread accusations of anti-white racism. Only the headline and that sentence of the article could be read.
Candidate or party response
In the House she said she was in estimates, heard those words, and would withdraw if there was a mistake. The transcript records her saying "I'd be happy to withdraw if there's a mistake, but that's what I heard." voche.me did not find a later statement from her on this.
Verified status and limits
The Speaker said the Chair would review the record. voche.me did not find a ruling in the sources it opened, and did not open the estimates record where McInnis spoke. voche.me found no official finding.
On April 29, 2026 Misty Van Popta, the Conservative critic for infrastructure, said in question period that the construction contract for phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment had been cancelled. Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma said the phase had been re-paced (rescheduled) and that the contract was being cancelled while planning continued. On May 4 Ma said the project is not cancelled. The Canadian Press reported that dozens of people rallied in a Burnaby park on May 24 against the cancellation. On February 24 Arora had told the House that the project would move forward and that the timing of phase 2 had been adjusted.
Candidate or party response
voche.me found no statement by Arora about the cancelled contract in the 2026 speech index, the transcripts or the news reports it opened. The government release of September 21, 2026 quotes her: "This is a welcome next step in building a bigger, better hospital that will support families living in Burnaby and surrounding communities for many years to come."
Verified status and limits
On September 21, 2026 the Province announced a renewed plan with $210 million for the emergency department and the surgical unit, with initial procurement (the purchasing process) to finish in early 2027. The release gives no cost or date for cancer care or the new acute-care tower, and says an independent report on the project made 25 recommendations.
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Reporting
Burnaby Now
Reah Arora nominated as BC NDP candidate for Burnaby East
Reports her 2024 nomination, her work at the BC Federation of Labour and her 2022 council run.
Community voices frustration as Burnaby hospital expansion project is put on hold
Reports a rally of dozens of people in Burnaby against the cancelled phase 2 contract. It quotes Van Popta and reports statements by Eby and Ma. Arora does not appear in the article.
DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards 2026-An Evening of Extraordinary Stories, Community and Celebration
Reports that the 16th annual awards evening was held on October 2, 2026 at the Aria Convention Centre in Surrey. The article lists MLA Rohini Arora among the provincial representatives who attended. It reports no remarks by her.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The campaign page lists no events and no platform of her own, and its events search returned no results. Her Facebook and Instagram pages returned no readable text. Her X profile shows recent posts with a month and day and no year, so those posts are not used; two posts with full dates are used. Her LinkedIn page was not read. The Burnaby Now 2024 candidate profile answered HTTP 403 and was not read, and the BC NDP caucus page answered HTTP 503, so the caucus page was read from an Internet Archive copy of June 9, 2026. The legislature's member record lists no roles for her. Her role as deputy chair of the government caucus comes from her own words in debate, her campaign page and her caucus page. Her title on the Children and Youth Committee and the title for her place in the chair of House committee sittings are not stated in the sources opened. Government releases from March to November 2025 call her parliamentary secretary for child care; voche.me found no announcement of the appointment and no 2026 release that uses the title. The Western Standard articles of March 13 and June 15, 2026 load only a headline and a first sentence, so the transcripts are used instead. The Speaker's ruling on the point of order of May 15, 2025 was not found, and the estimates record where Scott McInnis spoke was not opened. Her 2022 vote count of 10,513 comes from Burnaby Now; the City of Burnaby's results page lists only the elected councillors, and its detailed results were not opened. Her union membership and her work at the BC Federation of Labour before 2024 come from her own biographies, a CUPE Local 15 page and an SFU event page; they were not checked with the BC Federation of Labour or United Steelworkers. The 2026 speech index lists no speech by her on Bill 12 or Bill 14, and the text of those bills was not opened. No 2026 all-candidates meeting for Burnaby East was found. Campaign finances for 2026 and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent. Added 2026-10-03: a Daily Hive headline of October 2, 2026 about a B.C. Conservative candidate whose name will also appear on a Burnaby civic ballot could not be opened and is not used. Her X posts, Facebook and Instagram pages were not read again on 2026-10-03.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-02: the 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's member record, its 2025 and 2026 speech indexes and 2026 vote index, 27 transcripts, 7 government releases that quote her, her campaign page, the BC NDP platform, releases and team pages, her X profile and two of her X posts, her signed opinion piece of September 2026, a CUPE Local 15 page, an SFU event page, a City of Burnaby results page, and news reports from 2024 and 2026.
Re-read on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list dated October 3, 2026 at 10:00 pm PT, her campaign page, the BC NDP platform page, the BC NDP releases page and the release of October 3 on its candidate team, the 2026 speech index and vote index, the Ministry of Infrastructure news page, and a search of BC Gov News for her name. The campaign page and the platform page hold the same text as on 2026-10-02. The two legislature indexes hold the same entries for her as on 2026-10-02, and neither lists an entry after Hansard issue 188 (May 28, 2026). The BC NDP release of October 3 names no individual candidate. The BC NDP caucus page answered HTTP 503 again.
The name on the ballot is Rohini Reah Arora. The Elections BC list dated October 3, 2026 at 10:00 pm PT prints Rohini Reah Arora. Earlier copies printed Rohini (Reah) Arora (read 2026-09-29), Reah Arora (dated September 30, 2026 at 9:00 pm PT) and Rohini Arora (dated October 2, 2026 at 10:00 pm PT). The 2024 statement of votes prints Reah Arora, and the legislature record and her campaign page print Rohini Arora. In a post dated November 13, 2024 (PT) she wrote that she had reclaimed her name Rohini. Source titles on this page keep the wording the source prints.
Her commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature in 2026, her signed opinion piece and a government release that quotes her. The accountability section holds two public disputes, one over her words in the House in 2025 and one over the Burnaby Hospital contract. Neither is an official finding. The BC NDP platform page and her campaign page changed between 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-02, and the party entries on this page follow the text read on 2026-10-02 and again on 2026-10-03. One new item from 2026-10-03 is a news report that lists her among the MLAs at a community awards evening on October 2, 2026.
Parliamentary secretary for child care (as named in government releases)
Government releases of March 24, May 21, August 13 and November 27, 2025 quote her under this title. voche.me found no 2026 release that uses it and did not find the announcement of the appointment.
Ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association and received 10,513 votes, 380 behind the last elected councillor, according to Burnaby Now. The City of Burnaby's official results page lists the eighth elected councillor, Daniel Tetrault, with 10,893 votes. That page lists only the elected candidates.
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Is this an official page for Rohini Reah Arora?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Rohini Reah Arora's own campaign.
What party is Rohini Reah Arora running with?
Rohini Reah Arora is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Rohini Reah Arora currently hold public office?
Yes. Rohini Reah Arora currently serves as MLA for Burnaby East.
How many sources does this Rohini Reah Arora profile cite?
This profile lists 6 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Rohini Reah Arora's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Rohini Reah Arora 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 Rohini Reah Arora 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
Name matches the Elections BC list dated October 3, 2026
The Elections BC candidate list dated October 3, 2026 at 10:00 pm PT prints this candidate's name as Rohini Reah Arora, so the summary, biography and other prose use that name. Earlier copies of the list printed Rohini (Reah) Arora, Reah Arora and Rohini Arora. The page also adds one news report of October 2, 2026 that lists her at a community awards evening. Titles of sources that quote a headline keep the original text.
Name matches the Elections BC list dated October 2, 2026
The Elections BC candidate list dated October 2, 2026 printed this candidate's name as Rohini Arora, and the page used that name until the list of October 3, 2026. Earlier copies of the list printed Rohini (Reah) Arora and Reah Arora. Titles of sources that quote a headline keep the original text.
Burnaby Hospital and party platform entries updated
The Burnaby Hospital commitment now records the cancelled phase 2 contract of April 2026 and the renewed plan of September 21, 2026. The two BC NDP platform entries follow the platform text read on 2026-10-02, which no longer holds the figures read on 2026-09-30. The entry on Motion M205 now gives the wording that was voted on.
Elections BC's candidate list dated September 30, 2026 at 9:00 pm Pacific time printed this candidate's name as Reah Arora. The list read on 2026-09-29 printed Rohini (Reah) Arora. The page used the name on the list of that date. The list dated October 2, 2026 prints Rohini Arora.
