Jinny Sims

The Honourable
Jinny Sims
MLA
Minister for Citizens' Services of British Columbia
Assumed office
July 18, 2017
Premier John Horgan
Preceded by Jas Johal (As Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services)
Critic for Employment
In office
August 13, 2013 – November 19, 2015
Leader Thomas Mulcair
Preceded by Chris Charlton
Succeeded by Karen Vecchio
Critic for Immigration
In office
April 19, 2012 – August 13, 2013
Leader Thomas Mulcair
Preceded by Don Davies
Succeeded by Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Critic for International Cooperation
In office
October 3, 2011 – April 18, 2012
Leader Nycole Turmel
Preceded by Hélène Laverdière
Succeeded by Romeo Saganash
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Panorama
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded by Marvin Hunt
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Newton—North Delta
In office
May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by Sukh Dhaliwal
Succeeded by Sukh Dhaliwal
(Surrey—Newton)
Personal details
Born (1952-06-07) June 7, 1952
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political party New Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Stephen Sims
Residence Surrey, British Columbia

Jinny Jogindera Sims (born June 7, 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election in Surrey-Panorama. She previously was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Newton—North Delta as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Sims emigrated to England from Punjab, India at the age of nine. She earned a Bachelor of Education degree at the Victoria University of Manchester (now the University of Manchester). Sims and her husband moved to Canada in 1975,[2] spending two years in Quebec before moving to Nanaimo where she was a high school teacher until the early-2000s.[3] She was elected president of the BC Teachers' Federation in 2004[4] and served in that role until 2007. In her role as president of the BCTF, she was involved in the May 2005 provincial election when the BC Liberal Party, a week before the election, accused the BCTF of having a "secret plan" to strike two days after the election;[5] the organization subsequently filed a defamation lawsuit.[6] When the teachers, who had been working for over a year without a contract, did provide strike notice in September 2005, the provincial government immediately extended, by legislation, the last contract to June 2006 and made a potential strike illegal.[7] Regardless, Sims led the teachers in job action, culminating in a two-week strike. The Labour Relations Board determined the strike illegal and the BC Supreme Court found the BCTF in civil contempt of court, fined the BCTF $500,000 and ordered the BCTF not pay the teachers a strike pay.[8][9][10] The strike ended when the membership voted to accept a $150 million mediated settlement which both the government and the BCTF executive had endorsed.[11] Sims's BCTF successfully negotiated a five-year contract in June 2006.[12]

Electoral record

British Columbia general election, 2017: Surrey-Panorama
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticJinny Sims10,91050.53
LiberalPuneet Sandhar9,12642.27
GreenVeronica Laurel Greer1,4376.66
RefederationLiz Galenzoski1170.54
Total valid votes 21,590100.00
Source: Elections BC[13]
Canadian federal election, 2015: Surrey—Newton
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal24,86955.98+21.90–
New DemocraticJinny Sims11,60426.12-9.17–
ConservativeHarpreet Singh6,97615.70-11.72–
GreenPamela Sangha9752.2-0.40–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,424100.0   $197,640.76
Total rejected ballots –––
Turnout 44,42468.55–
Eligible voters 64,798
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +15.54
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Newton—North Delta
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJinny Sims15,41333.42+7.29
LiberalSukh Dhaliwal14,51031.46-4.96
ConservativeMani Kaur Fallon14,43731.30+0.39
GreenLiz Walker1,5203.30-2.30
IndependentRavi S. Gill1230.27–
CommunistSam Hammond1160.25-0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,119100.00
Total rejected ballots 2940.63 +0.07
Turnout 46,41362.59+0.52
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +5.79

References

  1. ↑ "Election 2011: Newton—North Delta". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "About Jinny Sims". jinnysims.ndp.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.
  3. ↑ Cordery, Walter (February 12, 2004). "Jinny Sims seeking B.C. union's top job". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia. p. A5.
  4. ↑ "Teachers elect Jinny Sims as new president". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. 17 Mar 2004. p. A7.
  5. ↑ Mason, Chris (May 20, 2005). "Liberals, BCTF ready to bury ill will from election campaign". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. A6.
  6. ↑ Bellett, Gerry (May 27, 2005). "B.C. teachers take Premier to court: Campbell 'defamed' union". National Post. p. A7.
  7. ↑ Bailey, Ian; Jack Keating (October 4, 2005). "Teachers contract legislated: Imposed deal offers no salary increase, blocks job action". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. p. A3.
  8. ↑ Mickleburgh, Rod (October 10, 2005). "Teachers guilty of contempt, B.C. judge concludes". The Globe and Mail. p. A4.
  9. ↑ Bridge, Maurice (October 22, 2005). "Judge slaps $500,000 fine on teachers: Penalty for illegal strike may yet be increased". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. A3.
  10. ↑ Mickleburgh, Rod (October 14, 2005). "B.C. court orders halt to teachers' strike pay". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  11. ↑ Shaw, Rob; Darah Hansen; Janet Steffenhagen; Jonathan Fowlie (October 24, 2005). "Teachers back at work but fight far from over". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. A2.
  12. ↑ Chung, Emily (July 3, 2006). "Pressure from public hastened teachers' deal". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia. p. A3.
  13. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  14. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Surrey—Newton, 30 September 2015
  15. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
British Columbia Provincial Government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Jas Johal Minister of Citizens' Services
July 18, 2017–		 Incumbent
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