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Parm Bains

Liberal (LPC) · Richmond East—Steveston, British Columbia

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Contact

parm.bains@parl.gc.ca

Committees

  • Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates — Member
  • Standing Committee on Health — Member

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Performance Grade

Agent allocation baseline: 343 MPs across 10 agents = 34 MPs per agent with 3 MPs to distribute.

Underlying scorecard data is sampled through (latest of votes, speeches, expense updates, lobbying, donations, and pipeline cursor activity). Latest source refresh: openparliament_votes at Jun 30, 2026, 8:01 a.m. (success).

Data coverage:Votes: yesSpeeches: yesExpenses: yesDonations: yesDiscipline: yes
B+75/100
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Parliamentary Activity

D+

45/100

Financial

A+

90/100

Independence

A

88/100

Alignment & Access

B+

77/100

Parliamentary Activity

EngagementD (44)
AttendanceF (32)
Legislative ProductivityC+ (60)

Financial

TransparencyA+ (95)
Fiscal ResponsibilityA+ (90)
Expense EfficiencyA (85)

Independence

AccountabilityA+ (100)
Lobbying RiskA+ (100)
Donor ConcentrationB- (65)

Alignment & Access

ResponsivenessF (32)
Party DisciplineA+ (100)
Constituent AccessA+ (100)

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Total Expenses

$1,204,679

Votes Cast

129

Lobbying Contacts

178

Donations Received

$7,802

Quick Facts

Party

Liberal (LPC)

Riding

Richmond East—Steveston

Province

British Columbia

Status

Active

Recent Votes

  • 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026

    2026-06-18

    Yes

  • Government Business No. 13 (Proceedings on Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access)

    2026-06-17

    Yes

  • Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) (amendment)

    2026-06-17

    No

  • Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places)

    2026-06-17

    Yes

  • 2nd reading of Bill C-267, An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances

    2026-06-17

    Yes

Top Expense Categories

  • Salaries$572,915
  • Contracts$351,870
  • Travel$259,646

Career Timeline

  • Apr 28, 2025

    Election

    Elected to 45th Parliament

    Liberal MP for Richmond East—Steveston