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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1967)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name            = Rob Nijjar
| caption         =
| birth_date      = {{birth year and age|1967}}<ref name="CPG">{{cite web |title=Nijjar, Rob, B.A. (Vancouver-Kingsway) |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nijjar-rob-ba-vancouver-kingsway |work=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref>
| birth_place     =
| residence       = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| constituency_AM = [[Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district)|Vancouver-Kingsway]]
| assembly        = British Columbia Legislative
| term_start      = May 16, 2001
| term_end        = May 17, 2005
| predecessor     = [[Glen Clark]]
| successor       = [[Adrian Dix]]
| party           = [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| alma_mater      = [[Simon Fraser University]]
| occupation      =
}}

'''Rob Nijjar''' (born 1967) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician who served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of [[British Columbia]] from 2001 to 2005, representing the riding of [[Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district)|Vancouver-Kingsway]] as part of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]] caucus.

A lifelong resident of [[Vancouver]]'s [[East Vancouver|East Side]], he attended school in southeast Vancouver and went to [[Langara College]] before studying at [[Simon Fraser University]], where he earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in General Studies in 1992.<ref name="CPG"/><ref name="BCLeg"/> He subsequently worked as a business manager for several firms including [[Jenny Craig]], some family-run restaurants, and other service industry businesses before founding his own public relations company in 1998.<ref name="CPG"/><ref name="BCLeg"/> He also worked as a community organizer for BC Liberal leader [[Gordon Campbell (Canadian politician)|Gordon Campbell]].<ref name="BCLeg"/>

In the [[2001 British Columbia general election|2001 provincial election]], Nijjar ran as a Liberal candidate in [[Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district)|Vancouver-Kingsway]], a riding previously held by former [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) leader [[Glen Clark]]. With the NDP struggling in the polls, Nijjar defeated that party's candidate Alicia Barsallo by 2,835 votes to become the riding's MLA.<ref name="CBC13">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news2/canada/bcvotes2013/ridings/074/ |title=Vancouver-Kingsway: British Columbia Votes 2013 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=2013-05-15 |accessdate=2024-09-26}}</ref> In the [[37th Parliament of British Columbia|37th Parliament]], Nijjar served on the Government Caucus Committee on the Economy, sat on the Legislative Standing Committee for Education and chaired the Sub-Committee on Youth Employment.<ref name="BCLeg">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/37thparl/nijjar.htm|title=Rob Nijjar- Members at dissolution of 37th Parliament|publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]|accessdate=June 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061229112757/http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/37thparl/nijjar.htm|archive-date=2006-12-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Nijjar was defeated in the [[2005 British Columbia general election|2005 provincial election]] by NDP candidate [[Adrian Dix]].<ref name="CBC13"/> He has since worked as the executive director for the South Hill Business Improvement Association in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-fraser-south-hills-parking-paid-1.5199180 |title=Vancouver may change 260 free parking spaces on one street into paid meters |publisher=[[CBC News]] |first=Justin |last=McElroy |date=2019-07-05 |accessdate=2024-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/08/02/Punjabi-Market-Vancouver-Past-Present-Future-50-Anniversary/ |title=Punjabi Market — Past, Present and Future |publisher=[[The Tyee]] |first=Christopher |last=Cheung |date=2019-08-02 |accessdate=2024-09-26}}</ref>

==Election results==
{{2005 British Columbia general election/Vancouver-Kingsway}}

{{CANelec/top|BC|2001|Vancouver-Kingsway|percent=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|'''Rob Nijjar'''|8,264|49.89|$41,856}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Alicia Barsallo|5,429|32.78|$41,185}}
{{CANelec|BC|Green|Geoff Lyon|1,725|10.41|$468}}
{{CANelec|BC|Unity|Sal Vetro|541|3.27|$2,569}}
{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Steven Mackenzie Lay|364|2.20|$394}}
{{CANelec|BC|Council of British Columbians|Tyler Ducharme|159|0.96|$3,268}}
{{CANelec|BC|People's Front|Donna Petersen|81|0.49|$767}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|16,563|100.00}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|188|1.14}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|16,751|67.14}}
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==References==
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[[Category:BC United MLAs]]
[[Category:Canadian people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Politicians from Vancouver]]
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[[Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Langara College people]]

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