BC Election
About
Henry Yao is the BC NDP candidate for Richmond Centre. Born in Taiwan, he immigrated to Canada at age 11 and settled in Richmond. After graduating from Matthew McNair Secondary School he earned a B.A. in psychology from UBC. Following a lymphoma diagnosis in 2004 and remission, he worked in youth services. He ran for Richmond City Council in 2014 (Independent) and 2018 (RITE Richmond) without winning a seat. He was elected MLA for Richmond South Centre in 2020, defeating Liberal Alexa Loo by a narrow margin, and lost when he sought Richmond Centre in 2024 against Conservative Hon Chan. He is running again for the NDP in Richmond Centre in the 2026 provincial election.