to Small and had participated in the trip with their children. When the audit became public, Kwan held a press conference where she denied any knowledge that the society had paid for the trip, and said she would reimburse the society. Following the conference, Kwan took a brief leave of absence. Member of Parliament (2015–present) In January 2015, Kwan announced that she would be seeking the NDP nomination in Vancouver East for the 2015 federal election. Mable Elmore was also seeking the party's nomination in the riding. Kwan was nominated on March 22, and sought to replace Libby Davies as the MP for the riding. She was elected to the House of Commons in October 2015, defeating Liberal Party candidate Edward Wong and Conservative Party candidate James Low by a wide margin. On November 12, she was appointed as her party's critic for immigration, refugees and citizenship. She was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. Electoral record Federal Provincial See also Chinese Canadians in British Columbia References External links Official Biography, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Biography, New Democratic Party 1967 births Living people British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs Women government ministers of Canada Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Hong Kong emigrants to Canada Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Naturalized citizens of Canada New Democratic Party MPs Canadian politicians of Hong Kong descent Simon Fraser University alumni Coalition of Progressive Electors councillors Women MLAs in British Columbia Women municipal councillors in Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians Canadian politicians of Chinese descent