# Taylor Bachrach

Taylor Bachrach MP (born 1978) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has been serving as the member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley in the House of Commons of Canada since 2019 as a member of the New Democratic Party. Prior to federal politics, he served as the mayor of Smithers from 2011 to 2019 and municipal councilor in the village of Telkwa from 2008 to 2011.

## Political Career

Bachrach's started his political career in the village of Telkwa where be became a municipal councilor in 2008 and later went on to become the mayor of Smithers in 2011. He served as mayor until 2019, winning reelection twice, before his turning his career into federal politics.
At the 2019 Canadian federal election, Skeena—Bulkley Valley was an open seat as its MP, Nathan Cullen, chose not to seek re-election. Bachrach won the party's nomination and subsequently held the seat for the NDP. He resigned as mayor of Smithers on November 3, 2019, to assume his new role as MP. After he was elected federally, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh named him to be the party's critic for Infrastructure and Communities in the 43rd Canadian Parliament.
After his re-election in the 2021 Canadian federal election, Bachrach became the critic for Transport and deputy critic for Infrastructure and Communities. On December 13, 2021, Bachrach tabled Bill C-210, the Right to Vote at 16 Act, which would amend the Canada Elections Act to lower the federal voting age in Canada from 18 to 16 years of age. On December 13, 2023, he tabled Bill C-371, the Rail Passenger Priority Act, which would amend the Canada Transportation Act to give passenger trains priority over freight rail. Following the adjournment of the House of Commons for the holiday season, Bachrach embarked on The Canadian to learn more about and promote passenger rail in Canada.

## Personal life

Bachrach and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Ella and Maddie. He lives in Smithers. Outside politics, Bachrach owned a communications business, Bachrach Communications. He also served as the director of communications for the British Columbia chapter of the Sierra Club of Canada.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Skeena—Bulkley Valley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 15,921 | 42.58 | +1.68 | $63,480.61 |
| | Conservative | Claire Rattée | 13,513 | 36.14 | +2.94 | $70,700.48 |
| | People's | Jody Craven | 2,888 | 7.72 | +5.42 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Lakhwinder Jhaj | 2,866 | 7.66 | –3.94 | $3,828.51 |
| | Green | Adeana Young | 1,406 | 3.76 | –4.14 | $8,424.51 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 797 | 2.13 | –1.17 | $22,278.11 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,391 | 99.49 | – | $131,940.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 193 | 0.51 | –0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,584 | 55.72 | –6.98 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,453 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –0.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Skeena—Bulkley Valley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 16,944 | 40.9 | -10.18 | $95,825.47 |
| | Conservative | Claire Rattée | 13,756 | 33.2 | +8.41 | $58,121.59 |
| | Liberal | Dave Birdi | 4,793 | 11.6 | -7.12 | $33,859.91 |
| | Green | Mike Sawyer | 3,280 | 7.9 | +4.26 | $7,326.84 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,350 | 3.3 | +1.53 | $23,458.48 |
| | People's | Jody Craven | 940 | 2.3 | – | $5,358.59 |
| | Independent | Danny Nunes | 164 | 0.4 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Merv Ritchie | 157 | 0.4 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,384 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,651 | 62.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,421 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -9.30 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Municipal

2018 Smithers mayoral election :
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Taylor Bachrach (X) | 1,137 | 64.02 |
| Randy Bell | 639 | 35.98 |
2014 Smithers mayoral election :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Taylor Bachrach (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
2011 Smithers mayoral election :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Taylor Bachrach | 896 | 58.52 |
| Cress Farrow (X) | 635 | 41.48 |