Jodie Wickens
Jodie Wickens | |
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| Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 10, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Grace Lore |
| Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs of British Columbia | |
| In office November 18, 2024 – December 10, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Mitzi Dean (Child Care) |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Fin Donnelly |
| In office February 2, 2016 – May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Horne |
| Succeeded by | Joan Isaacs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1982 |
| Political party | BC NDP |
| Residence | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Profession | Politician |
Jodie Wickens is a Canadian politician, who is serving in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral district since November 2024.
Career
[edit]Wickens was previously elected on February 2, 2016, in a by-election, defeating BC Liberal Party candidate Joan Isaacs and Green Party of British Columbia candidate Joe Keithley with 46% of the vote.[1] In the 2017 provincial election, she was narrowly defeated by Joan Isaacs, who received 87 more votes.
Following the 2024 election, Wickens was appointed as the Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs. However, in December 2024 she was appointed acting Minister of Children and Family Development after Grace Lore temporarily stepped down for medical reasons.[2]
Prior to being elected, Wickens was executive director of the Autism Support Network.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2017 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joan Isaacs | 10,388 | 44.28 | +6.20 | $59,630 | |||
| New Democratic | Jodie Wickens | 10,301 | 43.91 | −2.22 | $61,721 | |||
| Green | Ian Donnelly Soutar | 2,771 | 11.81 | −1.74 | $5,251 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,460 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.74 | +0.50 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,634 | 57.46 | +35.91 | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,133 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jodie Wickens | 3,836 | 46.48 | +9.13 | $69,695 | |||
| Liberal | Joan Isaacs | 3,146 | 38.12 | −11.81 | $68,690 | |||
| Green | Joe Keithley | 1,114 | 13.50 | +7.70 | $16,337 | |||
| Libertarian | Paul Geddes | 157 | 1.90 | +0.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,253 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.24 | −0.53 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,273 | 21.55 | −31.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 38,393 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.47 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "B.C. NDP candidates Jodie Wickens and Melanie Mark win Metro Vancouver byelections". CBC News. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Grace Lore steps down as minister following cancer diagnosis". Times Colonist. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Jodie Wickens wins Coquitlam–Burke Mountain by-election for the NDP". The Georgia Straight. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. May 9, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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