Lisa Beare

Lisa Beare is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.

The Honourable Lisa Beare MLA
Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture
Incumbent
Assumed office July 18, 2017
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Shirley Bond (Tourism) Sam Sullivan (Arts and Culture)
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Doug Bing
Personal details
Born	1975/1976 (age 43–44)
Political party	New Democratic Party
Children	1
Education	University of Victoria

She previously served as a Maple Ridge school board trustee and as vice-president of CUPE 4078.

Early life and education

Beare was born and raised in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She attended Thomas Haney Secondary School and earned a diploma in local government management from the University of Victoria before starting her career as a flight attendant for Air Transat.[1]

Career

In 2014, Beare was elected a Maple Ridge school board trustee with 6,433 votes.[2] Two years later, she announced her decision to run for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in BC's next election.[3]

In 2017, Beare was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[4] The following year, she was diagnosed with a medical condition affecting her heart which required surgery.[5]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Lisa Beare	12,045	44.80	$60,276
	Liberal	Doug Bing	10,428	38.79	$55,180
	Green	Alex Pope	3,329	12.38	$6,534
	Conservative	Gary John O'Driscoll	676	2.51
	Independent	Steve Ranta	408	1.52	$979
Total valid votes			26,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173	0.64
Turnout			27,059	64.50
Source: Elections BC[6]

References

1. "Who is Lisa Beare?". Maple Ridge News. July 19, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
2. Corbett, Neil (November 18, 2014). "Election 2014: Trustee incumbents keep seats". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
3. Melnychuk, Phil (October 3, 2016). "School trustee wants to run for NDP in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows". BC Local News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
4. Hall, Mike (May 9, 2017). "NDP sweeps Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission". Maple Ridge News. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
5. Ip, Stephanie (April 9, 2018). "B.C. Minister Lisa Beare expected to make full recovery following heart surgery". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
6. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

British Columbia Provincial Government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Shirley Bond Sam Sullivan	Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture July 18, 2017–	Incumbent