Brenda Locke
Brenda Locke is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.[1] Locke was appointed Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Service on Sept. 20, 2004.
Brenda Locke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Green Timbers | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Sue Hammell |
| Succeeded by | Sue Hammell |
| Surrey City Councillor | |
| Assumed office November 5, 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Surrey Connect (municipal) Liberal (provincial) |
| Other political affiliations | Safe Surrey Coalition (2018-2019) |
| Spouse(s) | John |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Surrey, British Columbia |
Before becoming an MLA, Locke was the executive director of the BC Liquor Licensee and Retailers Association, a position she held since 1985. From 1979 to 1983, she was the office manager for the Richmond Association for Children's Services which managed three group homes for troubled youth and an outreach program for youth under twelve.
Locke defeated New Democrat incumbent Sue Hammell in the 2001 provincial election. In the 2005 election, however, Hammell defeated Locke to reclaim the seat.
She subsequently ran as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Fleetwood—Port Kells in the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election, but lost both times to Conservative incumbent Nina Grewal.
Locke works as executive director for the B.C. Massage Therapist Association.[2] On October 20, 2018, Locke was elected as a councillor of the city of Surrey, as a part of the Safe Surrey Coalition.[3]
On June 27, 2019, Locke left the Safe Surrey Coalition, becoming an independent.[4][5]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 7,539 | 48.95% | +15.16% | $46,658 | |
| NDP | Sue Hammell | 5,592 | 36.31% | -13.80% | $37,237 | |
| Unity | C. Lewis Robinson | 1,067 | 6.93% | n/a | $7,196 | |
| Marijuana | Dennis Kalsi | 561 | 3.65% | n/a | $394 | |
| Reform | Jim Paterson | 538 | 3.49% | -2.28% | $3,277 | |
| Communist | Harjit Singh Daudharia | 103 | 0.67% | +0.37% | $332 | |
| Total valid votes | 15,400 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.98% | ||||
| Turnout | 15,551 | 66.77% | ||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sue Hammell | 10,836 | 60.82 | +24.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 5,619 | 31.54 | −17.41 | ||||
| Green | Sebastian Sajda | 791 | 4.44 | – | ||||
| Marijuana | Amanda Boggan | 225 | 1.26 | −2.39 | ||||
| Emerged Democracy | Rob Norberg | 151 | 0.85 | – | ||||
| Democratic Reform | Ravi Chand | 142 | 0.80 | – | ||||
| Communist | Harjit Singh Daudharia | 52 | 0.29 | +0.38 | ||||
| Total | 17,816 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Nina Grewal | 14,577 | 33.5 | -2.3 | $72,464 | |||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 13,749 | 31.6 | +2.1 | $54,768 | |||
| New Democratic | Barry Bell | 10,961 | 25.2 | -2.8 | $18,907 | |||
| Independent | Jack Cook | 3,202 | 7.4 | +7.4 | $75,818 | |||
| Green | Duncan McDonald | 1,059 | 2.4 | -3.9 | -- | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,548 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 127 | 0.3 | -0.3 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,675 | 59 | 0 | |||||
| Conservative | hold | Swing | -2.2 | – | ||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Nina Grewal | 21,389 | 44.7 | +11.2 | $79,909 | |||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 12,502 | 26.1 | -5.5 | $75,331 | |||
| New Democratic | Nao Fernando | 10,916 | 22.8 | -2.4 | $65,022 | |||
| Green | Brian Newbold | 3,045 | 6.4 | +4.0 | -- | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,852 | 100.0 | $88,579 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.5 | +0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,071 | 56 | +3 | |||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Rachna Singh | 8,280 | 58.19 | |||||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 4,711 | 33.11 | |||||
| Green | Saira Aujla | 1,017 | 7.15 | |||||
| No affiliation | Vikram Bajwa | 155 | 1.09 | |||||
| Your Political Party | Kanwaljit Singh Moti | 66 | 0.46 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 14,229 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
References
- Anne Edwards, Seeking Balance: Conversations with BC Women in Politics. Caitlin Press, 2008. ISBN 1894759311.
- https://www.rmtbc.ca/about/contact-us
- https://www.surrey.ca/election/documents/2018FinalDeterminationOfOfficialElectionResultsSigned.pdf
- Little, Simon; Macdonald, Gord. "2nd councillor quits Surrey mayor's Safe Surrey Coalition, citing 'dysfunctional' council". Global News. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Recksiedler, Dean; Nassar, Hana Mae. "City Councillor Brenda Locke bolts from Safe Surrey Coalition - NEWS 1130". www.citynews1130.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
External links
- Hon. Brenda Locke, 37th Parliament biography.
