Jenn McGinn

Jenn McGinn (born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of Vancouver-Fairview, in a by-election on October 29, 2008. She is the first openly lesbian MLA to serve in the British Columbian Legislature. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, her candidacy was endorsed in a Georgia Straight editorial.[1]

Jenn McGinn
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Fairview
In office
October 29, 2008 – May 12, 2009
Preceded byGregor Robertson
Succeeded byMargaret MacDiarmid
Personal details
BornCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Political partyBritish Columbia New Democratic Party
Occupationaccount manager

McGinn is an account manager with the community business banking team of Vancity Savings Credit Union. She is a former vice-president of Little Mountain Neighbourhood House and past executive director of the South Granville Seniors Centre. She was also the director of development for the Surrey Women's Centre. McGinn first became involved in politics as a high school student in Charlottetown in the late 1980s. She was 17 when she joined the party, and soon became president of the P.E.I. Young New Democrats.[2]

After the 2008 by-election the provincial constituency of Vancouver-Fairview was redistributed by Elections BC as part of a larger provincewide redistribution. She was defeated by BC Liberal candidate Margaret MacDiarmid in the 2009 provincial election.

Electoral record
By-election, October 29, 2008: Vancouver-Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP Jenn McGinn 5,487 46.66
LiberalMargaret MacDiarmid4,77940.64
GreenJane Sterk8567.28–
ConservativeWilf Hanni4834.11
MarijuanaJodie Emery1551.32
2009 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Fairview
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMargaret MacDiarmid11,03447.09$144,364
New DemocraticJenn McGinn9,88142.17$106,859
GreenVanessa Violini2,2329.52$749
IndependentGraham Clark1650.70$250
ReformNorris Matthew Barens850.36$250
RefederationAlex Frei370.16$260
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References
  1. "NDP's Spencer Herbert and Jenn McGinn easy choices in Vancouver by-elections", Georgia Straight, October 23, 2008.
  2. "McGinn switches coasts to win for NDP". CBC News. November 3, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2017.


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