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 by	Gregor Robertson
Succeeded by	Margaret MacDiarmid
Personal details
Born	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	British Columbia New Democratic Party
Occupation	account 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
	Liberal	Margaret MacDiarmid	4,779	40.64
	Green	Jane Sterk	856	7.28	–
	Conservative	Wilf Hanni	483	4.11
	Marijuana	Jodie Emery	155	1.32

2009 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Fairview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Margaret MacDiarmid	11,034	47.09	$144,364
	New Democratic	Jenn McGinn	9,881	42.17	$106,859
	Green	Vanessa Violini	2,232	9.52	$749
	Independent	Graham Clark	165	0.70	$250
	Reform	Norris Matthew Barens	85	0.36	$250
	Refederation	Alex Frei	37	0.16	$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.

External links

• Jenn McGinn