Jodie Wickens
Jodie Wickens is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral district. She was 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.
Jodie Wickens | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | |
| 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 |
Prior to being elected, Wickens was executive director of the Autism Support Network.[2]
Electoral record
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Joan Isaacs | 10,388 | 44.28 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jodie Wickens | 10,301 | 43.91 | |||||
| Green | Ian Donnelly Soutar | 2,771 | 11.81 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,460 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3] | ||||||||
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References
- "B.C. NDP candidates Jodie Wickens and Melanie Mark win Metro Vancouver byelections". CBC News. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "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 – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. 9 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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