Sheila Malcolmson

Sheila Malcolmson (born March 26, 1966) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the electoral district of Nanaimo since January 30, 2019.[1][2] She was previously the federal Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith from 2015 to 2019.[3]

Sheila Malcolmson MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2019
Preceded by	Position Created
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2019
Preceded by	Leonard Krog
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith
In office October 19, 2015 – January 2, 2019
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Paul Manly
Personal details
Born	(1966-03-26) March 26, 1966
Political party	National: New Democratic Party Provincial: BC NDP
Residence	Gabriola Island, British Columbia

She won a by-election to succeed Leonard Krog as MLA for Nanaimo on January 30, 2019. Krog, who had held the seat since 2005, resigned after being elected mayor of Nanaimo in the October 20, 2018 municipal elections. Her by-election victory allowed the minority government of NDP Premier John Horgan to maintain its working majority with the Greens in the British Columbia legislature over the opposition Liberals.[4] On July 26, 2019 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment by Premier John Horgan.[5]

Prior to her election to Parliament, she was the chair of the Islands Trust Council, and also served as the trustee for Gabriola Island.

Electoral record

British Columbia provincial by-election, January 30, 2019: Nanaimo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Sheila Malcolmson	12,114	49.88	+3.34
	Liberal	Tony Harris	9,691	39.90	+7.37
	Green	Michele Ney	1,783	7.34	-12.57
	Conservative	Justin Greenwood	491	2.02
	Vancouver Island Party	Robin Mark Richardson	112	0.46
	Libertarian	Bill Walker	96	0.40	-0.62
Total			24,287	99.86
Rejected, spoiled and declined			33	0.14	-0.36
Turnout			24,320	53.62	-8.68
Eligible electors			45,359
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-2.01
Source: Elections BC[6]

2015 Canadian federal election: Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sheila Malcolmson	23,651	33.20	-12.06	$136,135.63
	Liberal	Tim Tessier	16,753	23.52	+16.84	$21,699.17
	Conservative	Mark Allen MacDonald	16,637	23.35	-17.04	$132,376.87
	Green	Paul Manly	14,074	19.76	+12.58	$145,016.61
	Marxist–Leninist	Jack East	126	0.18	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			71,241	99.78		$236,098.07
Total rejected ballots			158	0.22	–
Turnout			71,399	75.00	–
Eligible voters			95,200
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		-14.45
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]

References

1. "Federal byelection confirmed for Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding; no date set yet". NanaimoNews Now. 2019-01-08.
2. Megan Thomas (2018-12-16). "Sheila Malcolmson acclaimed as NDP candidate, setting race for key Nanaimo byelection". CBC.
3. "NDP's Sheila Malcolmson wins new Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 19, 2015.
6. "2019 Nanaimo By-election Interim Voting Results by Voting Area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 30 September 2015
8. Official Voting Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
9. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits

• Sheila Malcolmson – Parliament of Canada biography