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 | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Simons |
| Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | |
| In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | Judy Darcy |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Whiteside |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo | |
| Assumed office January 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Krog |
| Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Manly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1966 |
| Political party | National: New Democratic Party Provincial: BC NDP |
| Residence(s) | 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
editProvincial elections
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 14,334 | 54.49 | +4.57 | $34,570.32 | |||
| Green | Lia Marie Constance Versaevel | 6,078 | 23.09 | +15.74 | $5,101.61 | |||
| Liberal | Kathleen Jones | 5,903 | 22.42 | −17.51 | $26,013.13 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,325 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, January 30, 2019: Nanaimo | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Sheila Malcolmson | 12,114 | 49.92 | +3.38 | $50,194 | |||
| Liberal | Tony Harris | 9,691 | 39.93 | +7.39 | $57,212 | |||
| Green | Michele Ney | 1,783 | 7.35 | −12.56 | $41,039 | |||
| Conservative | Justin Greenwood | 491 | 2.02 | – | $1,432 | |||
| Vancouver Island Party | Robin Mark Richardson | 112 | 0.46 | – | $4,208 | |||
| Libertarian | Bill Walker | 76 | 0.32 | −0.69 | $246 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,267 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.14 | −0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,300 | 52.59 | −8.68 | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,210 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −2.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
Federal elections
edit| 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[9][10][11] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Federal byelection confirmed for Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding; no date set yet". NanaimoNews Now. January 8, 2019.
- ^ Megan Thomas (December 16, 2018). "Sheila Malcolmson acclaimed as NDP candidate, setting race for key Nanaimo byelection". CBC.
- ^ "NDP's Sheila Malcolmson wins new Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 19, 2015.
- ^ "NDP retains grip on power as Sheila Malcolmson wins Nanaimo byelection | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ "Premier Horgan assigns, makes changes to parliamentary secretary jobs". July 27, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Nanaimo By-election Final Voting Results by Voting Area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
- ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits