Karin Kirkpatrick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Capilano as a member of BC United. She served as the Official Opposition critic for Education, Children, Family Development, and Childcare. As of May 6, 2024, she serves as the Shadow Minister for Housing, Childcare, Autism & Accessibility, Gender Equity & Inclusion.
Karin Kirkpatrick | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Capilano | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Sultan |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Block |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | BC United |
| Residence(s) | West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Background
editOn February 8, 2024, she announced she would stand down at the 2024 British Columbia general election.[2]
On September 16, 2024, she announced she would re-enter the campaign as an independent, citing disapproval with Kevin Falcon's decision to suspend the BC United campaign, and endorse the BC Conservatives.[3] In the 2024 British Columbia general election, she was unseated by Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate Lynne Block.[4]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: West Vancouver-Capilano | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Karin Kirkpatrick | 12,734 | 53.55 | −3.61 | $31,268.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Amelia Hill | 7,194 | 30.25 | +6.62 | $4,548.12 | |||
| Green | Rasoul Narimani | 3,664 | 15.41 | −3.80 | $9,137.14 | |||
| Independent | Anton Shendryk | 186 | 0.78 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,778 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 228 | 0.95 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,006 | 58.10 | –4.46 | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,315 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –5.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Ben Bengtson, "Election night results give Liberal Karin Kirkpatrick the projected win in West Vancouver-Capilano". North Shore News, October 24, 2020.
- ^ Richter, Brent (February 8, 2024). "West Vancouver MLA Karin Kirkpatrick won't seek re-election". North Shore News. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "B.C. MLA Karin Kirkpatrick re-enters election as an Independent". CBC News. The Canadian Press. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: West Vancouver-Capilano | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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