Jennifer Blatherwick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Coquitlam-Maillardville as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[1] On November 18, 2024, she was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity.[2]
Early life and career
Blatherwick lives in Coquitlam with her husband and five children.[3] She was elected twice in Coquitlam as a School District 43 trustee.[4]
She has also served on the board of ACCESS Youth, as a director of the Coquitlam Foundation, and on multiple other committees in the Tri-Cities area.[5]
Blatherwick was formerly the Director of the B.C. Chapter of Odyssey of the Mind.[6]
She is a recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.[7]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Maillardville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Blatherwick | 11,973 | 51.8% | -7.3 | ||||
| Conservative | Hamed Najafi | 9,146 | 39.6% | +39.2 | ||||
| Green | Nicola Spurling | 1,462 | 6.3% | -5.3 | ||||
| Independent | Ken Holowanky | 535 | 2.3% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,116 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Coquitlam-Maillardville | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Engagement, Government Communications and Public. "Executive Council and Parliamentary Secretaries of B.C. - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Coquitlam-Maillardville: BC NDP candidate Jennifer Blatherwick". Tri-City News. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Coquitlam school trustee clinches NDP nomination to run for MLA". Tri-City News. June 10, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Board Members: Coquitlam". School District No. 43 (Coquitlam). Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Coquitlam woman receives Sovereign's Medal". Tri-City News. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Jennifer Martin-Blatherwick". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10778989/bc-election-2024-results-coquitlam-maillardville/