Jennifer Blatherwick
Jennifer Blatherwick | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Kelli Paddon |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Coquitlam-Maillardville | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Selina Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Political party | New Democratic |
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 | 11,972 | 51.80 | −7.3 | $41,913.64 | ||||
| Conservative | Hamed Najafi | 9,146 | 39.57 | +39.2 | $25,819.55 | |||
| Green | Nicola Spurling | 1,461 | 6.32 | −5.3 | $4,924.24 | |||
| Independent | Ken Holowanky | 535 | 2.31 | – | $2,571.63 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 23,114 | 99.89 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.11 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 23,140 | 56.90 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 40,666 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | −23.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8][9] | ||||||||
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.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved 5 July 2025.