Jodie Wickens

Jodie Wickens
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
In office
February 2, 2016 – May 9, 2017
Preceded byDouglas Horne
Succeeded byJoan Isaacs
Personal details
Born (1982-12-18) December 18, 1982 (age 41)
Political partyBC NDP
ResidenceCoquitlam, British Columbia
ProfessionPolitician

Jodie Wickens is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral district. She was elected on February 2, 2016, in a by-election, defeating BC Liberal Party candidate Joan Isaacs and Green Party of British Columbia candidate Joe Keithley with 46% of the vote.[1] In the 2017 provincial election, she was narrowly defeated by Joan Isaacs, who received 87 more votes.

Prior to being elected, Wickens was executive director of the Autism Support Network.[2]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Joan Isaacs 10,388 44.28 +6.20 $59,630
New Democratic Jodie Wickens 10,301 43.91 −2.22 $61,721
Green Ian Donnelly Soutar 2,771 11.81 −1.74 $5,251
Total valid votes 23,460 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 174 0.74 +0.50
Turnout 23,634 57.46 +35.91
Registered voters 41,133
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jodie Wickens 3,836 46.48 +9.13 $69,695
Liberal Joan Isaacs 3,146 38.12 −11.81 $68,690
Green Joe Keithley 1,114 13.50 +7.70 $16,337
Libertarian Paul Geddes 157 1.90 +0.45
Total valid votes 8,253 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 20 0.24 −0.53
Turnout 8,273 21.55 −31.68
Eligible voters 38,393
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +10.47

References

  1. ^ "B.C. NDP candidates Jodie Wickens and Melanie Mark win Metro Vancouver byelections". CBC News. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Jodie Wickens wins Coquitlam–Burke Mountain by-election for the NDP". The Georgia Straight. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. May 9, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.


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