Stephanie Cadieux

Stephanie Cadieux
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey South
In office
May 9, 2017 – April 30, 2022
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byElenore Sturko
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Cloverdale
In office
May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded byKevin Falcon
Succeeded byMarvin Hunt
Minister of Children and Family Development
In office
September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
Preceded byMary McNeil
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Panorama
In office
May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byMarvin Hunt
Personal details
Born1972 or 1973 (age 51–52)[1]
Political partyBC Liberal

Stephanie Cadieux (born 1972 or 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama. After the 2013 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale and in the 2017 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey South. In Opposition, she served as Opposition critic for Advanced Education and as Opposition critic for Gender Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion and Sport, having previously served, when her party formed the government, as the Minister of Children and Family Development, and prior to that as Minister of Social Development, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

She was a member of the Select Standing Committees on Health and on Children and Youth, and a former member of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Cadieux, formerly the director of marketing and development for the BC Paraplegic Association and manager of accessibility for 2010 Legacies Now Society. Her leadership and resourcefulness led her to be voted one of Business in Vancouver's Top 40 Under 40 for 2007. She has been a wheelchair user since a car accident at age 18.[2] She is the second wheelchair user, following Doug Mowat, elected to the provincial legislature.

She has served as president of the Realwheels Society, ambassador for the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, a researcher and member of the advisory panel for the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), a member of the Diversity Advisory Committee for Global BC and as a mentor with the YWCA.

She has traveled extensively, including to Europe, Central America, Africa and North America, some of which has been as a delegate for international development work with people with disabilities in developing countries.[citation needed]

She resigned from her MLA position, effective April 30, 2022, to become Canada's first Chief Accessibility Officer.[3]

Electoral results

2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Stephanie Cadieux 12,970 47.36 −3.58 $39,053.31
New Democratic Pauline Greaves 11,794 43.06 +10.19 $7,816.81
Green Tim Ibbotson 2,623 9.58 −2.27 $1,370.48
Total valid votes 27,387 98.64 –
Total rejected ballots 377 1.36 +0.57
Turnout 27,764 52.74 −7.17
Registered voters 52,640
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
Liberal hold Swing -6.89
2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey South
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Stephanie Cadieux 13,509 50.94 $46,393
New Democratic Jonathan Silveira 8,718 32.87 $14,789
Green Pascal Tremblay 3,141 11.84 $0
Independent Peter Njenga 634 2.39 $7,288
Libertarian Josh Barrett 311 1.17 $0
Independent Gary Hee 140 0.53 $1,202
Your Political Party Fabiola Cecilia Palomino 67 0.25 $387
Total valid votes 26,520 99.21
Total rejected ballots 210 0.79
Turnout 26,730 59.91
Registered voters 44,615
Source: Elections BC[6][7]
2013 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Cloverdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Stephanie Cadieux 18,051 59.53 -3.17 $86,812
New Democratic Harry Kooner 8,777 28.95 -0.86 $54,929
Conservative Howard Wu 2,545 8.39 $852
No Affiliation Matt William Begley 949 3.13 $750
Total valid votes 30,322 99.34
Total rejected ballots 202 0.66 +0.10
Turnout 30,524 57.79 +2.77
Registered voters 52,817
Source: Elections BC[8]
Liberal hold Swing -1.16

References

  1. ^ SURREY-PANORAMA: Economy, crime, health care jostle for top issue in revamped riding Diakiw, Kevin. The Leader [Surrey, B.C] 09 Apr 2009: 1.
  2. ^ "More than a quarter of MLAs new". Vancouver Province, May 14, 2009.
  3. ^ "Veteran B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal accessibility post". Victoria Times Colonist. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
British Columbia provincial government of Christy Clark
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor Office Successor
Ministry Established Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government
March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011 		Margaret MacDiarmid
Harry Bloy Minister of Social Development
September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012 		Moira Stilwell
Mary McNeil Minister of Children and Family Development
September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017 		Katrine Conroy
British Columbia provincial government of Gordon Campbell
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Ben Stewart Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011 		Ida Chong