Renee Merrifield
Renee Merrifield | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Dew |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | British Columbia United Party (provincial) Conservative (federal)[1] |
| Residence(s) | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Renee Merrifield is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[2] She represented the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the British Columbia United Party. She served as the Official Opposition Critic for Environment & Climate Change, Technology & Innovation, and Citizens’ Services.[3] She previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for Health.
Merrifield ran in the 2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election.[4] She placed sixth and was eliminated on the second ballot. Kevin Falcon went on to win the election on the fifth ballot, and become the party's leader.
On May 16, 2024, Merrifield announced she would not be seeking a second term in the Legislature. Her seat was won by the Conservatives in the 2024 election.[5]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2020 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Renee Merrifield | 13,483 | 50.76 | −6.88 | $35,080.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Krystal Smith | 8,605 | 32.39 | +11.36 | $2,956.31 | |||
| Green | Amanda Poon | 4,476 | 16.85 | +2.75 | $9,613.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,564 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Hull, Darren (March 29, 2019). "Troikia's Renee Merrifield Wasylyk Considers A Move To The Political Arena". Vernon Morning Star. Black Press. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Michael Rodriguez, "Renee Merrifield retains BC Liberal Party’s seat in Kelowna-Mission". Kelowna Capital News, October 24, 2020.
- ^ Yuzda, Liza; Wong, Denise (February 7, 2022). "Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat". CityNews. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Johansen, Nicholas (August 1, 2021). "Kelowna MLA Renee Merrifield is looking to become the new leader of the BC Liberals". www.castanet.net. Kelowna News. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Johansen, Nicholas (October 19, 2024). "BC Conservative candidate Gavin Dew declared MLA-elect for Kelowna Mission - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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