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.

Jodie Wickens

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

Electoral record

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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

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  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.