Jake Sawatzky
Jake Sawatzky | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Julian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2000 (age 24–25) Surrey, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | White Rock, British Columbia[1] |
| Website | jakesawatzky |
Jake Sawatzky (born 2000) is a Canadian politician who was elected as the member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville in the 2025 Canadian federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Background
Sawatzky was born in 2000 in Surrey, British Columbia.[2][3] He was named after his grandfather, Jacob Sawatzky, a Mennonite refugee who fled Stalinist Ukraine and later became a physics teacher in Canada.[2] Sawatzky earned a bachelor of science in neuroscience from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2024.[4] During the final year of his studies, he ran unsuccessfully for the role vice president external of UBC's Alma Mater Society.[5][6] While at UBC, Sawatzky was also a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[7]
Sawatzky was pursuing a master's degree in counselling psychology at Trinity Western University at the time of his election.[2][3][8]
Political career
In the 2025 federal election, Sawatzky ran as the Liberal candidate for the riding of New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville. He won the seat, unseating longtime NDP member of Parliament (MP) Peter Julian.[9] Alongside Fares Al Soud, Tatiana Auguste, and Amandeep Sodhi, Sawatzky is one of the first four Canadian MPs born in the 21st century.[3]
Philanthropy
Sawatzky is the president of Drop the Puck for Mental Health, an annual hockey event that raises funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association. He also co-founded We Outside, a concert booking agency.[8]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | 19,547 | 35.09 | +11.65 | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Julian | 17,574 | 31.55 | -16.43 | ||||
| Conservative | Indy Panchi | 17,507 | 31.43 | +10.41 | ||||
| Green | Tara Shushtarian | 741 | 1.33 | -2.46 | ||||
| Independent | Lourence Almonte Singh | 381 | 0.69 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,703 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 331 | 0.59 | ||||||
| Turnout | 56,034 | 67.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 83,087 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +14.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| Note: Lourence Almonte Singh was originally the Conservative nominee, but ran as an independent after his nomination was revoked on April 1, 2025.[12] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Mike Vanden Bosch (March 30, 2025). "2nd update: Liberal Party candidate selected for different B.C. riding, not Chilliwack-Hope". Fraser Valley Today. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c McManus, Theresa (April 14, 2025). "Canada Votes: Jake Sawatzky, Liberal Party, New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville". Burnaby Now. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c Major, Darren; Godmere, Emma (May 3, 2025). "For the first time, MPs born in the 21st century are headed to the Hill". CBC News. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake--sawatzky/?originalSubdomain=ca
- ^ Wagner, Zoe (March 1, 2024). "Candidate profile : Jake Sawatzky, VP external". The Ubussey. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Wagner, Zoe (March 8, 2024). "Ayesha Irfan wins VP external race". The Ubussey. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Jian, Simon (March 6, 2023). "Candidate profile: Jake Sawatzky, VP administration". The Ubussey. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Biography". Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Shephere, Jeremy (April 29, 2025). "Liberals win in New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville, flip NDP stronghold". Tri-Cities Dispatch. Coquitlam, British Columbia. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Kshatri, Shaurya (April 6, 2025). "Former Conservative B.C. candidate says party removed him over past podcast comments". CBC News. Retrieved May 24, 2025.