Jodie Wickens
Jodie Wickens | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Children and Family Development of British Columbia | |
| In office December 10, 2024 – Present | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Grace Lore |
| Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs of British Columbia | |
| In office November 18, 2024 – December 10, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Mitzi Dean (Child Care) |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | |
| In office October 19, 2024 – Present | |
| Preceded by | Fin Donnelly |
| In office February 2, 2016 – May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Horne |
| Succeeded by | Joan Isaacs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1982 |
| Political party | BC NDP |
| Spouses | Brian Wickens |
| Children | Ashton Wickens, Troy Wickens |
| Relatives | Kim Parkinson, Gary Parkinson |
| Residence | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Profession | Politician |
Jodie Wickens is a Canadian politician, who is serving in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral district since November 2024.
Career
Wickens was previously 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.
Following the 2024 election, Wickens was appointed as the Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs. However, in December 2024 she was appointed acting Minister of Children and Family Development after Grace Lore temporarily stepped down for medical reasons.[2]
Prior to being elected, Wickens was executive director of the Autism Support Network.[3]
A mother herself, Wickens and her husband Brian have two children, Ashton and Troy, and have lived in Coquitlam for over 20 years.[4]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | 11,020 | 50.85 | −3.1 | $52,840.49 | ||||
| Conservative | Stephen Frolek | 10,652 | 49.15 | – | $19,524.80 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,672 | 99.57 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.43 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 21,766 | 54.69 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 39,801 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | −26.1 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 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 | 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[7][8] | ||||||||
| 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
- ^ "B.C. NDP candidates Jodie Wickens and Melanie Mark win Metro Vancouver byelections". CBC News. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Grace Lore steps down as minister following cancer diagnosis". Times Colonist. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Jodie Wickens wins Coquitlam–Burke Mountain by-election for the NDP". The Georgia Straight. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "MLA: Hon. Jodie Wickens".
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. May 9, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.