Renee Merrifield | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Liberal (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 represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. She serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Environment & Climate Change, Technology & Innovation, and Citizens’ Services.[3]
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.[5]
Electoral record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Meissner, Dirk; Charlebois, Brieanna (February 5, 2022). "Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon wins B.C. Liberal leadership race on 5th ballot". CBC News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ↑ "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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