Stephanie Higginson is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. She represents the electoral district of Ladysmith-Oceanside as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP).
Stephanie Higginson MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Ladysmith-Oceanside | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Early life and career
editHigginson lives with her husband and two children in Cedar, British Columbia.[1][2] She holds a Master of Arts degree in educational studies and is a small business owner, education consultant, and former secondary school teacher.[2][3]
Higginson served two terms as a school trustee in the Nanaimo Ladysmith district, having been elected to the board of education in 2014 and 2018.[1][4] During this time, she also spent three years as the president of the B.C. School Trustees' Association.[1][2][5] She opted not to run for re-election to the board in 2022.[1]
Political career
editIn June 2024, it was announced that Higginson would run in the 2024 provincial election as the BC NDP candidate for the newly-created riding of Ladysmith-Oceanside.[1][6] She went on to win the riding with over 40 per cent of the vote, defeating Conservative candidate Brett Fee, Green candidate Laura Ferreira, and Independent Adam Walker, the Parksville-Qualicum incumbent who was ousted from the NDP caucus in September 2023.[4][6][7][8]
Electoral record
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election: Ladysmith-Oceanside | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Brett Fee | |||||||
| Green | Laura Ferreira | |||||||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Higginson | |||||||
| Independent | Adam Walker | |||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Former school trustee named NDP's candidate for Ladysmith-Oceanside". Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle. June 9, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Stephanie Higginson, NDP candidate for Ladysmith-Oceanside". Times Colonist. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "School trustee candidate: Stephanie Higginson". Nanaimo News Bulletin. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "NDP's Stephanie Higginson projected to win Ladysmith-Oceanside". CHEK News. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Yu, Karl (April 27, 2019). "Nanaimo school trustee named president of B.C. School Trustees Association". Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Carrigg, David (September 25, 2024). "B.C. Election: Independent candidate Adam Walker could split left in Ladysmith-Oceanside". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Higginson wins unique Ladysmith-Oceanside riding, Osborne claims Mid-Island Pacific Rim". NanaimoNewsNOW. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Wolf, Philip (October 20, 2024). "B.C. ELECTION: Higginson takes Ladysmith-Oceanside for B.C. NDP". Peace Arch News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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