MLAs elected as members of the BC New Democratic Party, and tourism's footprint in each of their ridings.

Janet Routledge was first elected as the MLA for Burnaby North in 2017.&nbsp;Janet serves as the Government Whip. She previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Labour.&nbsp;For more than 30 years, Janet served the Public Service Alliance of Canada. She also represented workers on the federal Employment Insurance Appeals Board, and she was granted commenter status in the National Energy Board hearings on the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.&nbsp;Janet was a founding member of the Everywoman’s Health Centre and served for several years on its board of directors.&nbsp;She has been involved in many non-profits, including Co-Development Canada, which provides financial aid to workers’ organizations in Latin America, and Toxic Free Canada, an organization helping workers and environmentalists work together.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Burnaby North

Code: BNO
Elections BC id: ped-2023-BNO
Redistribution year: 2023
Gazette date: 2023-12-07
Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1cba4b16-263f-4d42-8d84-f5fecaa03d1a

Bowinn Ma was first elected as the MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale in 2017.&nbsp;Bowinn is the Minister of Infrastructure. She previously served as Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, and as Minister of State for Infrastructure. She has also served as parliamentary secretary for TransLink and chair of the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations during its review of Transportation Network Services in British Columbia.&nbsp;Bowinn is a licensed professional engineer and a certified project-management professional with a degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree from the UBC Sauder School of Business. In 2018, Bowinn led the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project.Before being elected to the Legislative Assembly, Bowinn managed terminal expansion and redevelopment projects at the Vancouver International Airport.&nbsp;She is the Canadian-born daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and lives in North Vancouver with her spouse and two young children.&nbsp;

North Vancouver-Lonsdale

Code: NVL
Elections BC id: ped-2023-NVL
Redistribution year: 2023
Gazette date: 2023-12-07
Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1cba4b16-263f-4d42-8d84-f5fecaa03d1a

Harwinder Sandhu was first elected as the MLA for Vernon-Monashee (now called Vernon-Lumby) in 2020. Harwinder is the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture. She previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care.&nbsp;Prior to being elected, Harwinder was a healthcare worker for over two decades, working as a Registered Nurse and as a Patient Care Coordinator.&nbsp;An active member of the BC Nurses’ Union, she served as Provincial Chair of the Mosaic of Colour caucus and as a lobby coordinator.&nbsp;&nbsp;Harwinder worked with Northern Health at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace for over seven years before moving to Vernon with her two young daughters, after losing her first husband, Sammy, to cancer.&nbsp;Harwinder is now a long-time Vernon resident where she is raising her three children.&nbsp;

Vernon-Lumby

Code: VRL
Elections BC id: ped-2023-VRL
Redistribution year: 2023
Gazette date: 2023-12-07
Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1cba4b16-263f-4d42-8d84-f5fecaa03d1a

Susie Chant was first elected as the MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour in 2020.&nbsp;Susie is the Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care. She is also responsible for B.C.’s Consular Corps. Susie previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility.&nbsp;Susie previously served as a Registered Nurse team leader in community care with Vancouver Coastal Health, and as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves for over 40 years. Susie’s nursing career has also taken her overseas, teaching nursing students in Saipan and working in children’s psychiatry in Hawaii.&nbsp;Susie was a longtime member and leader with Girl Guides of Canada and a former leader. She was also a Sun Run clinic leader for almost 25 years, helping people in her community to be more active.&nbsp;Susie and her husband are the parents of two adult children and were foster parents for 12 years. They provided a safe home for teenagers in crisis and supported them to get back to their families.&nbsp;With deep roots in the North Shore community, Susie has called Lynn Valley home since 1988, where her kids grew up attending local schools and participating in community sports.&nbsp;

North Vancouver-Seymour

Code: NVS
Elections BC id: ped-2023-NVS
Redistribution year: 2023
Gazette date: 2023-12-07
Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1cba4b16-263f-4d42-8d84-f5fecaa03d1a

Rohini Arora was elected MLA for Burnaby East in 2024.Before being elected to the Legislative Assembly, Rohini, a trade unionist and a member of United Steelworkers Local 2009, served on the National Anti-Racism Committee for two terms as well as on both district and local human rights committees.&nbsp;&nbsp;She also worked at the BC Federation of Labour as the Director of Organizing and Campaigns.&nbsp;

Burnaby East

Code: BNE
Elections BC id: ped-2023-BNE
Redistribution year: 2023
Gazette date: 2023-12-07
Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1cba4b16-263f-4d42-8d84-f5fecaa03d1a

MLA Higginson’s Ladysmith office is currently under construction and will be opening at a later date.Stephanie Higginson was elected MLA for Ladysmith-Oceanside in 2024.&nbsp;Stephanie is Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Care Access.Before being elected to the Legislative Assembly, Stephanie was twice elected to the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Board of Education and served as the past president of the BC School Trustees’ Association. Stephanie is also a former secondary school teacher with a Master of Arts degree in Educational Studies from UBC.&nbsp;Stephanie and her husband live on a small farm in Cedar with their two children.&nbsp; Ladysmith Phone Number: 250-245-9375Toll Free: 1-866- 675-4812

Ladysmith-Oceanside

Code: LAO
Elections BC id: ped-2023-LAO
Redistribution year: 2023
Gazette date: 2023-12-07
Source: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1cba4b16-263f-4d42-8d84-f5fecaa03d1a

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