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Karin Kirkpatrick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Capilano as a member of BC United. She served as the Official Opposition critic for Education, Children, Family Development, and Childcare. She serveed as the Shadow Minister for Housing, Childcare, Autism & Accessibility, Gender Equity & Inclusion.
Karin Kirkpatrick | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Capilano | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Sultan |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Block |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | BC United |
| Residence(s) | West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
On February 8, 2024, she announced she would stand down at the 2024 British Columbia general election.[2]
On September 16, 2024, she announced she would re-enter the campaign as an independent, citing disapproval with Kevin Falcon's decision to suspend the BC United campaign, and endorse the BC Conservatives.[3] In the 2024 British Columbia general election, she was unseated by Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate Lynne Block.[4]
| 2020 British Columbia general election: West Vancouver-Capilano | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Karin Kirkpatrick | 12,734 | 53.55 | −3.61 | $31,268.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Amelia Hill | 7,194 | 30.25 | +6.62 | $4,548.12 | |||
| Green | Rasoul Narimani | 3,664 | 15.41 | −3.80 | $9,137.14 | |||
| Independent | Anton Shendryk | 186 | 0.78 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,778 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 228 | 0.95 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,006 | 58.10 | –4.46 | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,315 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –5.12 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
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