Sheila Malcolmson

Sheila Malcolmson (born March 26, 1966) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the electoral district of Nanaimo since January 30, 2019.^[1][2] She was previously the federal Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith from 2015 to 2019.^[3]

The Honourable Sheila Malcolmson MLA
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2022
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Nicholas Simons
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022
Premier	John Horgan David Eby
Preceded by	Judy Darcy
Succeeded by	Jennifer Whiteside
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2019
Preceded by	Leonard Krog
Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith
In office October 19, 2015 – January 2, 2019
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Paul Manly
Personal details
Born	(1966-03-26) March 26, 1966 (age 58)
Political party	National: New Democratic Party Provincial: BC NDP
Residence(s)	Gabriola Island, British Columbia

She won a by-election to succeed Leonard Krog as MLA for Nanaimo on January 30, 2019. Krog, who had held the seat since 2005, resigned after being elected mayor of Nanaimo in the October 20, 2018 municipal elections. Her by-election victory allowed the minority government of NDP Premier John Horgan to maintain its working majority with the Greens in the British Columbia legislature over the opposition Liberals.^[4] On July 26, 2019 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment by Premier John Horgan.^[5]

Prior to her election to Parliament, she was the chair of the Islands Trust Council, and also served as the trustee for Gabriola Island.

Electoral record

Provincial elections

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sheila Malcolmson	14,334	54.49	+4.57	$34,570.32
	Green	Lia Marie Constance Versaevel	6,078	23.09	+15.74	$5,101.61
	Liberal	Kathleen Jones	5,903	22.42	−17.51	$26,013.13
Total valid votes			26,325	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[6][7]

v t e British Columbia provincial by-election, January 30, 2019: Nanaimo
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sheila Malcolmson	12,114	49.92	+3.38	$50,194
	Liberal	Tony Harris	9,691	39.93	+7.39	$57,212
	Green	Michele Ney	1,783	7.35	−12.56	$41,039
	Conservative	Justin Greenwood	491	2.02	–	$1,432
	Vancouver Island Party	Robin Mark Richardson	112	0.46	–	$4,208
	Libertarian	Bill Walker	76	0.32	−0.69	$246
Total valid votes			24,267	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			33	0.14	−0.36
Turnout			24,300	52.59	−8.68
Registered voters			46,210
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−2.01
Source: Elections BC[8]

Federal elections

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Nanaimo—Ladysmith
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sheila Malcolmson	23,651	33.20	-12.06	$136,135.63
	Liberal	Tim Tessier	16,753	23.52	+16.84	$21,699.17
	Conservative	Mark Allen MacDonald	16,637	23.35	-17.04	$132,376.87
	Green	Paul Manly	14,074	19.76	+12.58	$145,016.61
	Marxist–Leninist	Jack East	126	0.18	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			71,241	99.78		$236,098.07
Total rejected ballots			158	0.22	–
Turnout			71,399	75.00	–
Eligible voters			95,200
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		-14.45
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]

References

1. "Federal byelection confirmed for Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding; no date set yet". NanaimoNews Now. January 8, 2019.
2. Megan Thomas (December 16, 2018). "Sheila Malcolmson acclaimed as NDP candidate, setting race for key Nanaimo byelection". CBC.
3. "NDP's Sheila Malcolmson wins new Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 19, 2015.
4. "NDP retains grip on power as Sheila Malcolmson wins Nanaimo byelection | Globalnews.ca".
5. "Premier Horgan assigns, makes changes to parliamentary secretary jobs". July 27, 2019.
6. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
7. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
8. "2019 Nanaimo By-election Final Voting Results by Voting Area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 30 September 2015
10. Official Voting Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
11. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits

• Sheila Malcolmson – Parliament of Canada biography