Stephanie Higginson MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Ladysmith-Oceanside | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
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).
Early life and career
[edit]Higginson 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
[edit]In 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 | |||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Higginson | 14,144 | 41.49 | -2.6 | $63,115.59 | |||
| Conservative | Brett Fee | 12,097 | 35.48 | +32.4 | $36,582.28 | |||
| Independent | Adam Walker | 5,559 | 16.31 | – | $26,823.24 | |||
| Green | Laura Ferreira | 2,292 | 6.72 | -11.9 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,092 | 99.93 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.07 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 34,116 | 69.08 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 49,387 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -17.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
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.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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