External links
  | This article about a Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Macklin McCall MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for West Kelowna-Peachland | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Official Opposition Critic for Emergency Management | |
| Assumed office November 20,2024 | |
| Leader | John Rustad |
| Preceded by | Lorne Doerkson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Conservatives |
Macklin McCall is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of West Kelowna-Peachland as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. [1] [2]
McCall was raised on a farm in Okanagan Falls,British Columbia,spending the last 15 years in West Kelowna. [3] He pursued higher education in criminology,psychology,and sociology at Okanagan College in Penticton. [4]
Before entering politics,McCall was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable in Lake Country,West Kelowna and Kelowna for 19 years,and before that an Auxiliary Constable with the Penticton RCMP for 2 years. He worked on addressing mental health challenges firsthand particularly in a Police and Crisis Team role. In Kelowna,he worked downtown with the enforcement unit and bike patrols. [5] In 2020,McCall donated $250 to the People's Party of Canada. [6]
On December 16,2023,McCall was nominated as the Conservative Party candidate for West Kelowna-Peachland. [7] He went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC,garnering 50.9% of the votes,and defeating NDP candidate Krystal Smith. He currently serves as the official opposition Critic for Emergency Management. [8]
In 2024,McCall stated that he supported protests against the impact of public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia on civil liberties. [5]
| 2024 British Columbia general election : West Kelowna-Peachland | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Macklin McCall | 13,475 | 50.9% | |||||
| New Democratic | Krystal Smith | 7,394 | 27.9% | -3.5 | ||||
| Unaffiliated | Stephen Johnston | 5,630 | 21.2% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,499 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| | This article about a Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |