Sharon Hartwell

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Sharon Hartwell
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Bulkley Valley-Stikine
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024

Sharon L. Hartwell MLA is a Canadian politician who has been serving as member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she represents the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine. She previously served as the mayor of Telkwa, British Columbia from 1995 to 2009. [1] [2]

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Political career

Municipal politics

Hartwell served a term and a half as a village councillor for Telkwa, British Columbia, [3] after which she served as mayor from 1995 through 2009. [4] [5] During her tenure she served as the Small Community Representative for the Union of BC Municipalities and as vice-chair of Transportation and Infrastructure for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. She was also the chair of the North West Regional Hospital District. [3]

Provincial politics

She ran in the 1996 British Columbia general election as a member of the Progresssive Democratic Alliance for the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine. [6]

Hartwell ran once again in the 2013 British Columbia general election as the BC Liberal candidate for the Bulkley Valley-Stikine riding. [7] She lost to NDP incumbent Doug Donaldson. [5]

In November 2023, Hartwell announced her intention to run as the BC Conservative candidate for Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [4] On election day, Hartwell received over fifty per cent of the vote, upsetting NDP incumbent and cabinet minister Nathan Cullen. [2] [8] [9]

Political views

Health

Hartwell called for Bonnie Henry's firing as BC's provincial health officer for her actions during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia such as supporting the COVID-19 vaccine. She also described organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy as "an inspiration". [5]

Foreign policy

In a February 2024, Hartwell replied "Yes" to a Twitter post asking if "Democrats cheated and that President Donald Trump won the last election?" [10] Furthermore, she has endorsed Canada's withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the United Nations. [5]

Personal life

Between the 2009 British Columbia general election and her 2023 nomination for the 2024 British Columbia general election, she lived in Alberta for eight years. [4]

Electoral record

2024 British Columbia general election : Bulkley Valley-Stikine
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Sharon Hartwell 4,87552.41
New Democratic Nathan Cullen 3,60238.73-13.0
Green Gamlakyeltxw Wilhelm Marsden5886.32
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor2362.54-9.0
Total valid votes–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +32.7
2013 British Columbia general election : Stikine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 407447.10-3.3$49,856
Liberal Sharon Hartwell 316736.61-8.49$45,162
Conservative Jonathan Dieleman5336.16–$6,706
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor5145.94–$14,482
Green Roger Benham3033.50-0.9$480
Independent Jesse OLeary590.68–$380
Total valid votes8662100.00–
Total rejected ballots350.40-0.7
Turnout869762.82-2.48
Registered voters13,845
Source: Elections BC [11] [12]
1996 British Columbia general election : Bulkley Valley-Stikine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Bill Goodacre 4,77937.02+3.05$19,497
Liberal Pat Beach3,72628.87−2.69$28,587
Reform Bill Zemenchik3,47326.91–$26,855
Progressive Democrat Sharon L. Hartwell 6244.83–$2,926
Social Credit Peter Barendregt1551.20–$2,481
Green Stuart Hertzog1511.17–$997
Total valid votes12,908 100.00
Total rejected ballots52 0.40
Turnout12,960 71.05

References

  1. ↑ "About Sharon Hartwell". Conservative Party of British Columbia.
  2. 1 2 Bakker, Marisca (October 19, 2024). "BREAKING: Conservatives upset NDP cabinet minister in Bulkley Valley-Stikine". Cowichan Valley Citizen. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Bakker, Marisca (October 19, 2024). "BREAKING: Conservatives upset NDP cabinet minister in Bulkley Valley-Stikine". The Chilliwack Progress . Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Bakker, Marisca (November 9, 2023). "Former Telkwa mayor's jump back into politics is about health care". The Interior News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Follett Hosgood, Amanda (October 22, 2024). "How a 'Blue Wave' Washed Away NDP Cabinet Ministers". The Tyee . Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Decision BC: Stikine". Global News. April 12, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Nolan (April 17, 2013). "Hartwell runs for Liberal party". The Interior News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "BC election 2024 results: Bulkley Valley-Stikine". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ LeBrun, Luke (October 20, 2024). "Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election". PressProgress . Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ LeBrun, Luke (September 27, 2024). "Leaked Dossier Reveals 200 Pages of Conspiracies and Controversial Statements From John Rustad's BC Conservative Candidates". PressProgress . Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ "FRPC - Provincial Financial Report Listing". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

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