Sheila Malcolmson

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2024 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo-Gabriola Island

The Honourable Sheila Malcolmson MLA
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2022
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sheila Malcolmson	14,663	52.75	-0.4	$43,963.12
	Conservative	Dale Parker	9,633	34.65	–	$9,857.59
	Green	Shirley Lambrecht	3,502	12.60	-16.1	$9,463.26
Total valid votes/expense limit			27,798	99.80	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			57	0.20	–
Turnout			27,855	59.96	–
Registered voters			46,454
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		-17.5
Source: Elections BC [6] [7]

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 [8] [9]

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 [10]

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 [11] [12] [13]

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. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019.
6. "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
7. "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
8. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
9. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
10. "2019 Nanaimo By-election Final Voting Results by Voting Area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, 30 September 2015
12. Official Voting Results - Nanaimo—Ladysmith
13. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits

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