Jordan Sturdy is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2013 until 2024.[2] He is a member of BC United, having been first elected under the party's previous designation as the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Jordan Sturdy | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Joan McIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Valeriote |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62)[1] |
| Political party | BC United |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Sturdy served as mayor of Pemberton for eight years.
On June 12, 2017, he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of the Environment.[3] When the Liberal Party became the Official Opposition, he was named Critic for Transportation and Infrastructure. Since 2020, he has served as the Shadow Minister for BC Ferries, Fisheries & Aquaculture.[4]
In the 2020 British Columbia general election, he was initially declared defeated in his riding by Jeremy Valeriote of the British Columbia Green Party, but won reelection by just 41 votes once all mail-in and absentee ballots had been counted.[5] A judicial recount was held due to the small margin of victory, which affirmed Sturdy's 41 vote lead.[6][7]
In January 2024, Jordan Sturdy announced that he would not seek a fourth term as an MLA in the upcoming provincial election.[8]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 9,249 | 37.54 | −5.53 | $51,349.99 | |||
| Green | Jeremy Valeriote | 9,189 | 37.30 | +8.66 | $37,603.39 | |||
| New Democratic | Keith Murdoch | 6,197 | 25.16 | −1.77 | $9,806.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,635 | 99.45 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.55 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,772 | 56.89 | −4.20 | |||||
| Registered voters | 43,546 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –7.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 10,449 | 43.08 | −9.39 | $67,085 | |||
| Green | Dana Moore Taylor | 6,947 | 28.64 | +17.69 | $11,109 | |||
| New Democratic | Michelle Livaja | 6,532 | 26.93 | −5.54 | $4,565 | |||
| Libertarian | Michael Cambridge | 186 | 0.76 | – | $250 | |||
| Independent | Tristan Andrew Galbraith | 143 | 0.59 | – | $250 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,257 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 100 | 0.41 | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,357 | 61.09 | +4.41 | |||||
| Registered voters | 39,870 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jordan Sturdy | 11,272 | 52.47 | −2.41 | $120,399 | |||
| New Democratic | Ana Santos | 6,966 | 32.47 | +10.24 | $21,457 | |||
| Green | Richard Warrington | 2,359 | 10.95 | −11.92 | $4,200 | |||
| Conservative | Ian McLeod | 653 | 3.06 | – | $621 | |||
| Independent | Jon Johnson | 225 | 1.04 | – | $1,231 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,478 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,567 | 56.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[12] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "A Sturdy hand at the helm of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky? - North Shore..." Archived from the original on 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Liberal Jordan Sturdy wins provincial seat for Sea to Sky". Pique, May 15, 2013.
- ^ Chief, The. "Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy named Environment Minister". Squamish Chief. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Kevin Falcon announces Official Opposition Shadow Ministers - BC United Caucus". www.bcunitedcaucus.ca. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ Ben Bengtson, "In a surprise twist, Liberals hold on to West Vancouver-Sea to Sky by 41 votes". North Shore News, November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Media Advisory: Final Count Complete in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Judicial Recount to Be Held". Elections BC. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Recount affirms B.C. Liberal narrowly beats Green in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy to retire". North Shore News. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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