Gavin Dew
Gavin Dew | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Renee Merrifield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41)[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 2022) Non-Partisan Association |
| Spouse | Erin Shum |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Oxford |
Gavin Dew (born 1983 or 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[2][3][4]
Early life and career
[edit]Dew holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Oxford,[5][6] and was the director of external relations at the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.[7][8] He served on the boards of Kwantlen Polytechnic University,[5] the Business Council of British Columbia and the Veterans Transition Network, and is an advisor to Arthritis Canada.[6]
He is married with two children.[1][9] He moved to Kelowna in 2023 and opened a childcare facility with his wife;[3] they previously operated a childcare centre in East Vancouver.[1]
Political career
[edit]Formerly a member of the BC Liberal Party, Dew was involved in the campaigns of Kevin Falcon and Michael Lee for party leadership in 2011 and 2018 respectively,[1] and served as campaign manager for West Vancouver-Capilano member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ralph Sultan in the 2013 provincial election.[10] He was also a director of the Non-Partisan Association, a municipal political party in Vancouver.[10]
After Jenny Kwan announced she would be resigning as MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant to stand in the 2015 federal election, Dew was nominated as the Liberal candidate for the ensuing by-election,[10] held on February 2, 2016; he came in third behind New Democratic Party candidate Melanie Mark and Green Party candidate Pete Fry.[11][12] He also ran in the 2022 Liberal leadership election,[1] where he was eliminated on the third ballot with 6.01% of the vote.[3]
After securing the nomination as the BC Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Mission in August 2024,[7] he was elected the riding's MLA in that October's provincial election,[3] and was named the opposition critic for jobs, economic development and innovation in November 2024.[13]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gavin Dew | 14,071 | 51.5% | |||||
| New Democratic | Harpreet Badohal | 8,913 | 32.6% | |||||
| N/A | Ashley Ramsay | 2,996 | 11.0% | |||||
| Green | Billy Young | 1,349 | 4.9% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 27,329 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[14] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Melanie Mark | 5,627 | 60.14 | −5.69 | $71,603 | |||
| Green | Pete Fry | 2,533 | 27.07 | +15.16 | $29,065 | |||
| Liberal | Gavin Dew | 1,056 | 11.29 | −7.46 | $66,547 | |||
| Libertarian | Bonnie Boya Hu | 79 | 0.84 | – | $250 | |||
| Your Political Party | Jeremy Gustafson | 61 | 0.65 | – | $454 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,356 | 99.53 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.47 | −0.51 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,400 | 23.17 | −26.60 | |||||
| Registered voters | 40,561 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −10.42 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e deRosa, Katie (March 30, 2021). "Political strategist Gavin Dew announces B.C. Liberal leadership bid". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Kelowna-Mission | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Johansen, Nicholas (October 19, 2024). "BC Conservative candidate Gavin Dew declared MLA-elect for Kelowna Mission - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Seymour, Ron (October 21, 2024). "A can-Dew kind of guy". Penticton Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "KPU Board of Governors welcomes two new members". Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Meet Gavin Dew B.C. Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Mission". Peace Arch News. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Burns, Iain (August 14, 2024). "Former BC Liberal leadership candidate running for BC Conservatives in Kelowna". KelownaNow. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "Dew, Gavin". The Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ MacNaull, Steve (October 19, 2024). "New Conservative Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew ready to get to work". KelownaNow. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c Smith, Charlie (December 17, 2015). "Backroom boy Gavin Dew leaps into the foreground as B.C. Liberal candidate in Vancouver–Mount Pleasant". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ "B.C. NDP candidates Jodie Wickens and Melanie Mark win Metro Vancouver byelections". CBC News. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Lee, Jeff (February 2, 2016). "NDP wins both provincial by-elections in Metro Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Andreas, Jeff (November 20, 2024). "BC Conservative shadow cabinet revealed". Radio NL. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779015/bc-election-2024-results-kelowna-mission/