Brennan Day
Canadian politician
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Brennan Day MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Courtenay-Comox since 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
Brennan Day | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Courtenay-Comox | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ronna-Rae Leonard |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC Conservative |
Early life and career
Day is a longtime resident of the Comox Valley, and his professional background includes managing large-scale international projects as well as founding an industrial supply and training firm.[1] In addition to his career in international project management and business, Day was also the executive director of the Eureka Support Society, a mental health service provider in Courtenay, British Columbia when he was nominated.[2][3] He holds a degrees in political science and international relations from Vancouver Island University.[4]
Political career
2020 and 2024 elections
Day was previously the BC Liberal candidate for the Courtenay-Comox in the 2020 British Columbia general election, where he lost to NDP incumbent Ronna-Rae Leonard. In the 2024 provincial election, Day was announced as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for the Courtenay-Comox region, running once again in the riding and winning by a mere 92 votes, unseating Leonard.[5][6]
Current role
He currently serves in the official oppositions' shadow cabinet as the Critic for Rural Health and Seniors' Health, and his policy priorities include addressing homelessness, substance abuse and mental health issues, and restoring stability and safety to his region.[1]
He became viral in August 2025 for his strong negative response to a letter sent by American republican senator Joseph Martin from Maine to representatives of western canadian provinces asking them to join the United States, calling it a "manifesto of arrogance" and "a perfect exemple of what many Canadians find so deeply troubling about the American worldview".[7][8]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Brennan Day | 13,481 | 38.83 | – | $54,803.68 | |||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 13,388 | 38.56 | -12.00 | $64,793.74 | |||
| Green | Arzeena Hamir | 7,202 | 20.74 | +1.15 | $54,310.40 | |||
| Independent | John Hedican | 504 | 1.45 | – | $7,247.19 | |||
| Independent | Devin Howell | 143 | 0.41 | – | $1,097.60 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,718 | 99.89 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.11 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 34,755 | 68.71 | +7.25 | |||||
| Registered voters | 50,583 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +25.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Courtenay-Comox | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Ronna-Rae Leonard | 14,663 | 50.56 | +13.20 | $50,103.50 | |||
| Liberal | Brennan Day | 8,655 | 29.85 | −6.87 | $34,579.94 | |||
| Green | Gillian Anderson | 5,681 | 19.59 | +1.22 | $10,595.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,999 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11][12] | ||||||||
