Brittny Anderson
Canadian politician
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Brittny Anderson MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Kootenay Central since 2020. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.[1][2]
Brittny Anderson | |
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Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Premier’s Special Advisor on Youth of British Columbia | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kootenay Central Nelson-Creston (2020–2024) | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Michelle Mungall |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC NDP |
| Alma mater | Selkirk College UBC Okanagan (BA) CEU Budapest (MSc) |
Anderson was named the premier’s special advisor on youth on April 14, 2021[3] and the parliamentary secretary for tourism in December 2022.[4] After the 2024 election, in which she was one of only four BC NDP MLAs elected in the Interior, she was appointed Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities.[5]
Personal life and early career
Anderson grew up in Nelson, and spent some time abroad before settling down in the Kootenays. She studied at Selkirk College, received a Bachelors of Arts in International Relations from UBC Okanagan, and a Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the Central European University in Budapest.[6]
She has previously worked for regional government and non-profits, as well as in the service and tourism sectors.[6]
Anderson would be elected to Nelson city council in 2018, and served on the Board of the Regional District of Central Kootenay before being elected as an MLA in 2020.[6]
Electoral history
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Kootenay Central | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Brittny Anderson | 8,716 | 39.63 | -2.4 | $45,585.69 | |||
| Conservative | Kelly Vandenberghe | 6,967 | 31.67 | +30.9 | $9,921.02 | |||
| Green | Nicole Charlwood | 4,123 | 18.74 | -12.6 | $68,360.13 | |||
| Independent | Corinne Mori | 2,190 | 9.96 | – | $10,032.53 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,996 | 99.83 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 38 | 0.17 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 22,034 | 64.28 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 34,278 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -16.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Nelson-Creston | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Brittny Anderson | 7,296 | 41.78 | −0.41 | $33,391.05 | |||
| Green | Nicole Charlwood | 5,611 | 32.13 | +3.97 | $41,086.42 | |||
| Liberal | Tanya Finley | 4,171 | 23.89 | −4.04 | $13,163.07 | |||
| Libertarian | Terry Tiessen | 384 | 2.20 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,462 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
2018 Nelson City Council election
Top 6 candidates elected
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Logtenberg | 1,923 | 44.57 |
| Brittny Anderson | 1,862 | 43.15 |
| Jesse Woodward | 1,813 | 42.02 |
| Calvin Renwick | 1,765 | 40.90 |
| Janice Morrison (X) | 1,578 | 36.57 |
| Keith Page | 1,389 | 32.19 |
| Rob Richichi | 1,058 | 24.52 |
| Robin Cherbo (X) | 1,052 | 24.38 |
| Margaret Stacey | 1,049 | 24.31 |
| Michelle Hillaby | 1,037 | 24.03 |
| Robbie Kalabis | 1,031 | 23.89 |
| Joseph Reiner | 944 | 21.88 |
| Robert Adams (X) | 939 | 21.76 |
| Brian Shields | 912 | 21.14 |
| Travis Hauck | 864 | 20.02 |
| Leslie Payne | 819 | 18.98 |
| Laureen Barker | 712 | 16.50 |
| Stephanie Wiggins | 682 | 15.81 |
| Charles Jeanes | 254 | 5.89 |
