Kelli Paddon
Canadian politician
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Kelli Paddon is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Chilliwack-Kent as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. On December 7, 2022, she was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity. She lost re-election in the 2024 British Columbia general election to Áʼa꞉líya Warbus of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[2]
Kelli Paddon | |
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Paddon in 2020 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Grace Lore |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Blatherwick |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack-Kent | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie Throness |
| Succeeded by | Áʼa꞉líya Warbus |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New Democratic |
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack-Cultus Lake | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Áʼa꞉líya Warbus | 13,656 | 54.58 | +51.8 | $35,136.46 | |||
| New Democratic | Kelli Paddon | 11,366 | 45.42 | +8.2 | $37,560.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 25,022 | 99.67 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 83 | 0.33 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 25,105 | 60.37 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,587 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +21.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack-Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Kelli Paddon | 8,268 | 36.42 | +4.02 | $1,969.76 | |||
| Liberal | Laurie Throness | 6,964 | 30.68 | −22.07 | $31,151.35 | |||
| Independent | Jason Lum | 5,370 | 23.65 | – | $14,923.72 | |||
| Green | Jeff Hammersmark | 1,822 | 8.03 | −6.32 | $0.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Eli Gagné | 278 | 1.22 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,702 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
