Renee Merrifield
Canadian politician
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Renee Merrifield is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[2] She represented the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the British Columbia United Party. She served as the Official Opposition Critic for Environment & Climate Change, Technology & Innovation, and Citizens’ Services.[3] She previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for Health.
Renee Merrifield | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Dew |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC United (provincial) Conservative (federal)[1] |
Merrifield ran in the 2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election.[4] She placed sixth and was eliminated on the second ballot. Kevin Falcon went on to win the election on the fifth ballot, and become the party's leader.
On May 16, 2024, Merrifield announced she would not be seeking a second term in the Legislature. Her seat was won by the Conservatives in the 2024 election.[5]
Electoral record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Renee Merrifield | 13,483 | 50.76 | −6.88 | $35,080.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Krystal Smith | 8,605 | 32.39 | +11.36 | $2,956.31 | |||
| Green | Amanda Poon | 4,476 | 16.85 | +2.75 | $9,613.90 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,564 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
