| Stephanie HigginsonMLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Ladysmith-Oceanside | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Stephanie Higginson is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. She represents the electoral district of Ladysmith-Oceanside as a member of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP).
Early life and career
Higginson lives with her husband and two children in Cedar, British Columbia. She holds a Master of Arts degree in educational studies and is a small business owner, education consultant, and former secondary school teacher.
Higginson served two terms as a school trustee in the Nanaimo Ladysmith district, having been elected to the board of education in 2014 and 2018. During this time, she also spent three years as the president of the B.C. School Trustees' Association. She opted not to run for re-election to the board in 2022.
Political career
In June 2024, it was announced that Higginson would run in the 2024 provincial election as the BC NDP candidate for the newly-created riding of Ladysmith-Oceanside. She went on to win the riding with over 40 per cent of the vote, defeating Conservative candidate Brett Fee, Green candidate Laura Ferreira, and Independent Adam Walker, the Parksville-Qualicum incumbent who was ousted from the NDP caucus in September 2023.
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Ladysmith-Oceanside | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Higginson | 14,144 | 41.5% | |||||
| Conservative | Brett Fee | 12,097 | 35.5% | |||||
| Independent | Adam Walker | 5,559 | 16.3% | |||||
| Green | Laura Ferreira | 2,292 | 6.7% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,092 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Former school trustee named NDP's candidate for Ladysmith-Oceanside". Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle. June 9, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Stephanie Higginson, NDP candidate for Ladysmith-Oceanside". Times Colonist. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- "School trustee candidate: Stephanie Higginson". Nanaimo News Bulletin. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "NDP's Stephanie Higginson projected to win Ladysmith-Oceanside". CHEK News. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- Yu, Karl (April 27, 2019). "Nanaimo school trustee named president of B.C. School Trustees Association". Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Carrigg, David (September 25, 2024). "B.C. Election: Independent candidate Adam Walker could split left in Ladysmith-Oceanside". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- "Higginson wins unique Ladysmith-Oceanside riding, Osborne claims Mid-Island Pacific Rim". NanaimoNewsNOW. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- Wolf, Philip (October 20, 2024). "B.C. ELECTION: Higginson takes Ladysmith-Oceanside for B.C. NDP". Peace Arch News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10779022/bc-election-2024-results-ladysmith-oceanside/
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