Karin Kirkpatrick
Karin Kirkpatrick | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Capilano | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Sultan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Karin Kirkpatrick is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of West Vancouver-Capilano as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.She currently serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Children, Family Development, and Childcare.
Background[]
Building on her background as an entrepreneur and educator, Karin Kirkpatrick is one of British Columbia’s most accomplished non-profit leaders.
As CEO of Family Services of Greater Vancouver, Karin has led some 500 employees across 12 locations providing front-line support services to some of the Lower Mainland’s most vulnerable citizens.
Karin has served as CEO and Registrar of the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of BC, as CEO of the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and as Assistant Dean of UBC’s Sauder School of Business. She previously started up and ran a recruiting agency.
Karin has been a board member of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Family Services of Canada, the Vancity Community Foundation, the BC Degree Quality Assessment Board, and the BC Council for International Education. Karin also served on the Judicial Council of British Columbia for six years.
She has been recognized for her leadership as a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants, as one of the Women’s Executive Network’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, and as a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Karin holds a Master of Laws degree and an MBA, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant/Certified Management Accountant
Electoral record[]
| 2020 British Columbia general election: West Vancouver-Capilano | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Karin Kirkpatrick | 12,734 | 53.55 | −3.61 | $31,268.43 | |||
| New Democratic | Amelia Hill | 7,194 | 30.25 | +6.62 | $4,548.12 | |||
| Green | Rasoul Narimani | 3,664 | 15.41 | −3.80 | $9,137.14 | |||
| Independent | Anton Shendryk | 186 | 0.78 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,778 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ Ben Bengtson, "Election night results give Liberal Karin Kirkpatrick the projected win in West Vancouver-Capilano". North Shore News, October 24, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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