Laurel Collins

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Laurel Collins
MP
Laurel Collins in the House of Commons.jpg
Member of Parliament
for Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMurray Rankin
Victoria City Councillor
In office
October 20, 2018 – November 4, 2019
Personal details
Born (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 37)
Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse(s)James McNish[1]
ChildrenAlora McNish Collins
ResidenceVictoria, British Columbia

Laurel Collins MP (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she was a city councillor for Victoria City Council. She is the NDP Critic for the Environment and Climate Change and the NDP Deputy Caucus Chair. [3]

Background[]

Collins was born in Kispiox in northern British Columbia, one of three children. Her parents, school teachers, separated when she was a baby, and she moved around the province, attending elementary school on Salt Spring Island, Alert Bay, and in Port Hardy. She went to high school in Sussex, New Brunswick and did her undergraduate degree at the University of Kings College and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She did a master's degree in Human Security and Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University.[2]

Career[]

Collins worked at Victoria Women in Need, running programs for women who have experienced abuse. She co-founded and co-chaired Divest Victoria, a non-profit organization that advocates for cities to take their money out of fossil fuels and put them into environmentally responsible investments. While researching climate migration and displacement, she worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Northern Uganda helping to create durable solutions for internally displaced persons in the aftermath of deadly conflict.[4]

From 2014 to 2019, Collins taught courses at the University of Victoria, including courses in Social Inequality, Social Justice Studies, Political Sociology, and the Sociology of Genders.[2] In 2015, she co-published a book, Women, Adult Education, and Leadership in Canada.[5] And, in 2017, she won a Victoria Community Leadership Award in Sustainability and Community Building.[6]

Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she was a city councillor for Victoria City Council. She was first elected in the 2019 federal election and re-elected in the 2021 federal election.

She is the NDP Critic for the Environment and Climate Change and the NDP Deputy Caucus Chair. [7]

Electoral record[]

2021 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Laurel Collins 25,227 43.89 +10.69
Liberal Nikki Macdonald 14,956 26.02 +3.72
Conservative Hannah Hodson 8,191 14.25 +1.65
Green Nick Loughton 6,637 11.55 -18.35
People's John Randal Phipps 1,970 3.43 +2.13
Communist Janis Zroback 260 0.45 +0.25
Animal Protection Jordan Reichert 243 0.42 +0.12
Total valid votes 57,484
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 57,484 57.55
Eligible voters 99,889
Source: Elections Canada[8]
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2019 Canadian federal election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Laurel Collins 23,765 33.2% -9.1 $114,384.10
Green Racelle Kooy 21,383 29.9% -3.0 $78,891.28
Liberal Nikki Macdonald 15,952 22.3% +10.5 $83,095.70
Conservative Richard Caron 9,038 12.6% +0.8 $41,312.21
People's Alyson Culbert 920 1.3% - $5,286.41
Animal Protection Jordan Reichert 221 0.3% 0.0 $2,270.91
Communist Robert Duncan 113 0.2% -
Independent David Shebib 111 0.2% -
Veterans Coalition Keith Rosenberg 46 0.1% -
Total valid votes/expense limit 71,549 99.3%   $121,316.37
Total rejected ballots 475 0.7%
Turnout 72,024 76.1%
Eligible voters 94,627
New Democratic hold Swing -6.10
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Victoria MP Laurel Collins expecting first child while preparing for a possible election". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Victoria: City councillor Laurel Collins off to Ottawa as NDP MP". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  3. ^ "Critic Roles". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  4. ^ "Councillor Laurel Collins". victoria.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  5. ^ "Women, Adult Education, and Leadership in Canada". Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. ^ "Victoria Community Leadership Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  7. ^ "Critic Roles". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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