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Gavin Dew

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Gavin Dew
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Kelowna-Mission
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byRenee Merrifield
Personal details
Political partyBC Conservatives

Gavin Dew is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

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Dew holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Oxford.[4] He serves on the boards of the Business Council of British Columbia and the Veterans Transition Network, and is an advisor to Arthritis Canada.[4]

Dew is married with two kids.[5] In 2023, he moved to Kelowna and opened up a childcare facility with his wife.[6]

Political career

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In 2016, Dew was the BC Liberal Party candidate in the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant by-election.[7] He also ran in the 2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, where he was eliminated on the third ballot with 6.01% of the vote.[6]

Electoral record

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2024 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Harpreet Badohal
Conservative Gavin Dew
Unaffiliated Ashley Ramsay
Green Billy Young
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 5,627 60.14 −5.69 $71,603
Green Pete Fry 2,533 27.07 +15.16 $29,065
Liberal Gavin Dew 1,056 11.29 −7.46 $66,547
Libertarian Bonnie Boya Hu 79 0.84 $250
Your Political Party Jeremy Gustafson 61 0.65 $454
Total valid votes 9,356 99.53
Total rejected ballots 44 0.47 −0.51
Turnout 9,400 23.17 −26.60
Registered voters 40,561
New Democratic hold Swing −10.42

References

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  1. ^ "BC election 2024 results: Kelowna-Mission | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Johansen, Nicholas (October 19, 2024). "BC Conservative candidate Gavin Dew declared MLA-elect for Kelowna Mission - Kelowna News". Castanet. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Seymour, Ron (October 21, 2024). "A can-Dew kind of guy". Penticton Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Gavin Dew B.C. Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Mission". Peace Arch News. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ^ MacNaull, Steve (October 19, 2024). "New Conservative Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew ready to get to work". KelownaNow. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Johansen, Nicholas (October 19, 2024). "BC Conservative candidate Gavin Dew declared MLA-elect for Kelowna Mission - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Lee, Jeff (February 2, 2016). "NDP wins both provincial by-elections in Metro Vancouver". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

See also

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