Darlene Rotchford
Darlene Rotchford | |
|---|---|
Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Labour of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Janet Routledge |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Esquimalt-Colwood | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC NDP |
Darlene Rotchford MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Esquimalt-Colwood since 2024. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.[1]
She is a former municipal councillor in Esquimalt, a mental health and addictions worker, and a labour leader.[2][3][4][5] She resigned from her councillor position after her election to the provincial legislature.[6]
In May 2025, a private member's bill put forward by Rotchford prohibiting MLAs from simultaneously holding municipal offices such as councilors and school board trusteeships was passed with support from both the NDP and the Green Party of British Columbia.[7]
Electoral history
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Esquimalt-Colwood | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Darlene Rotchford | 15,238 | 51.47 | -7.9 | $47,134.81 | |||
| Conservative | John Wilson | 8,652 | 29.22 | – | $43,079.99 | |||
| Green | Camille Currie | 5,716 | 19.31 | -4.5 | $34,130.70 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,606 | 99.88 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.12 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 29,643 | 63.34 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,799 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -18.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8][9] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Seymour, Bailey (October 20, 2024). "BREAKING: NDP's Darlene Rotchford wins election in Esquimalt-Colwood". Oak Bay News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Darlene Rotchford and David Eby's BC NDP team". BC NDP. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Darlene Rotchford, NDP candidate for Esquimalt-Colwood". Times Colonist. October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Brooke, Mary B. (September 24, 2024). ""Okay, I'm in!" says Darlene Rotchford for BC NDP in Esquimalt-Colwood". Island Social Trends. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Seymour, Bailey (September 21, 2024). "NDP Esquimalt-Colwood candidate looks to improve mental health supports". Victoria News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Hooper, Roxanne (November 21, 2024). "2 of 3 Langley MLAs given shadow cabinet seats". The Abbotsford News. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Gomez, Michelle (May 28, 2025). "B.C. MLAs banned from holding municipal office after bill passes". CBC News. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.