Sharon Hartwell
Sharon Hartwell MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Bulkley Valley-Stikine | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nathan Cullen |
| Mayor of Telkwa, British Columbia | |
| In office 1995–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Conservative (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | BC Liberal (2013) Independent (1995-2009) PDA (1996) |
Sharon L. Hartwell is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. She is the former mayor of Telkwa, British Columbia.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]Municipal politics
[edit]Hartwell served a term and a half as a village councillor for Telkwa, British Columbia,[3] after which she served as mayor from 1995 through 2009.[4][5] During her tenure she served as the Small Community Representative for the Union of BC Municipalities and as vice-chair of Transportation and Infrastructure for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. She was also the chair of the North West Regional Hospital District.[3]
Provincial politics
[edit]She ran in the 1996 British Columbia general election as a member of the Progresssive Democratic Alliance for the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine.[6]
Hartwell ran once again in the 2013 British Columbia general election as the BC Liberal candidate for the Bulkley Valley-Stikine riding.[7] She lost to NDP incumbent Doug Donaldson.[5]
In November 2023, Hartwell announced her intention to run as the BC Conservative candidate for Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[4] On election day, Hartwell received over fifty per cent of the vote, upsetting NDP incumbent and cabinet minister Nathan Cullen.[2][8][9]
Political views
[edit]Health
[edit]Hartwell called for Bonnie Henry's firing as BC's provincial health officer for her actions during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia such as supporting the COVID-19 vaccine. She also described organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy as "an inspiration".[5]
Foreign policy
[edit]In a February 2024, Hartwell replied "Yes" to a Twitter post asking if "Democrats cheated and that President Donald Trump won the last election?"[10] Furthermore, she has endorsed Canada's withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the United Nations.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Between the 2009 British Columbia general election and her 2023 nomination for the 2024 British Columbia general election, she lived in Alberta for eight years.[4]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election: Bulkley Valley-Stikine | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Sharon Hartwell | 4,875 | 52.41 | |||||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 3,602 | 38.73 | -13.0 | ||||
| Green | Gamlakyeltxw Wilhelm Marsden | 588 | 6.32 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 236 | 2.54 | -9.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +32.7 | ||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Stikine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Donaldson | 4074 | 47.10 | -3.3 | $49,856 | |||
| Liberal | Sharon Hartwell | 3167 | 36.61 | -8.49 | $45,162 | |||
| Conservative | Jonathan Dieleman | 533 | 6.16 | – | $6,706 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 514 | 5.94 | – | $14,482 | |||
| Green | Roger Benham | 303 | 3.50 | -0.9 | $480 | |||
| Independent | Jesse OLeary | 59 | 0.68 | – | $380 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8662 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.40 | -0.7 | |||||
| Turnout | 8697 | 62.82 | -2.48 | |||||
| Registered voters | 13,845 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11][12] | ||||||||
| 1996 British Columbia general election: Bulkley Valley-Stikine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Goodacre | 4,779 | 37.02 | +3.05 | $19,497 | |||
| Liberal | Pat Beach | 3,726 | 28.87 | −2.69 | $28,587 | |||
| Reform | Bill Zemenchik | 3,473 | 26.91 | – | $26,855 | |||
| Progressive Democrat | Sharon L. Hartwell | 624 | 4.83 | – | $2,926 | |||
| Social Credit | Peter Barendregt | 155 | 1.20 | – | $2,481 | |||
| Green | Stuart Hertzog | 151 | 1.17 | – | $997 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,908 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 12,960 | 71.05 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "About Sharon Hartwell". Conservative Party of British Columbia.
- ^ a b Bakker, Marisca (October 19, 2024). "BREAKING: Conservatives upset NDP cabinet minister in Bulkley Valley-Stikine". Cowichan Valley Citizen. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Bakker, Marisca (October 19, 2024). "BREAKING: Conservatives upset NDP cabinet minister in Bulkley Valley-Stikine". The Chilliwack Progress. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c Bakker, Marisca (November 9, 2023). "Former Telkwa mayor's jump back into politics is about health care". The Interior News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Follett Hosgood, Amanda (October 22, 2024). "How a 'Blue Wave' Washed Away NDP Cabinet Ministers". The Tyee. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Decision BC: Stikine". Global News. April 12, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Nolan (April 17, 2013). "Hartwell runs for Liberal party". The Interior News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Bulkley Valley-Stikine". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ LeBrun, Luke (October 20, 2024). "Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election". PressProgress. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ LeBrun, Luke (September 27, 2024). "Leaked Dossier Reveals 200 Pages of Conspiracies and Controversial Statements From John Rustad's BC Conservative Candidates". PressProgress. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "FRPC - Provincial Financial Report Listing". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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