Elenore Sturko
Canadian politician
Elenore Sturko MLA | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey South | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office September 10, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Stephanie Cadieux |
Personal details | |
Political party | BC Conservatives |
Other political affiliations | BC United (until 2024) |
Elenore Sturko is a Canadian politician who was elected MLA for Surrey South in a by-election in 2022.[1] Until June 2024, she served as the Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addiction, Recovery & Education. On June 3, 2024, she crossed the floor from BC United to sit as a Conservative, becoming the party's fourth MLA.[2]
Biography
Sturko formerly worked as a spokesperson for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[3]
Personal life
Sturko is married to her wife, Melissa, and they have three children.[4]
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Elenore Sturko | 5,568 | 51.83 | +4.48 | $71,826.15 | |||
New Democratic | Pauline Greaves | 3,221 | 29.98 | –13.08 | $58,814.93 | |||
Conservative | Harman Bhangu | 1,364 | 12.70 | — | $38,150.18 | |||
Green | Simran Sarai | 368 | 3.43 | –6.15 | $5,252.57 | |||
Libertarian | Jason Bax | 221 | 2.06 | — | $640.83 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,742 | 99.87 | — | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.13 | –1.23 | |||||
Turnout | 10,756 | 19.8 | –32.94 | |||||
Registered voters | 54,363 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +8.78 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[5][6] |
See also
References
- ^ "BC Liberal Elenore Sturko wins Surrey South by-election | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "Rob Shaw: MLA Elenore Sturko defects to Conservatives in stunning blow to BC United". The Orca. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Jordan (2022-09-13). "BC Liberal Elenore Sturko wins Surrey South by-election". B.C. Rise News, Politics. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ DeRosa, Katie. "B.C. United MLA Elenore Sturko defects to Conservatives". CBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South By-elections" (PDF). www.elections.bc.ca. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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