Grace Lore | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of State for Child Care of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Katrina Chen |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Victoria-Beacon Hill | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Carole James |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Grace Lore is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Victoria-Beacon Hill as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Since December 7, 2022, she is the Minister of State for Child Care.[2]
Lore was born in Calgary.[3] She studied political science at the University of British Columbia. Afterwards, she attended London School of Economics for her Master's before returning to UBC for her PhD.[4] Since 2018, she has been a lecturer at the University of Victoria.[3] Lore teaches Canadian politics, gender and politics, and research methods.[5]
Electoral Record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Beacon Hill | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Grace Lore | 16,474 | 54.61 | +1.56 | $33,454.50 | |||
| Green | Jenn Neilson | 9,031 | 29.93 | −0.45 | $29,344.41 | |||
| Liberal | Karen Bill | 4,329 | 14.35 | −1.14 | $2,251.45 | |||
| Independent | Jordan Reichert | 335 | 1.11 | +0.65 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 30,169 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 244 | 0.80 | +0.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,413 | 61.46 | –2.74 | |||||
| Registered voters | 49,484 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "NDP’s Grace Lore declared winner in Victoria-Beacon Hill". Saanich News, October 24, 2020.
- ↑ "B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet mixes veterans with 1st-time ministers faces in key portfolios". CBC News. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- 1 2 "2020 B.C. election: Victoria-Beacon Hill candidates and riding profile". Times Colonist. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Grace Lore on her journey from UBC Political Science to the BC Legislature". Department of Political Science. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Grace Lore". BC NDP. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ↑ "Election Financing Reports". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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