Stephanie Cadieux
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey South
In office
May 9, 2017 – April 30, 2022
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byElenore Sturko
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Cloverdale
In office
May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded byKevin Falcon
Succeeded byMarvin Hunt
Minister of Children and Family Development
In office
September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
Preceded byMary McNeil
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Panorama
In office
May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byMarvin Hunt
Personal details
Born1972 or 1973 (age 50–51)[1]
Political partyBC Liberal

Stephanie Cadieux (born 1972 or 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama. After the 2013 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale and in the 2017 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey South. She is currently Opposition critic for Advanced Education, having previously served, when her party formed the government, as the Minister of Children and Family Development, and prior to that as Minister of Social Development, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

She was a member of the Select Standing Committees on Health and on Children and Youth, and a former member of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Cadieux, formerly the director of marketing and development for the BC Paraplegic Association and manager of accessibility for 2010 Legacies Now Society. Her leadership and resourcefulness led her to be voted one of Business in Vancouver's Top 40 Under 40 for 2007. She has been a wheelchair user since a car accident at age 18.[2] She is the second wheelchair user, following Doug Mowat, elected to the provincial legislature.

She has served as president of the Realwheels Society, ambassador for the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, a researcher and member of the advisory panel for the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), a member of the Diversity Advisory Committee for Global BC and as a mentor with the YWCA.

She has traveled extensively, including to Europe, Central America, Africa and North America, some of which has been as a delegate for international development work with people with disabilities in developing countries.

She resigned from her MLA position, effective April 30, 2022, to become Canada's first Chief Accessibility Officer.[3]

Electoral results

2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey South
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalStephanie Cadieux12,97047.36−3.58$39,053.31
New DemocraticPauline Greaves11,79443.06+10.19$7,816.81
GreenTim Ibbotson2,6239.58−2.27$1,370.48
Total valid votes 27,38798.64–
Total rejected ballots 3771.36+0.57
Turnout 27,76452.74−7.17
Registered voters 52,640
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
Liberal hold Swing -6.89
2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey South
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalStephanie Cadieux13,50950.94$46,393
New DemocraticJonathan Silveira8,71832.87$14,789
GreenPascal Tremblay3,14111.84$0
IndependentPeter Njenga6342.39$7,288
LibertarianJosh Barrett3111.17$0
IndependentGary Hee1400.53$1,202
Your Political PartyFabiola Cecilia Palomino670.25$387
Total valid votes 26,52099.21
Total rejected ballots 2100.79
Turnout 26,73059.91
Registered voters 44,615
Source: Elections BC[6][7]
2013 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Cloverdale
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalStephanie Cadieux18,05159.53-3.17$86,812
New DemocraticHarry Kooner8,77728.95-0.86$54,929
ConservativeHoward Wu2,5458.39$852
No AffiliationMatt William Begley9493.13$750
Total valid votes 30,32299.34
Total rejected ballots 2020.66+0.10
Turnout 30,52457.79+2.77
Registered voters 52,817
Source: Elections BC[8]
Liberal hold Swing -1.16

References

  1. ↑ SURREY-PANORAMA: Economy, crime, health care jostle for top issue in revamped riding Diakiw, Kevin. The Leader [Surrey, B.C] 09 Apr 2009: 1.
  2. ↑ "More than a quarter of MLAs new". Vancouver Province, May 14, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Veteran B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal accessibility post". Victoria Times Colonist. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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