Jennifer Blatherwick is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...

in the

2024 British Columbia general election The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Provinces and territories of Cana ...

. She represents the electoral district of

Coquitlam-Maillardville Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography The Coquitlam–Maillardville district encompasses most of land of the city of Coquitlam except f ...

as a member of the

British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since ...

. On November 18, 2024, she was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity.

Early life and career

Blatherwick lives in

Coquitlam Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with an estimated population of 174,248 in 2024, and one of th ...

with her husband and five children. She was elected twice in Coquitlam as a School District 43 trustee. She has also served on the board of ACCESS Youth, as a director of the Coquitlam Foundation, and on multiple other committees in the Tri-Cities area. Blatherwick was formerly the Director of the B.C. Chapter of

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. She is a recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.

Electoral record

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Place of birth missing (living people) Living people British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 21st-century Canadian women politicians Women MLAs in British Columbia British Columbia school board members 1975 births {{NDP-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub

Early life and career

Electoral record

See also

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