Megan Dykeman (born 1977 or 1978) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the

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, representing the electoral district of Langley East from 2020 to 2024 as part of the

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(BC NDP) caucus.

Biography

Dykeman graduated from

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with a master's degree in international relations. She was the managing director of consulting firm Strategics Canada, and owns a specialty poultry farm in Langley Township. After serving three years on the Langley District Parent Advisory Council, she was elected as trustee on the Langley Board of Education in the 2011 municipal election. She served three terms with the Board, including as vice chair from 2014 to 2018, and chair from 2018 to 2020. She was announced as the BC NDP's candidate for Langley East on September 30, 2020, and won the riding in that October's provincial election. She was named the Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-profits by

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in December 2022. With the Langley East riding dissolved ahead of the 2024 provincial election, she instead ran for re-election in the newly established

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, but lost to

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candidate

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. She lives in the Fern Ridge neighbourhood of Langley Township with her two children.

Electoral record

References

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