Gavin Dew Explained

Party:BC Conservatives (Current)BC United (Former)
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Kelowna-Mission
Termstart:October 19, 2024
Predecessor:Renee Merrifield

Gavin Dew is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and career

Dew holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Oxford.[4] He serves on the boards of the Business Council of British Columbia and the Veterans Transition Network, and is an advisor to Arthritis Canada.

Dew is married with two kids.[5] In 2023, he moved to Kelowna and opened up a childcare facility with his wife.[6]

Political career

In 2016, Dew was the BC Liberal Party candidate in the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant by-election.[7] He also ran in the 2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, where he was eliminated on the third ballot with 6.01% of the vote.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BC election 2024 results: Kelowna-Mission Globalnews.ca . 2024-10-20 . Global News . en-US.
  2. Web site: Johansen . Nicholas . October 19, 2024 . BC Conservative candidate Gavin Dew declared MLA-elect for Kelowna Mission - Kelowna News . 2024-10-23 . Castanet . en.
  3. Web site: Seymour . Ron . 2024-10-21 . A can-Dew kind of guy . 2024-10-23 . Penticton Herald . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-04 . Meet Gavin Dew B.C. Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Mission . 2024-10-23 . Peace Arch News . en.
  5. Web site: MacNaull . Steve . October 19, 2024 . New Conservative Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew ready to get to work . 2024-10-23 . KelownaNow . en.
  6. Web site: Johansen . Nicholas . October 19, 2024 . BC Conservative candidate Gavin Dew declared MLA-elect for Kelowna Mission - Kelowna News . 2024-10-20 . www.castanet.net . en.
  7. News: Lee . Jeff . February 2, 2016 . NDP wins both provincial by-elections in Metro Vancouver . October 23, 2024 . Vancouver Sun.