| Party: | BC Conservative (since 2024) |
| Honorific Suffix: | MLA |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Bulkley Valley-Stikine |
| Termstart: | October 19, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Nathan Cullen |
| Office2: | Mayor of Telkwa, British Columbia |
| Term Start2: | 1995 |
| Term End2: | 2009 |
| Otherparty: | BC Liberal (2013) Independent (1995-2009) PDA (1996) |
Sharon L. Hartwell is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. She is the former mayor of Telkwa, British Columbia.[1] [2]
Hartwell was the mayor of Telkwa from 1995 through 2009.[3] [4] She ran in the 1996 British Columbia general election as a member of the Progresssive Democratic Alliance for the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine.[5]
Hartwell ran once again in the 2013 British Columbia general election as the BC Liberal candidate for the Bulkley Valley-Stikine riding.[6] She lost to NDP incumbent Doug Donaldson.
In November 2023, Hartwell announced her intention to run as the BC Conservative candidate for Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the 2024 British Columbia general election. On election day, Hartwell received over fifty per cent of the vote, unseating NDP incumbent Nathan Cullen.[7]