Brenda Locke

Brenda Locke
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Green Timbers
In office
May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005
Preceded by Sue Hammell
Succeeded by Sue Hammell
Personal details
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) John
Children 2
Residence Surrey, British Columbia

Brenda Locke is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.[1] Locke was appointed Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Service on Sept. 20, 2004

Before becoming an MLA, Locke was the executive director of the BC Liquor Licensee and Retailers Association, a position she held since 1985. From 1979 to 1983, she was the office manager for the Richmond Association for Children's Services which managed three group homes for troubled youth and an outreach program for youth under twelve.

Locke defeated New Democrat incumbent Sue Hammell in the 2001 provincial election. In the 2005 election, however, Hammell defeated Locke to reclaim the seat.

She subsequently ran as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Fleetwood—Port Kells in the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election, but lost both times to Conservative incumbent Nina Grewal.

Locke works as executive director for the B.C. Massage Therapist Association. In spring 2014, Locke declared her intention to run as an Independent candidate in the November 2014 municipal election for Surrey City Council.[2]

Electoral record

B.C. General Election 2001: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalBrenda Locke7,53948.95%+15.16%$46,658
     NDP Sue Hammell 5,592 36.31% -13.80% $37,237
UnityC. Lewis Robinson1,0676.93%n/a$7,196
MarijuanaDennis Kalsi5613.65%n/a$394
ReformJim Paterson5383.49%-2.28%$3,277
CommunistHarjit Singh Daudharia1030.67%+0.37%$332
Total valid votes 15,400 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 151 0.98%
Turnout 15,551 66.77%
British Columbia general election, 2005: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSue Hammell10,83660.82+24.51
LiberalBrenda Locke5,61931.54−17.41
GreenSebastian Sajda7914.44–
MarijuanaAmanda Boggan2251.26−2.39
Emerged DemocracyRob Norberg1510.85–
Democratic ReformRavi Chand1420.80–
CommunistHarjit Singh Daudharia520.29+0.38
Total 17,816 100.00
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeNina Grewal14,57733.5-2.3$72,464
LiberalBrenda Locke13,74931.6+2.1$54,768
New DemocraticBarry Bell10,96125.2-2.8$18,907
IndependentJack Cook3,2027.4+7.4$75,818
GreenDuncan McDonald1,0592.4-3.9--
Total valid votes 43,548100.0
Total rejected ballots 1270.3 -0.3
Turnout 43,675590
ConservativeholdSwing-2.2–
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeNina Grewal21,38944.7+11.2$79,909
LiberalBrenda Locke12,50226.1-5.5$75,331
New DemocraticNao Fernando10,91622.8-2.4$65,022
GreenBrian Newbold3,0456.4+4.0--
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,852100.0$88,579
Total rejected ballots 219 0.5+0.2
Turnout 48,07156 +3
British Columbia general election, 2017: Surrey-Green Timbers
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticRachna Singh8,28058.19
LiberalBrenda Locke4,71133.11
GreenSaira Aujla1,0177.15
No affiliationVikram Bajwa1551.09
Your Political PartyKanwaljit Singh Moti660.46
Total valid votes 14,229100.00
Source: Elections BC[3]

References

  1. ↑ Anne Edwards, Seeking Balance: Conversations with BC Women in Politics. Caitlin Press, 2008. ISBN 1894759311.
  2. ↑ Zytaruk, Tom (21 April 2014). "Former MLA Brenda Locke to run for Surrey council". The Now. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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