Coralee Oakes

Coralee Oakes
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Cariboo North
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Preceded by Bob Simpson
Personal details
Born 1972 (age 45–46)
Political party Liberal
Profession B.C. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

Coralee Oakes (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Cariboo North as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and was appointed Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development on June 10, 2013.

Oakes is a former two-term Quesnel city councillor and executive director of the Quesnel and District Chamber of Commerce since 1999. As a result of her community work, in 2007 Oakes was appointed by the province to the Small Business Roundtable to represent the rural voice of small business. This work led her to be appointed to the Minister's Council on Tourism in 2009. Oakes is the past president of the British Columbia Chamber Executives and has served as a director on the BC Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Executives, Cariboo Chilcotin Tourism Association and numerous local not-for-profit organizations.[2]

Electoral record

British Columbia general election, 2017: Cariboo North
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalCoralee Oakes5,96951.40
New DemocraticScott Elliott4,11735.45
GreenRichard Edward Jaques8367.20
ConservativeTony Goulet6905.94
Total valid votes 11,612100.00
Source: Elections BC[3]
British Columbia general election, 2013: Cariboo North
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalCoralee Oakes5,86741.41
IndependentBob Simpson5,26437.16
New DemocraticDuncan Barnett3,03621.43
Total valid votes 14,167100.00
Total rejected ballots 810.57
Turnout 14,24859.77
Source: Elections BC[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cariboo North elects Oakes". Prince George Citizen, May 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ BC Newsroom
  3. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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