Margaret MacDiarmid
| Margaret MacDiarmid | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Fairview | |
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In office May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jenn McGinn |
| Succeeded by | George Heyman |
| Minister of Education and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy of British Columbia | |
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In office June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond |
| Succeeded by | George Abbott |
| Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat of British Columbia | |
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In office October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Minister of Education of British Columbia | |
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In office November 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | George Abbott |
| Succeeded by | George Abbott |
| Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government of British Columbia | |
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In office September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Cadieux |
| Minister of Health of British Columbia | |
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In office September 5, 2012 – June 2013 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Michael de Jong |
| Succeeded by | Terry Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Occupation | Physician |
Margaret MacDiarmid is a Canadian politician, former provincial Minister of Health, and also served as Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government. She was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fairview. She previously served as Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat.
In 2009, then Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid was rushed to Peace Arch Hospital for emergency treatment and transferred to Royal Columbian Hospital for intensive care for pneumococcal meningitis.[1] MacDiarmid recovered and was later appointed Minister of Health in 2012 by Premier Christy Clark.
In 2012, Mike de Jong's Ministry of Health fired seven health ministry workers without cause, Margaret MacDiarmid as his freshly appointed replacement falsely claimed that the RCMP were investigating their misbehavior.[2]
Later, after one worker committed suicide, others sued, none were charged, some got cash settlements and their jobs back, and the premier apologized, it came to light that the RCMP, for lack of evidence, had never launched any investigation.[3]
She was defeated in the 2013 provincial election by New Democrat candidate George Heyman.[4]
In 2013, she was appointed to the board of directors for Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
Electoral results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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| NDP | Jenn McGinn | 5,752 | 46.98 | $70,030 | ||
| Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 4,936 | 40.32 | $92,092 | ||
| Green | Jane Sterk | 900 | 7.35 | – | $7,773 | |
| Conservative | Wilf Hanni | 489 | 3.99 | $6,886 | ||
| Marijuana | Jodie Emery | 166 | 1.36 | $430 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,243 | 100% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.24% | ||||
| Turnout | 12,272 | 26.93% | ||||
| British Columbia general election, 2009: Vancouver-Fairview | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 11,034 | 47.09 | $144,364 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jenn McGinn | 9,881 | 42.17 | $106,859 | ||||
| Green | Vanessa Violini | 2,232 | 9.52 | $749 | ||||
| Independent | Graham Clark | 165 | 0.70 | $250 | ||||
| Reform | Norris Matthew Barens | 85 | 0.36 | $250 | ||||
| Refederation | Alex Frei | 37 | 0.16 | $260 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| New Democratic | George Heyman | 10,965 | 47.04 | ||
| Liberal | Margaret MacDiarmid | 9,999 | 42.89 | ||
| Green | Matthew Pedley | 2,347 | 10.07 | ||
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References
- ↑ Fowlie, Johnathan (Nov 4, 2009). "Margaret MacDiarmid recovers from catastrophic illness". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ↑ Shaw, Rob. "B.C. government was wrong to fire health researchers, says ombudsperson". Vancouver Sun, April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "98 BC Liberal Falsehoods, Boondoggles and Scandals: The Clark Era 53".
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) The Tyee, April 4, 2017. - ↑ "Riding results: New Democrat George Heyman wins a narrow victory in Vancouver Fairview". Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2013.
