Laurel Collins

Laurel Collins MP (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she was a city councillor for Victoria City Council.

Laurel Collins

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMurray Rankin
Victoria City Councillor
In office
October 20, 2018 – November 4, 2019
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984
Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceVictoria, British Columbia

Background

Collins was born in Kispiox in northern British Columbia, one of three children. Her parents, school teachers, separated when she was a baby, and she moved around the province, attending elementary school on Salt Spring Island, Alert Bay, and in Port Hardy. She went to high school in Sussex, New Brunswick and did her undergraduate degree at the University of Kings College and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She did a master's degree in Human Security and Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University.[1]

Career

Collins worked at Victoria Women in Need, running programs for women who have experienced abuse. She co-founded and co-chaired Divest Victoria, a non-profit organization that advocates for cities to take their money out of fossil fuels and put them into environmentally responsible investments. While researching climate migration and displacement, she worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Northern Uganda helping to create durable solutions for internally displaced persons in the aftermath of deadly conflict.[2]

From 2014 to 2019, Collins taught courses at the University of Victoria, including courses in Social Inequality, Social Justice Studies, Political Sociology, and the Sociology of Genders.[1] In 2015, she co-published a book, Women, Adult Education, and Leadership in Canada.[3] And, in 2017, she won a Victoria Community Leadership Award in Sustainability and Community Building.[4]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLaurel Collins23,76533.2%-9.1
GreenRacelle Kooy21,38329.9%-3.0$78,891.28
LiberalNikki Macdonald15,95222.3%+10.5
ConservativeRichard Caron9,03812.6%+0.8
People'sAlyson Culbert9201.3%-$5,286.41
Animal ProtectionJordan Reichert2210.3%0.0
CommunistRobert Duncan1130.2%-
IndependentDavid Shebib1110.2%-
VCPKeith Rosenberg460.1%-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 71,54999.3%  $121,316.37
Total rejected ballots 4750.7%
Turnout 72,02476.1%
Eligible voters 94,627
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References
  1. "Victoria: City councillor Laurel Collins off to Ottawa as NDP MP". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. "Councillor Laurel Collins". https://www.victoria.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-23. External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Women, Adult Education, and Leadership in Canada". Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  4. "Victoria Community Leadership Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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