Kelly Greene

Kelly Greene is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Richmond-Steveston as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). From 2018 to 2020 she served as a city councillor in Richmond.

Not to be confused with Kelly Green.

Kelly Greene
MLA
Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture of British Columbia
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byFin Donnelly
Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment of British Columbia
In office
November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022
PremierJohn Horgan
David Eby
Preceded bySheila Malcolmson
Succeeded byAman Singh
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Steveston
Assumed office
October 24, 2020
Preceded byJohn Yap
Member of the Richmond, British Columbia City Council
In office
October 21, 2018 – November 16, 2020
Personal details
BornRichmond, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic
Other political
affiliations		Richmond Citizen's Association (municipal)
Residence(s)Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia

Biography

Born in Richmond,[2] Greene grew up in the community of Steveston and went to Hugh Boyd Secondary School.[3][4] She attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a bachelor of arts in 2002, then worked for accounting and banking firms.[2]

In 2016 she became involved in a local parent group against school closures in Richmond, leading her to consider entering politics.[4] In the 2017 provincial election she ran for the NDP in Richmond-Steveston, placing second against incumbent Liberal candidate John Yap.[5][6] She was then elected to the Richmond City Council in the 2018 municipal election.[7]

Greene contested the riding of Richmond-Steveston as an NDP candidate again in the 2020 provincial election, this time winning the seat by taking 52% of the vote, ahead of Liberal candidate Matt Pitcairn.[8] On November 16, 2020, she resigned her city council role to become member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[9] She was named Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment by Premier John Horgan on November 26, 2020, supporting Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman.[10]

On December 7, 2022 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture by Premier David Eby, supporting Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen.[11]

Electoral history

Provincial elections
2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Steveston
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKelly Greene10,73352.07+12.72$35,020.17
LiberalMatt Pitcairn9,39845.59−2.01$49,104.63
IndependentVince Li4832.34–$0.00
Total valid votes 20,614100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1920.92+0.04
Turnout 20,80656.09−6.68
Registered voters 37,092
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +7.37
Source: Elections BC[12][13]
2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Steveston
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Yap10,33247.60−4.07$63,896
New DemocraticKelly Greene8,54239.35+11.28$21,429
GreenRoy Sakata2,83313.05+4.91$2,449
Total valid votes 21,707100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1920.88+0.22
Turnout 21,89962.77+7.38
Registered voters 34,889
Liberal hold Swing −7.68
Source: Elections BC[14][15]

Municipal elections

Top 8 candidates elected — Incumbents marked with "(X)". Elected members' names are in bold

2018 British Columbia municipal elections: Richmond City Council
Party Council candidate Vote  %
  RITE RichmondCarol Day (X)20,8717.01
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationHarold Steves (X)19,1366.43
  Richmond Community CoalitionChak Au (X)18,0266.05
  Richmond FirstBill McNulty (X)17,2425.79
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationKelly Greene16,4645.53
  Richmond FirstLinda McPhail (X)15,5215.21
  RITE RichmondMichael Wolfe13,6274.58
  IndependentAlexa Loo (X)13,2124.44
  Richmond FirstDerek Dang (X)13,1154.40
  Richmond FirstAndy Hobbs12,3364.14
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationJudie Schneider11,6723.92
  Richmond Community CoalitionKen Johnston (X)11,1613.75
  Richmond Community CoalitionJonathan Ho11,1403.74
  Richmond Citizens' AssociationJack Trovato10,9153.67
  Richmond FirstSunny Ho8,9333.00
  RITE RichmondNiti Sharma8,9172.99
  RITE RichmondHenry Yao8,4672.84
  Richmond FirstPeter Liu8,3572.81
  Richmond Community CoalitionParm Bains7,9732.68
  IndependentJohn Roston7,9612.67
  Richmond Community CoalitionMelissa Zhang7,7082.38
  IndependentKerry Starchuk6,9592.34
  IndependentJason Tarnow5,7201.92
  IndependentAdil Awan4,2781.44
  IndependentManjit Singh4,1341.39
  IndependentDennis Page3,4781.17
  IndependentAndy Chiang3,3371.12
  IndependentTheresa Head3,2511.09
  IndependentPatrick J. Saunders2,2410.75
  IndependentZhe Zhang2,2410.75

References
  1. Rantanen, Maria. "Mail-in results solidify three Richmond candidates' wins". Richmond News. Richmond News (richmond-news.com). Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "About Kelly". kellygreene.ca. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. "MLA: Kelly Greene". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. Scott, Hannah (November 25, 2020). "Meet your MLAs: Kelly Greene (Richmond-Steveston)". Richmond Sentinel. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. McElroy, Justin (April 11, 2017). "B.C. Votes 2017: Richmond-Steveston riding profile". CBC News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. Azpiri, Jon (May 9, 2017). "BC election 2017: Liberals, NDP battle in tight race, Greens win 3 seats". Global News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. "City of Richmond BC - City Council Members". www.richmond.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. Zussman, Richard; Little, Simon (November 7, 2020). "B.C. election 2020: Richmond-Steveston results". Global News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. Rantanen, Maria. "Richmond councillor plans to step aside next Monday". Richmond News. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  10. Clarke, Kirsten; Rantanen, Maria (November 26, 2020). "Richmond MLA named parliamentary secretary of the environment". Richmond News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. Leung, Valerie (December 8, 2022). "Two Richmond MLAs given parliamentary secretary roles in B.C. cabinet shuffle". Richmond News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  13. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  15. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.


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