Pamela Goldsmith-Jones

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	John Weston
Mayor of West Vancouver
In office 2005–2011
Preceded by	Ron Wood
Succeeded by	Michael Smith
Personal details
Born	1961
Political party	Liberal Party of Canada
Alma mater	University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University

Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (born 1961) is a Canadian Liberal politician, and the current Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. On December 2, 2015, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. She was previously the mayor of West Vancouver, British Columbia, from 2005 to 2011.

Goldsmith-Jones attended École Pauline Johnson Elementary School and West Vancouver Secondary School. She attended the University of British Columbia (BA, 1983; MA 1988) where she studied Political Science.^[1] She was elected over incumbent Ron Wood on November 19, 2005, and re-elected in 2008.^[2][3] She retired from municipal politics in December, 2011, declining to run for a third term.^[4][5]

After taking a couple of years off from politics to complete her executive MBA at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business and run her consulting firm, Goldsmith-Jones announced her intention to challenge incumbent MP John Weston in the 2015 federal election.^[6][7] Goldsmith-Jones won the Liberal Party of Canada nomination in June 2014.^[8][9][10] She unseated Weston the following October, winning the election.^[11][12]

Electoral Record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Pamela Goldsmith-Jones	36,300	54.62	+30.81	–
	Conservative	John Weston	17,411	26.20	-19.59	–
	New Democratic	Larry Koopman	6,554	9.86	-11.61	–
	Green	Ken Melamed	5,907	8.89	+1.26	–
	Marijuana	Robin Kehler	180	0.27	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Carol-Lee Chapman	106	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			66,458	100.00		$237,680.75
Total rejected ballots			173	0.26	–
Turnout			66,631	74.48	–
Eligible voters			89,459
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+25.20
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15]

References

1. Weder, Adele (2 June 2011). "Profile: West Vancouver Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones". Vancouver Magazine. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. Smith, Charlie (15 November 2008). "Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones reelected in West Vancouver". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. North Shore News (16 November 2008). "Goldsmith-Jones wins West Vancouver mayoralty race". Canada.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
4. Burke, David (25 June 2014). "Liberals pick Goldsmith-Jones". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
5. Lloyd, Mike (15 November 2011). "Civic Election Spotlight: North Shore". News1130. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
6. Beedie School of Business (11 April 2013). "SFU’s EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership captures BC Business Most Innovative award". Beedie Newsroom (Simon Fraser University). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
7. Squamish Chief Staff (11 June 2014). "Liberal nomination set". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
8. Barrett, Brandon (26 June 2014). "Goldsmith-Jones sets out case for Liberals". Pique Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
9. Richter, Brent (27 June 2014). "North Shore Liberals choose candidates". North Shore News. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
10. Deen, Meribeth (1 October 2014). "Federal Liberal candidate meets with Bowen-voters". Bowen Island Undercurrent. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
11. "Pamela Goldsmith-Jones elected in West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country". Global News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
12. Chouinard, Mike (19 October 2015). "Liberal Goldsmith-Jones wins riding". The Squamish Chief. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
13. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, 30 September 2015
14. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

• Liberal Party of Canada Bio - Pamela Goldsmith-Jones