Gwen O'Mahony | |
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| MLA for Chilliwack-Hope | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – April 16, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Penner |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Throness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1971-11-02) November 2, 1971 |
| Party | BC Conservative (2023—present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic Party (until 2023) |
| Residence(s) | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| Education | Master of Business Administration, Master of Science (International Management), Bachelor of Science (General Studies)[1] |
| Alma mater | Vancouver Island University University of Hertfordshire University of the Fraser Valley[1] |
| Occupation | Business Owner - O'Mahony Consulting |
Gwen O'Mahony (born November 2, 1972)[2] is a Canadian politician, who represented Chilliwack-Hope in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from April 2012 until April 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, and is now a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[3]
She was the first New Democratic Party candidate and the first woman to win the riding of Chilliwack-Hope.[4]
O'Mahony was previously the party's candidate in Chilliwack-Hope in the 2009 provincial election, as well as running federally for the New Democrats in Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon in the 2011 federal election. In the 2013 provincial election, O'Mahony was defeated by BC Liberal Party candidate Laurie Throness, the same Liberal candidate she had faced in the 2012 by-election. In 2021, O'Mahony unsuccessfully sought the federal NDP nomination for Nanaimo—Ladysmith.[5]
On April 3, 2024, O'Mahony was unveiled as the BC Conservative candidate for Nanaimo-Lantzville in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[6] O'Mahony would go on to lose the election to George Anderson of the BC NDP.[7]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo-Lantzville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | George Anderson | 15,307 | 51.75 | +3.7 | $63,351.11 | |||
| Conservative | Gwen O'Mahony | 11,687 | 39.51 | +37.4 | $27,508.78 | |||
| Green | Lia Versaevel | 2,586 | 8.74 | -11.3 | $4,373.36 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,580 | 99.86 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.14 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 29,620 | 66.00 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 44,879 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional hold | Swing | -16.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack-Hope | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Laurie Throness | 10,053 | 49.15 | |||||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 7,364 | 36.01 | |||||
| Conservative | Michael Henshall | 2,202 | 10.77 | |||||
| Independent | Ryan Ashley McKinnon | 833 | 4.07 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,452 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,569 | 57.38 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[10] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, April 19, 2012: Chilliwack-Hope | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 6,022 | 41.89 | +8 | ||||
| Liberal | Laurie Throness | 4,593 | 31.95 | -22 | ||||
| Conservative | John Martin | 3,615 | 25.15 | +18 | ||||
| Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 145 | 1.01 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 14,375 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 26 | |||||||
| Turnout | 14,401 | 41.12 | ||||||
| "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope By-elections" (PDF). Elections B.C. Retrieved March 7, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Strahl | 28,160 | 57.20 | -5.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 12,691 | 25.78 | +7.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Diane Janzen | 5,320 | 10.81 | +2.29 | ||||
| Green | Jamie Hoskins | 2,706 | 5.50 | -3.27 | ||||
| Western Block | Clive Edwards | 180 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 173 | 0.35 | +0.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,230 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.31 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,382 | 58.99 | +1 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,713 | |||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack-Hope | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Barry Penner | 8,985 | 53.28 | $67,073 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 5,638 | 33.43 | $18,541 | ||||
| Conservative | Hans Mulder | 1,198 | 7.10 | $250 | ||||
| Green | Guy Durnin | 951 | 5.64 | $350 | ||||
| People's Front | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 93 | 0.55 | $260 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,865 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 95 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,960 | 51.85 | ||||||
| "Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Votes". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2009. | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b O'Mahony, Gwen. "Gwen O'Mahony".
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "NDP win both B.C. byelections; Liberals in second place"[permanent dead link]. Vancouver Sun, April 20, 2012.
- ^ Hunter, Justine (June 20, 2012). "Rookie MLA adjusting to her new digs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Nanaimo-Ladysmith school trustee selected as federal NDP candidate". Nanaimo News Bulletin. May 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Gwen O'Mahony at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "NDP's George Anderson projected to win Nanaimo-Lantzville riding". CHEK News. October 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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