Gavin Dew

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Gavin Dew
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kelowna-Mission
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byRenee Merrifield
Personal details
Born (1984-01-01) January 1, 1984 (age 42)
PartyBC Conservative
Other political
affiliations		BC Liberal (before 2022)
Non-Partisan Association
SpouseErin Shum
Children2
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia (BA)
University of Oxford (MBA)

Gavin Dew MLA (born January 1, 1984) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

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Dew was born and raised in British Columbia. He currently resides in Kelowna with his wife, Erin, and their two children.[4][5] He first moved to Kelowna in 2023 when he opened Play Area, a childcare facility and indoor playground serving young families in the Okanagan, with his wife who has a background working with children on the autism spectrum.[2] They previously operated a childcare centre in East Vancouver.[4]

Dew holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Oxford, specializing in corporate social responsibility.[6][7] He is also deeply involved in his community serving on both boards of the Business Council of BC and Resource Works, an organization committed to responsible resource development.[8] Dew was also the director of external relations at the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.[9][10] In addition, he has served in governance roles for organizations including the University of British Columbia, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Community Futures, a rural small business lender.[8] Dew also volunteers as an advisor to Arthritis Canada and is the chair of the board for the Veterans Transition Network, which is a national mental health charity that played a crucial role evacuating Afghan interpreters who were at risk due to the Taliban.[8]

Dew was named by Business in Vancouver a "Forty under 40" for his leadership and community efforts.[8]

Dew's career has spanned two decades with experience in business, public policy, and technology. He has played roles in building public understanding for complex policies and projects across Canada on topics of affordable housing, energy infrastructure, and tech clusters.[8] He recently served as Chief Strategy Officer for a $5 billion agricultural innovation and food security project in BC.[8]

Political career

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Formerly a member of the BC Liberal Party, Dew was involved in the campaigns of Kevin Falcon and Michael Lee for party leadership in 2011 and 2018 respectively,[4] and served as campaign manager for West Vancouver-Capilano member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ralph Sultan in the 2013 provincial election.[11] He was also a director of the Non-Partisan Association, a municipal political party in Vancouver.[11]

After Jenny Kwan announced she would be resigning as MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant to stand in the 2015 federal election, Dew was nominated as the Liberal candidate for the ensuing by-election,[11] held on February 2, 2016; he came in third behind New Democratic Party candidate Melanie Mark and Green Party candidate Pete Fry.[12][13] He also ran in the 2022 Liberal leadership election,[4] where he was eliminated on the third ballot with 6.01% of the vote.[2]

In August 2024, he secured the nomination BC Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Mission in August 2024 after also being approached by the BC NDP.[9][14] He went on to win his seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC during that October's provincial election with 51.5% of the votes.[2] Dew was named the opposition critic for jobs, economic development and innovation for the Conservative Party of BC's shadow cabinet in November 2024 where he currently serves.[15]

Electoral record

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2024 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gavin Dew 14,071 51.49 – $65,434.45
New Democratic Harpreet Badohal 8,913 32.61 +1.4 $15,920.83
Unaffiliated Ashley Ramsay 2,996 10.96 – $8,727.88
Green Billy Young 1,349 4.94 -12.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 27,329 99.84 – $71,700.08
Total rejected ballots 43 0.16 –
Turnout 27,372 60.00 –
Registered voters 45,617
Conservative notional gain from BC United Swing N/A[n 1]
Source: Elections BC[16][17]
  1. ^ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Resignation of Jenny Kwan
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Melanie Mark 5,627 60.14 −5.69 $71,603
Green Pete Fry 2,533 27.07 +15.16 $29,065
Liberal Gavin Dew 1,056 11.29 −7.46 $66,547
Libertarian Bonnie Boya Hu 79 0.84 – $250
Your Political Party Jeremy Gustafson 61 0.65 – $454
Total valid votes 9,356 99.53 –
Total rejected ballots 44 0.47 −0.51
Turnout 9,400 23.17 −26.60
Registered voters 40,561
New Democratic hold Swing −10.42

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See also

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