Jennifer Chen (politician)
Jennifer Chen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. She represents the district of Fort Richmond as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[1] She is the first MLA of Chinese decent to be elected to the Manitoba legislature.
Jennifer Chen | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Fort Richmond | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sarah Guillemard |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
Chen moved to Canada c. 2008 to attend the University of Manitoba, where she earned a masters degree in kinesiology.[2][3] Prior to her election, she served as a trustee for the Winnipeg School Division.[4]
Electoral history
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Fort Richmond | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Chen | 4,556 | 53.74 | +31.53 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paramjit Shahi | 3,041 | 35.87 | -6.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Ernie Nathaniel | 881 | 10.39 | -20.33 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,478 | 99.47 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 45 | 0.53 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,523 | 58.67 | +1.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,527 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +18.91 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[5] | ||||||||
References
- "Manitoba election 2023 results: Fort Richmond - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- "Fort Richmond NDP". Manitoba New Democratic Party. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "Newly elected NDP MLAs hope their diverse backgrounds will bring new perspectives to the legislature". CBC News. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "NDP nominate school trustee to carry banner in Fort Richmond". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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