Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act
Bill M 202 disqualifies a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly from also holding a local elected office.
- Sponsor
- Darlene Rotchford Private member's bill
- Subject
- Local government
Elections and the Legislature - Became law
- May 29, 2025
- Full text
- leg.bc.ca
4 votes on this bill
4
in the House
Passed report stage
, May 27, 2025. The vote was 48 to 41.
By party
Who voted for and against
Parties as recorded at the vote.
For (48)
BC NDP 45
- Brittny Anderson Kootenay Central
- George Anderson Nanaimo-Lantzville
- Rohini Arora Burnaby East
- Brenda Bailey Vancouver-South Granville
- Lisa Beare Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
- Garry Begg Surrey-Guildford
- Jennifer Blatherwick Coquitlam-Maillardville
- Christine Boyle Vancouver-Little Mountain
- Jagrup Brar Surrey-Fleetwood
- Susie Chant North Vancouver-Seymour
- Paul Choi Burnaby South-Metrotown
- George Chow Vancouver-Fraserview
- Laanas - Tamara Davidson North Coast-Haida Gwaii
- Sunita Dhir Vancouver-Langara
- Adrian Dix Vancouver-Renfrew
- David Eby Vancouver-Point Grey
- Mable Elmore Vancouver-Kensington
- Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam
- Diana Gibson Oak Bay-Gordon Head
- Rick Glumac Port Moody-Burquitlam
- Kelly Greene Richmond-Steveston
- Spencer Chandra Herbert Vancouver-West End
- Stephanie Higginson Ladysmith-Oceanside
- Ravi Kahlon Delta North
- Anne Kang Burnaby Centre
- Nina Krieger Victoria-Swan Lake
- Dana Lajeunesse Juan de Fuca-Malahat
- Grace Lore Victoria-Beacon Hill
- Bowinn Ma North Vancouver-Lonsdale
- Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
- Steve Morissette Kootenay-Monashee
- Randene Neill Powell River-Sunshine Coast
- Josie Osborne Mid Island-Pacific Rim
- Ravi Parmar Langford-Highlands
- Lana Popham Saanich South
- Darlene Rotchford Esquimalt-Colwood
- Janet Routledge Burnaby North
- Harwinder Sandhu Vernon-Lumby
- Amna Shah Surrey City Centre
- Niki Sharma Vancouver-Hastings
- Jessie Sunner Surrey-Newton
- Qwulti'stunaat - Debra Toporowski Cowichan Valley
- Jennifer Whiteside New Westminster-Coquitlam
- Jodie Wickens Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
- Terry Yung Vancouver-Yaletown
All 45, BC NDPShow fewer
BC Green Party 2
Seat now vacant 1
- Amshen - Joan Phillip Vancouver-Strathcona
Against (41)
Conservative 38
- Bruce Banman Abbotsford South
- Harman Bhangu Langley-Abbotsford
- Rosalyn Bird Prince George-Valemount
- Lynne Block West Vancouver-Capilano
- Amelia Boultbee Penticton-Summerland
- Hon Chan Richmond Centre
- Brent Chapman Surrey South
- Sheldon Clare Prince George-North Cariboo
- Pete Davis Kootenay-Rockies
- Brennan Day Courtenay-Comox
- Gavin Dew Kelowna-Mission
- Mandeep Dhaliwal Surrey North
- Lorne Doerkson Cariboo-Chilcotin
- Kiel Giddens Prince George-Mackenzie
- Trevor Halford Surrey-White Rock
- Sharon Hartwell Bulkley Valley-Stikine
- Linda Hepner Surrey-Serpentine River
- Anna Kindy North Island
- Steve Kooner Richmond-Queensborough
- Kristina Loewen Kelowna Centre
- Tony Luck Fraser-Nicola
- Heather Maahs Chilliwack North
- Macklin McCall West Kelowna-Peachland
- Scott McInnis Columbia River-Revelstoke
- Peter Milobar Kamloops Centre
- Lawrence Mok Maple Ridge East
- Larry Neufeld Peace River South
- Ian Paton Delta South
- Claire Rattée Skeena
- John Rustad Nechako Lakes
- Ward Stamer Kamloops-North Thompson
- Elenore Sturko Surrey-Cloverdale
- Bryan Tepper Surrey-Panorama
- Jody Toor Langley-Willowbrook
- Á'a:líya Warbus Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
- Teresa Wat Richmond-Bridgeport
- David Williams Salmon Arm-Shuswap
- Donegal Wilson Boundary-Similkameen
All 38, ConservativeShow fewer
Seat now vacant 1
- Reann Gasper Abbotsford-Mission
Did not vote (4)
The record names only who voted for and who voted against. It does not say why anyone is missing.
Conservative 2
BC NDP 1
- Raj Chouhan Burnaby-New Westminster Speaker, who votes only to break a tie
Independent 1
Every division
| Date | Chamber | Stage | For | Against | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2025 | House | Second reading | 48 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 12, 2025 Deferred division | House | Bill M 202, Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act | 46 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 15, 2025 | House | Government motion on the conduct of House business | 48 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 27, 2025 | House | Bill M 202, Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act | 48 | 41 | Passed | V&P Hansard |