BC Ballot / How did my MLA vote? / Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act, 43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act
Not allowed to be introduced 40 to 48
The Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act bars medical gender-transition treatment for minors and social transition in schools, including new names and pronouns, and removes gender-related material from school libraries and curricula, as the mover described it on first reading.
- Sponsor
- Tara Armstrong Private member's bill
- Subject
- Health and social services
Not allowed to be introduced
Motion for leave to introduce, October 8, 2025. The vote was 40 to 48.
By party
Who voted for and against
Parties as recorded at the vote.
For (40)
Conservative 36
- Bruce Banman Abbotsford South
- Harman Bhangu Langley-Abbotsford
- Rosalyn Bird Prince George-Valemount
- Lynne Block West Vancouver-Capilano
- Hon Chan Richmond Centre
- 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
- Korky Neufeld Abbotsford West
- Larry Neufeld Peace River South
- Ian Paton Delta South
- Misty Van Popta Langley-Walnut Grove
- Claire Rattée Skeena
- John Rustad Nechako Lakes
- Ward Stamer Kamloops-North Thompson
- Bryan Tepper Surrey-Panorama
- Jody Toor Langley-Willowbrook
- Teresa Wat Richmond-Bridgeport
- David Williams Salmon Arm-Shuswap
- Donegal Wilson Boundary-Similkameen
All 36, ConservativeShow fewer
Independent 1
Seat now vacant 1
- Reann Gasper Abbotsford-Mission
Against (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
Independent 1
Did not vote (5)
The record names only who voted for and who voted against. It does not say why anyone is missing.
Conservative 3
BC NDP 1
- Raj Chouhan Burnaby-New Westminster Speaker, who votes only to break a tie
Seat now vacant 1
- Amshen - Joan Phillip Vancouver-Strathcona