Brenda Locke | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Surrey | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Doug McCallum |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Green Timbers | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Sue Hammell |
| Succeeded by | Sue Hammell |
| Surrey City Councillor | |
| In office November 5, 2018 – November 7, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955[1] |
| Political party | Surrey Connect (municipal) BC Liberal (provincial) |
| Other political affiliations | Safe Surrey Coalition (2018–2019) TeamSurrey (2014) |
| Spouse | John |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Surrey, British Columbia |
Brenda Joy Locke (born 1955) is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 and is the current mayor of Surrey, British Columbia. She represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the BC Liberal party.[2] In 2022, Locke was elected as mayor of Surrey, defeating Doug McCallum.
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Early life
Before becoming an MLA, Locke was the executive director of the BC Liquor Licensee and Retailers Association, a position she held since 1985. From 1979 to 1983, she was the office manager for the Richmond Association for Children's Services which managed three group homes for troubled youth and an outreach program for youth under twelve.
Political career
Locke defeated New Democrat incumbent Sue Hammell in the 2001 provincial election. Locke was appointed Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Service on September 20, 2004. In the 2005 election, however, Hammell defeated Locke to reclaim the seat.
She subsequently ran as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Fleetwood—Port Kells in the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election, but lost both times to Conservative incumbent Nina Grewal. In the 2014 municipal election, Locke teamed up with real-estate agent, Stephen Gammer, under the political party, TeamSurrey, to run for city council. She came in 18th place, with 2.28% of the vote.[3][4] In the 2017 provincial election, she ran for the BC Liberal party in her former seat of Surrey-Green Timbers but was defeated by Rachna Singh.[5]
While she was out of office, Locke worked as executive director for the B.C. Massage Therapist Association.[6] On October 20, 2018, Locke was elected as a councillor for Surrey City Council, as a part of the Safe Surrey Coalition.[7]
On June 27, 2019, Locke left the Safe Surrey Coalition, becoming an independent.[8][9] In January 2020, along with a fellow ex-Safe Surrey city councillor, Jack Hundial, she founded a new political slate called Surrey Connect.[10]
On October 15, 2022, Locke was elected Mayor of Surrey under the Surrey Connect banner, defeating incumbent Doug McCallum of the Safe Surrey Coalition.
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 7,539 | 48.95% | +15.16% | $46,658 | |
| NDP | Sue Hammell | 5,592 | 36.31% | -13.80% | $37,237 | |
| Unity | C. Lewis Robinson | 1,067 | 6.93% | n/a | $7,196 | |
| Marijuana | Dennis Kalsi | 561 | 3.65% | n/a | $394 | |
| Reform | Jim Paterson | 538 | 3.49% | -2.28% | $3,277 | |
| Communist | Harjit Singh Daudharia | 103 | 0.67% | +0.37% | $332 | |
| Total valid votes | 15,400 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.98% | ||||
| Turnout | 15,551 | 66.77% | ||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sue Hammell | 10,836 | 60.82 | +24.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 5,619 | 31.54 | −17.41 | ||||
| Green | Sebastian Sajda | 791 | 4.44 | – | ||||
| Marijuana | Amanda Boggan | 225 | 1.26 | −2.39 | ||||
| Emerged Democracy | Rob Norberg | 151 | 0.85 | – | ||||
| Democratic Reform | Ravi Chand | 142 | 0.80 | – | ||||
| Communist | Harjit Singh Daudharia | 52 | 0.29 | +0.38 | ||||
| Total | 17,816 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Nina Grewal | 14,577 | 33.5 | -2.3 | $72,464 | |||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 13,749 | 31.6 | +2.1 | $54,768 | |||
| New Democratic | Barry Bell | 10,961 | 25.2 | -2.8 | $18,907 | |||
| Independent | Jack Cook | 3,202 | 7.4 | +7.4 | $75,818 | |||
| Green | Duncan McDonald | 1,059 | 2.4 | -3.9 | -- | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,548 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 127 | 0.3 | -0.3 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,675 | 59 | 0 | |||||
| Conservative | hold | Swing | -2.2 | – | ||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Nina Grewal | 21,389 | 44.7 | +11.2 | $79,909 | |||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 12,502 | 26.1 | -5.5 | $75,331 | |||
| New Democratic | Nao Fernando | 10,916 | 22.8 | -2.4 | $65,022 | |||
| Green | Brian Newbold | 3,045 | 6.4 | +4.0 | -- | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,852 | 100.0 | $88,579 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 219 | 0.5 | +0.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,071 | 56 | +3 | |||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Green Timbers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Rachna Singh | 8,945 | 58.29 | +0.23 | $58,322 | |||
| Liberal | Brenda Locke | 5,056 | 32.95 | −1.57 | $20,975 | |||
| Green | Saira Aujla | 1,112 | 7.25 | +3.2 | $7,739 | |||
| No affiliation | Vikram Bajwa | 163 | 1.06 | – | $7,980 | |||
| Your Political Party | Kanwaljit Singh Moti | 69 | 0.44 | – | $3,612 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,345 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 163 | 1.05 | −0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,508 | 54.61 | +2.29 | |||||
| Registered voters | 28,400 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11][12] | ||||||||
| Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Connect | Brenda Locke | 33,311 | 28.14 | |
| Safe Surrey Coalition | Doug McCallum (X) | 32,338 | 27.31 | |
| Surrey First | Gordie Hogg | 24,916 | 21.05 | |
| Surrey Forward | Jinny Sims | 14,895 | 12.58 | |
| United Surrey | Sukh Dhaliwal | 9,629 | 8.13 | |
| People's Council Surrey | Amrit Birring | 2,270 | 1.92 | |
| Independent | John Wolanski | 646 | 0.55 | |
| Independent | Kuldip Pelia | 385 | 0.33 | |
References
- ^ "Locke, Hon. Brenda". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Anne Edwards, Seeking Balance: Conversations with BC Women in Politics. Caitlin Press, 2008. ISBN 1894759311.
- ^ Bailey, Ian (12 October 2014). "Independents rally together in Surrey mayoral race". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Reid, Amy (16 October 2014). "TeamSurrey unveils platform focusing on crime reduction – Surrey Now-Leader". www.surreynowleader.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Zytaruk, Tom (24 October 2018). "Poll-topper Brenda Locke's heart is in social planning". North Delta Reporter. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Contact Us | Registered Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia". Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Little, Simon; Macdonald, Gord. "2nd councillor quits Surrey mayor's Safe Surrey Coalition, citing 'dysfunctional' council". Global News. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Recksiedler, Dean; Nassar, Hana Mae. "City Councillor Brenda Locke bolts from Safe Surrey Coalition – NEWS 1130". www.citynews1130.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Collins, Lauren (7 January 2020). "Hundial and Locke's new slate looks to 'Connect' with Surrey residents – Surrey Now-Leader". www.surreynowleader.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
- Hon. Brenda Locke, 37th Parliament biography.
This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, at 15:28