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♀ Jenny Wai Ching Kwan
aliasJenny Kwan
Record
32759 · 762

Chinese-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Confidence-and-supply agreement
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
British Columbia 5 0 5
Total 9 0 9
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth c. 1967
Age ± 57 years
First mandate 28 May 1996 → 27 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 29 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan (c.1967– )
© Photo 2019 — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Vancouver, British Columbia (1993–1996)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 6 27
British Columbia 19 2 2 Z
TOTAL 27 8 29

Electoral history

Races * 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 29,255 Votes: 17,700 Participation: 60.50% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 8000(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±29
NDP
 1/8 11,155 64.05% +6,912 Loser:
LIB
 4,243 24.36% Anne Beer

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,480 Votes: 16,313 Participation: 59.36% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8074(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±34
NDP
 1/8 7,163 44.48% +1,820 Loser:
LIB
 5,343 33.18% Gail Y. Sparrow

Service: 4 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,071 Votes: 20,508 Participation: 49.93% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8158(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±38
NDP
 1/9 12,974 64.24% +8,676 Loser:
LIB
 4,298 21.28% Juliet Andalis

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,267 Votes: 17,782 Participation: 46.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8237(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±42
NDP
 1/4 11,232 63.95% +7,578 Loser:
LIB
 3,654 20.80% Sherry D. Wiebe

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,672 Votes: 21,238 Participation: 49.77% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8328(F) — 5 Mar 2022 12:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
NDP
 1/6 13,845 65.83% +9,903 Loser:
LIB
 3,942 18.74% Celyna S. Sherst
After her election:
4 Aug 2015 ±48
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 2 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 89,324 Votes: 59,113 Participation: 66.18% Candidacies: 8
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7370(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±48
NDP
 1/8 29,316 49.94% +12,784 Loser:
LIB
 16,532 28.16% Edward Wong

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,561 Votes: 8,743 Participation: 21.56% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
2 February 2016
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31960(F) — 23 Feb 2023 17:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±49		 Successor:
NDP
 5,253 60.37% Melanie J. Mark
Eligible: 93,146 Votes: 56,148 Participation: 60.28% Candidacies: 8
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26849(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
NDP
 1/8 29,236 52.57% +19,151 Loser:
LIB
 10,085 18.13% Kyle Demes

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 91,371 Votes: 50,119 Participation: 54.85% Candidacies: 7
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36200(F) — 11 Jul 2023 22:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
NDP
 1/7 27,969 56.40% +18,172 Loser:
LIB
 9,797 19.76% Josh Vander Vies
After her election:
22 Mar 2022 ±55
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 28 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Vancouver East
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39389(P) — 23 Jan 2024 21:14 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Oppo.)
Age
±58
NDP
 1/4   54.10%   Loser:
LIB

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, M.P.		  1 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, députée		  1 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jenny Kwan		  1 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jenny Kwan		  1 May 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 18:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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