Amelia Boultbee
Amelia Boultbee MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Penticton-Summerland | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Ashton |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Conservative |
Amelia Boultbee is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election. She represents the electoral district of Penticton-Summerland as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Prior to her election, she was a Penticton city councillor.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]Born and raised in Penticton, Boultbee is a fourth-generation Pentictonite.[4] She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, and went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from Peter A. Allard School of Law also at the University of British Columbia.[4]
Boultbee has worked as a civil litigator in Downtown Vancouver specializing in personal injury law, real estate law, construction law, insurance law, and family law.[4] She later transitioned to work for Veterans Affairs Canada, representing Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police members on disability and pension issues.[5] In her role she successfully advocated for veterans to receive their healthcare benefits which had previously been denied.[4]
Political career
[edit]Boultbee ran for Penticton City Council in 2022, winning a seat, and receiving the most votes of any other candidate. As a city councillor, she prioritized responsible housing development, supporting small business, and attracting diverse industries to her city.[4]
On February 26, 2024, Boultbee was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for Penticton-Summerland in the 2024 October provincial election.[6][self-published source?] She went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC by 316 votes, celebrating her win at the upper hall at the Barley Mill pub with a large gathering of her family, friends, and supporters.[7] She is the first female to represent the riding of Penticton-Summerland and currently serves in the official opposition's shadow cabinet as the Critic for Children and Family Development.[7] Her policy priorities include a new healthcare centre for Summerland, tackling the opioid crisis, and opposing the approved gravel pit in Summerland.[8]
She recently advocated for accountability in the Ministry of Children and Family Development after Chantelle Williams, an 18 year old Indigenous child under the care of the ministry was found dead in Port Alberni outside of her group home on January 28, 2025. She has called for the release of a coroner's inquest, as well as an investigation into what the Conservative Party of BC deems as broader systemic failures in the childcare system.[9][10]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 British Columbia general election: Penticton-Summerland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Amelia Boultbee | 11,615 | 41.37 | – | $56,697.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Tina Lee | 11,298 | 40.24 | +1.3 | $30,293.77 | |||
| Unaffiliated | Tracy St. Claire | 2,720 | 9.69 | – | $16,157.90 | |||
| Green | Bradley Bartsch | 1,472 | 5.24 | -6.4 | $2,072.42 | |||
| Independent | Roger Harrington | 827 | 2.95 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Anna Paddon | 144 | 0.51 | – | $617.10 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 28,076 | 99.90 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.10 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 28,105 | 61.49 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 45,707 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from BC United | Swing | N/A[n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11][12] | ||||||||
- ^ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
References
[edit]- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Penticton-Summerland | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Lacey, Keith (October 19, 2024). "Boultbee wins Penticton-Summerland". Penticton Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Powrie, Chelsea (October 21, 2024). "Pentictonites may be back at the polls in a few months when MLA-elect Amelia Boultbee resigns council seat - Penticton News". Castanet. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Amelia Boultbee at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "Meet Penticton candidate Amelia Boultbee". Penticton Western News. June 9, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Amelia Boultbee (February 26, 2024). "Amelia Boultbee Nominated in Penticton-Summerland". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ a b Lacey, Keith (October 19, 2024). "Boultbee wins Penticton-Summerland". Penticton Herald. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Initiative, Keith Lacey/Local Journalism (February 21, 2025). "Boultbee makes her debut in the Legislature". Penticton Herald. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Amelia Boultbee (March 26, 2025). "Justice for Chantelle Williams: Conservatives issue an urgent call for accountability in the death of an indigenous youth in care". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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