Dana Lajeunesse | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility ofBritish Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Susie Chant |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia forJuan de Fuca-Malahat | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Member of District ofSooke Municipal Council | |
| In office September 30, 2019 – November 7, 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
Dana Lajeunesse is a Canadian politician, who was elected to theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia in the2024 British Columbia general election.[1] He represents the electoral district ofJuan de Fuca-Malahat as a member of theBritish Columbia New Democratic Party.
Born and raised inJordan River,[2] Lajeunesse worked in forestry until an accident left him awheelchair user.[3] He retrained inmechanical engineering atCamosun College, later working as an engineering technician and an instructor at the college. He served on the municipal council of the district municipality ofSooke from 2019 until his election to the legislature.[2]
He won his provincial assembly seat in the2024 British Columbia general election, although due to his narrow lead his victory was not confirmed until arecount finalized the result over a week after election day.[1]
| 2024 British Columbia general election:Juan de Fuca-Malahat | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Dana Lajeunesse | 9,308 | 38.79% | -13.41 | ||||
| Conservative | Marina Sapozhnikov | 9,167 | 38.20% | |||||
| Green | David Evans | 5,522 | 23.01% | -10.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,212 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source:Elections BC | ||||||||
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