Kiel Giddens (born 1984 or 1985[1]) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Prince George-Mackenzie as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[2][3]
Kiel Giddens MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Prince George-Mackenzie | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40) Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Political party | BC Conservatives |
Giddens was previously the BC United candidate for the same riding, however he switched to the BC Conservative Party after the former suspended its campaign to support the latter.[3][4]
Prior to being elected as an MLA, Giddens was employed as Land, Community & Aboriginal Relations Liaison and later Public Affairs Manager for TC Energy's Coastal GasLink pipeline project from 2013 to 2022[5], on behalf of which he met with the Government of British Columbia as a registered lobbyist 29 times.[6]
Electoral record
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Mackenzie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kiel Giddens | |||||||
| New Democratic | Shar McCrory | |||||||
| Green | James Steidle | |||||||
| Unaffiliated | Rachael Weber | |||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2018/19 Top 40 Under 40 finalist – Kiel Giddens | MoveUpPrinceGeorge.ca". Move Up Prince George. September 3, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "BC election 2024 results: Prince George-Mackenzie | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Clarke, Ted (October 19, 2024). "Kiel Giddens elected in Prince George-Mackenzie". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kiel Giddens jumps to BC Conservatives for Prince George-Mackenzie run". Prince George Citizen. September 4, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kiel Giddens - Conservative Party of British Columbia". LinkedIn. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists BC Search Results". www.lobbyistsregistrar.bc.ca. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
See also
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