Jordan Sturdy

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Jordan Sturdy | honorific_suffix = | image = Jordan Sturdy.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|50|2013|3|7}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/news/195631541.html?mobile=true |title = A Sturdy hand at the helm of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky? - North Shore... |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130725212734/http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/news/195631541.html?mobile=true |archive-date=25 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = | assembly = British Columbia Legislative | constituency_AM = West Vancouver-Sea to Sky | term_start = May 14, 2013 | term_end = September 21, 2024 | predecessor = Joan McIntyre | successor = Jeremy Valeriote | party = BC United | profession = | spouse = | children = }}

'''Jordan Sturdy''' is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2013 until 2024.<ref>[http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/liberal-jordan-sturdy-wins-provincial-seat-for-sea-to-sky/Content?oid=2459331 "Liberal Jordan Sturdy wins provincial seat for Sea to Sky"]. ''Pique'', May 15, 2013.</ref> He is a member of BC United, having been first elected under the party's previous designation as the British Columbia Liberal Party.

== Biography == Prior to his election to the legislature, Sturdy served as mayor of Pemberton for eight years.

On June 12, 2017, he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of the Environment.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chief|first=The|title=Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy named Environment Minister|url=http://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/sea-to-sky-mla-jordan-sturdy-named-environment-minister-1.20552253|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Squamish Chief}}</ref> When the Liberal Party became the Official Opposition, he was named Critic for Transportation and Infrastructure. Since 2020, he has served as the Shadow Minister for BC Ferries, Fisheries & Aquaculture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Kevin Falcon announces Official Opposition Shadow Ministers - BC United Caucus |url=https://www.bcunitedcaucus.ca/2022/12/kevin-falcon-announces-official-opposition-shadow-ministers/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.bcunitedcaucus.ca |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the 2020 British Columbia general election, he was initially declared defeated in his riding by Jeremy Valeriote of the British Columbia Green Party, but won reelection by just 41 votes once all mail-in and absentee ballots had been counted.<ref>Ben Bengtson, [https://www.nsnews.com/news/in-a-surprise-twist-liberals-hold-on-to-west-vancouver-sea-to-sky-by-41-votes-1.24235356 "In a surprise twist, Liberals hold on to West Vancouver-Sea to Sky by 41 votes"]. ''North Shore News'', November 7, 2020.</ref> A judicial recount was held due to the small margin of victory, which affirmed Sturdy's 41 vote lead.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=Media Advisory: Final Count Complete in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Judicial Recount to Be Held|url=https://elections.bc.ca/news/media-advisory-final-count-complete-in-west-vancouver-sea-to-sky-judicial-recount-to-be-held/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Elections BC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Recount affirms B.C. Liberal narrowly beats Green in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/recount-affirms-b-c-liberal-narrowly-beats-green-in-west-vancouver-sea-to-sky-1.5805984|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>

In January 2024, Jordan Sturdy announced that he would not seek a fourth term as an MLA in the upcoming provincial election.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-01-11 |title=West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy to retire |url=https://www.nsnews.com/highlights/west-vancouver-sea-to-sky-mla-jordan-sturdy-to-retire-8098591 |work=North Shore News |access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref>

==Electoral record== {{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/West Vancouver-Sea to Sky}} {{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/West Vancouver-Sea to Sky}} {{British Columbia provincial election, 2013/West Vancouver-Sea to Sky}}

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