Coralee Oakes

Coralee Ella Oakes (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Cariboo North as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and was appointed Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development on June 10, 2013.

Coralee Oakes MLA
Oakes in 2016
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cariboo North
Incumbent
Assumed office May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Bob Simpson
Personal details
Born	1972 (age 48–49)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	B.C. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

Oakes is a former two-term Quesnel city councillor and executive director of the Quesnel and District Chamber of Commerce since 1999. As a result of her community work, in 2007 Oakes was appointed by the province to the Small Business Roundtable to represent the rural voice of small business. This work led her to be appointed to the Minister's Council on Tourism in 2009. Oakes is the past president of the British Columbia Chamber Executives and has served as a director on the BC Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Executives, Cariboo Chilcotin Tourism Association and numerous local not-for-profit organizations.[2]

Electoral record

2020 British Columbia general election: Cariboo North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Coralee Oakes	5,367	48.42	−2.63	$16,017.08
	New Democratic	Scott Elliott	3,809	34.36	−1.21	$890.10
	Conservative	Kyle Townsend	1,201	10.84	+4.84	$571.20
	Green	Douglas Gook	707	6.38	−1.00	$237.95
Total valid votes			11,084	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[3][4]

2017 British Columbia general election: Cariboo North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Coralee Oakes	6,359	51.05	+9.64	$56,018
	New Democratic	Scott Elliott	4,430	35.57	+14.14	$55,108
	Green	Richard Edward Jaques	919	7.38	–	$285
	Conservative	Tony Goulet	747	6.00	–	$816
Total valid votes			12,455	100.00
Total rejected ballots			58	0.46
Turnout			12,513	60.94
Source: Elections BC[5]

2013 British Columbia general election: Cariboo North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Coralee Oakes	5,867	41.41
	Independent	Bob Simpson	5,264	37.16
	New Democratic	Duncan Barnett	3,036	21.43
Total valid votes			14,167	100.00
Total rejected ballots			81	0.57
Turnout			14,248	59.77
Source: Elections BC[6]

References

1. "Cariboo North elects Oakes". Prince George Citizen, May 14, 2013.
2. "BC Newsroom". Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
3. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
4. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
5. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
6. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.