Selina Robinson

Selina Mae Robinson (born 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] She represents the electoral district of Coquitlam-Maillardville as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

The Honourable Selina Robinson MLA
Minister of Finance of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Carole James
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of British Columbia
In office July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Ellis Ross (Minister of Housing)
Succeeded by	David Eby (Minister Responsible for Housing) Josie Osborne (Minister of Municipal Affairs)
Minister of Citizens' Services of British Columbia
In office October 4, 2019 – January 22, 2020
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Jinny Sims
Succeeded by	Anne Kang
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Maillardville
Incumbent
Assumed office May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Diane Thorne
Personal details
Born	1963/1964 (age 56–57)[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	New Democrat

She was initially declared defeated on election night, with the riding deemed to have been won by Steve Kim of the BC Liberals. However, once absentee ballots were counted, she pulled ahead to win the riding by a 35-vote margin over Kim.[3] A judicial recount was conducted, which confirmed Robinson's victory by a final margin of 41 votes.[4]

Robinson was re-elected by a wide margin in the 2017 provincial election, and was subsequently appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in the new BC NDP government.

Prior to her election to the legislature, Robinson was a member of Coquitlam City Council.

On November 26, 2020 she was appointed Minister of Finance.[5]

Electoral record

2020 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Maillardville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Selina Robinson	12,278	59.70	+9.09	$42,824.64
	Liberal	Will Davis	5,882	28.60	−9.10	$17,661.62
	Green	Nicola Spurling	2,405	11.69	+0.77	$3,326.81
Total valid votes			20,565	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[6][7]

2017 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Maillardville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Selina Robinson	11,438	50.61	+4.87	$68,146
	Liberal	Steve Kim	8,519	37.70	−7.85	$76,040
	Green	Nicola Eyton Spurling	2,467	10.92	+2.21	$843
	Libertarian	Jesse Velay-Vitow	175	0.77	–	$0
Total valid votes			22,599	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			99	0.44	−0.41
Turnout			22,698	61.57	+4.88
Registered voters			36,865
Source: Elections BC[8][9]

2013 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Maillardville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Selina Robinson	9,930	45.74
	Liberal	Steve Kim	9,889	45.55
	Green	Edward Andreas Stanbrough	1,891	8.71
Total valid votes			21,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186	0.85
Turnout			21,896	56.69
Source: Elections BC[10]

References

1. It's a two-way race in this riding; REPORTER JOHN KURUCZ PROFILES FRONTRUNNERS IN COQUITLAM-MAILLARDVILLE The Tri - Cities NOW [Port Moody, B.C] 03 May 2013: 4.
2. "NDP candidate Selina Robinson wins in Coquitlam-Maillardville after final votes tallied". Georgia Straight, May 28, 2013.
3. "NDP takes lead in Coquitlam-Maillardville final count". CBC News, May 28, 2013.
4. "Robinson takes Coquitlam-Maillardville". Tri-Cities Now, June 5, 2013.
5. "https://twitter.com/richardzussman/status/1332088715984785409". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-11-26. External link in |title= (help)
6. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
7. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
9. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
10. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.