North Coast-Haida Gwaii remains in the hands of the NDP following voting in the 2024 B.C. provincial election.
Despite a spirited challenge from Conservative Chris Sankey, the race was called for the NDP's Tamara Davidson with 64 per cent of the vote and two thirds of the ballot boxes counted.
"I am so proud to be the first Indigenous MLA for North Coast Haida Gwaii," Davidson said.
Davidson got the nod from the North Coast-Haida Gwaii NDP membership after three-term MLA Jennifer Rice decided not to run again at the dissolution of the legislature in April.
Davidson is a career public servant with 28 years in land management, strategic planning, conservation, and tourism for the federal government and says she is a proud member of the Haida Nation and a proud British Columbian.
She also said she was proud to serve as a negotiator for the Haida Nation in talks that led to the signing of the Haida Title Recognition Act into B.C. law.
She ran on the NDP government's record saying she is committed to addressing critical North Coast and Haida issues such as affordability, healthcare access, economic development, and infrastructure improvements.
Since the riding was created in 1991, it has been held by the NDP except for the period from 2001-2005 when Liberal Bill Belsey was the representative.
