Megan Dykeman

Megan Dykeman (born 1977 or 1978) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of Langley East from 2020 to 2024 as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) caucus.

Megan Dykeman
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-profits of British Columbia
In office December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024
Premier	David Eby
Preceded by	Niki Sharma
Succeeded by	Joan Phillip
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Langley East
In office October 24, 2020 – October 19, 2024
Preceded by	Rich Coleman
Succeeded by	Riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1]
Political party	New Democratic
Residence(s)	Langley Township, British Columbia
Alma mater	Macquarie University

Biography

Dykeman graduated from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia with a master's degree in international relations.^[2] She was the managing director of consulting firm Strategics Canada,^[3] and owns a specialty poultry farm in Langley Township.^[1][2] After serving three years on the Langley District Parent Advisory Council, she was elected as trustee on the Langley Board of Education in the 2011 municipal election.^[4] She served three terms with the Board, including as vice chair from 2014 to 2018, and chair from 2018 to 2020.^[1]

She was announced as the BC NDP's candidate for Langley East on September 30, 2020,^[5] and won the riding in that October's provincial election.^[6] She was named the Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-profits by Premier David Eby in December 2022.^[7] With the Langley East riding dissolved ahead of the 2024 provincial election, she instead ran for re-election in the newly established Langley-Walnut Grove,^[8] but lost to Conservative candidate Misty Van Popta.^[9]

She lives in the Fern Ridge neighbourhood of Langley Township with her two children.^[1][2]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Langley-Walnut Grove
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Misty Van Popta	12,121	49.56	+39.3	$59,960.42
	New Democratic	Megan Dykeman	10,949	44.77	-1.0	$62,198.60
	Green	Rylee Mac Lean	1,254	5.13	-6.8	$0.00
	Independent	Carlos Suarez Rubio	134	0.55	–	$500.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			24,458	99.89	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			27	0.11	–
Turnout			24,485	58.00	–
Registered voters			42,213
	Conservative notional gain from New Democratic		Swing		+20.1
Source: Elections BC[10][11]

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Langley East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Megan Dykeman	13,169	42.56	+14.42	$22,513.09
	Liberal	Margaret Kunst	10,385	33.56	−19.89	$48,700.86
	Green	Cheryl Wiens	3,533	11.42	−4.82	$8,175.10
	Conservative	Ryan Warawa	3,428	11.08	–	$6,882.48
	Libertarian	Alex Joehl	231	0.75	−0.72	$403.05
	Independent	Tara Reeve	195	0.63	–	$940.54
Total valid votes			30,941	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[12][13]