Michele Babchuk

Michele Babchuk is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.^[1] She represented the electoral district of North Island as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She was defeated in the 2024 British Columbia general election.^[2]

Michele Babchuk
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for North Island
In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024
Preceded by	Claire Trevena
Succeeded by	Anna Kindy
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic
Residence(s)	Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

Prior to her election to the legislature, Babchuk was a city councillor in Campbell River.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: North Island
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Anna Kindy	14,100	47.07	+41.11	$46,943.40
	New Democratic	Michele Babchuk	13,461	44.93	-5.82	$55,132.08
	Green	Nic Dedeluk	2,397	8.00	-11.26	$5,654.13
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,958	99.90	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			31	0.10	–
Turnout			29,989	62.15	+8.22
Registered voters			48,249
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+23.47
Source: Elections BC[4][5]

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: North Island
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Michele Babchuk	12,467	50.75	+3.04	$33,383.20
	Liberal	Norm Facey	5,904	24.04	−11.30	$23,983.14
	Green	Alexandra Morton	4,731	19.26	+4.41	$12,167.72
	Conservative	John Twigg	1,462	5.95	+3.85	$1,324.79
Total valid votes			24,564	99.61	–
Total rejected ballots			96	0.39	+0.05
Turnout			24,660	53.93	-8.56
Registered voters			45,726
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+7.17
Source: Elections BC[6][7]