Teresa Wat

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wat (屈).

Teresa Wat (Chinese: 屈潔冰, born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.^[3] She currently represents the electoral district of Richmond-Bridgeport as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. While sitting with BC United she was appointed Minister of International Trade, and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism on June 10, 2013, by Premier Christy Clark. While provincial minister of trade, Wat worked to court Huawei, China Poly Group, and other companies to invest in British Columbia.^[4][5]

Teresa Wat MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond-Bridgeport (Richmond North Centre, 2017—2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 9, 2017
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Rob Howard
Succeeded by	Dissolved
Personal details
Born	1949 or 1950 (age 75–76)[1] British Hong Kong
Political party	BC Conservative[2]
Other political affiliations	BC United (until 2024)

In Opposition, Wat has served as the Official Opposition Critic for Trade; for Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Anti-Racism Initiatives; and, as of May 2024, the Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism, Anti-Racism Initiatives, Arts and Culture.

Wat is the president and CEO of Mainstream Broadcasting Corporation CHMB AM1320 and has also served as the news director at Channel M (now OMNI Television British Columbia); she previously served as a communications advisor at British Columbia's Cabinet Policy and Communications Secretariat.^{[citation needed]} In 2010, Wat was appointed to the Canadian Women Voters Congress Advisory Board and was appointed one of British Columbia's top 100 most influential women by the Vancouver Sun. She is a former board member of the School of Journalism at UBC.^{[citation needed]}

Elected as a member of the BC Liberals (renamed BC United in 2023), she defected to the Conservative Party of British Columbia in August 2024.^[6]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Richmond-Bridgeport
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Teresa Wat	9,908	58.19	+56.99
	New Democratic	Linda Li	5,921	34.77	–6.13
	Green	Tamás Revóczi	547	3.21	–4.69
	Independent	Glynnis Hoi Sum Chan	519	3.05	–
	Independent	Charlie Smith	132	0.78	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			17,027	100.0	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			54	0.32	–0.65
Turnout			17,081	48.63	+8.27
Registered voters			35,127
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		+31.56
Source: Elections BC[7]

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Richmond North Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Teresa Wat	7,675	51.26	−1.22	$41,998.62
	New Democratic	Jaeden Dela Torre	5,964	39.83	+5.79	$6,837.05
	Green	Vernon Wang	1,333	8.90	−1.57	$52.72
Total valid votes/expense limit			14,972	100.00	–	$66,123.96
Total rejected ballots			146	0.97	−0.01
Turnout			15,118	40.36	−7.70
Registered voters			37,459
	Liberal hold		Swing		−3.51
Source: Elections BC[8][9]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Richmond North Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Teresa Wat	7,916	52.48	$64,973
	New Democratic	Lyren Chiu	5,135	34.04	$19,215
	Green	Ryan Kemp Marciniw	1,579	10.47	$489
	Independent	Dong Pan	336	2.23	$3,687
	Action	John Crocock	117	0.78	$0
Total valid votes			15,083	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149	0.98
Turnout			15,232	48.06
Registered voters			31,695
Source: Elections BC[10][11]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election: Richmond Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Teresa Wat	9,462	49.83	–11.68	$65,821.00
	New Democratic	Frank Yunrong Huang	4,436	23.36	–5.68	$39,418.13
	Green	Michael Wolfe	1,678	8.84	+1.72	$0.00
	Independent	Gary Law	1,617	8.51	—	$46,245.00
	Conservative	Lawrence Chen	961	5.06	—	$4,363.30
	Independent	Richard Lee	754	3.97	—	$9,441.32
	Unparty	Chanel Donovan	82	0.43	—	$165.31
Total valid votes/expense limit			18,990	100.00	—	$73,218.39
Total rejected ballots			180	0.94	–0.04
Turnout			19,170	43.65	+2.63
Registered voters			43,915
	Liberal hold		Swing		–3.00
Source: Elections BC[12][13]

See also

• Wat (surname)