Margaret MacDiarmid

Doctor Margaret MacDiarmid
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MLA for Vancouver-Fairview
In office 2009–2013
Preceded by	Jenn McGinn
Succeeded by	George Heyman
Minister of Education and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy of British Columbia
In office June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Shirley Bond
Succeeded by	George Abbott
Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat of British Columbia
In office October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Kevin Krueger
Minister of Education of British Columbia
In office November 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	George Abbott
Succeeded by	George Abbott
Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government of British Columbia
In office September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Premier	Christy Clark
Preceded by	Stephanie Cadieux
Minister of Health of British Columbia
In office September 5, 2012 – June 2013
Premier	Christy Clark
Preceded by	Michael de Jong
Succeeded by	Terry Lake
Personal details
Political party	BC Liberal
Occupation	Physician

Margaret MacDiarmid MD is a Canadian politician, former provincial Minister of Health, and also served as Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government. She was elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fairview. She previously served as Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Trade and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat.

In 2009, then Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid was rushed to Peace Arch Hospital for emergency treatment and transferred to Royal Columbian Hospital for intensive care for pneumococcal meningitis. MacDiarmid recovered and was later appointed Minister of Health in 2012 by Premier Christy Clark.

She was defeated in the 2013 provincial election by New Democrat candidate George Heyman.

In 2013, she was appointed to the board of directors for Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

Electoral Results

By-election, October 29, 2008: Vancouver-Fairview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	NDP	Jenn McGinn	5,752	46.98		$70,030
	Liberal	Margaret MacDiarmid	4,936	40.32		$92,092
	Green	Jane Sterk	900	7.35	–	$7,773
	Conservative	Wilf Hanni	489	3.99		$6,886
	Marijuana	Jodie Emery	166	1.36		$430
Total valid votes			12,243	100%
Total rejected ballots			29	0.24%
Turnout			12,272	26.93%

British Columbia general election, 2009: Vancouver-Fairview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Margaret MacDiarmid	11,034	47.09	$144,364
	New Democratic	Jenn McGinn	9,881	42.17	$106,859
	Green	Vanessa Violini	2,232	9.52	$749
	Independent	Graham Clark	165	0.70	$250
	Reform	Norris Matthew Barens	85	0.36	$250
	Refederation	Alex Frei	37	0.16	$260
Source: [1]

B.C. General Election 2013: Vancouver-Fairview

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	George Heyman	10,965	47.04
	Liberal	Margaret MacDiarmid	9,999	42.89
	Green	Matthew Pedley	2,347	10.07
Total Valid Votes
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout

External links

• Legislative Assembly web site
• personal web site