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Laurel Collins

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Laurel Collins
Collins in 2021
Member of Parliament
for Victoria
In office
October 21, 2019 – March 23, 2025
Preceded byMurray Rankin
Succeeded byWill Greaves
Victoria City Councillor
In office
October 20, 2018 – November 4, 2019
Personal details
Born (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 42)
Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
PartyNew Democratic Party
SpouseJames McNish[1]
Children1

Laurel Collins (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she was a city councillor for Victoria City Council. Prior to losing her seat in the 2025 Canadian federal election, she was the NDP Critic for the Environment and Climate Change and the NDP Deputy Caucus Chair.[3]

Background

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Collins was born in Kispiox in northern British Columbia, one of three children. Her parents, school teachers, separated when she was a baby, and she moved around the province, attending elementary school on Salt Spring Island, Alert Bay, and in Port Hardy. She went to high school in Sussex, New Brunswick and did her undergraduate degree at the University of King’s College and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[4] She did a master's degree in Human Security and Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University.[2]

Career

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Collins worked at Victoria Women in Need, running programs for women who have experienced abuse. She co-founded and co-chaired Divest Victoria, a non-profit organization that advocates for cities to take their money out of fossil fuels and put them into environmentally responsible investments. While researching climate migration and displacement, she worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Northern Uganda helping to create durable solutions for internally displaced persons in the aftermath of deadly conflict.[5]

From 2014 to 2019, Collins taught courses at the University of Victoria, including courses in Social Inequality, Social Justice Studies, Political Sociology, and the Sociology of Genders.[2] In 2015, she co-published a book, Women, Adult Education, and Leadership in Canada.[6] And, in 2017, she won a Victoria Community Leadership Award in Sustainability and Community Building.[7]

In October 2018, Collins was elected as a city councillor for Victoria City Council with the electoral organization Together Victoria.[8] She would resign from this position a year later, after her election to the House of Commons in late October 2019.[9] The byelection following her departure was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic until December 2020, where it eventually resulted in the by-election of Stephen Andrew.[10][11]

Collins was re-elected in the 2021 federal election.

She was the NDP Critic for the Environment and Climate Change and the Deputy Critic for Families, Children, and Social Development.[12]

In the 2025 Canadian federal election, she was unseated by Liberal candidate Will Greaves.[13]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWill Greaves41,12854.28+27.02$125,500.20
New DemocraticLaurel Collins18,87724.91–18.98$113,060.85
ConservativeAngus Ross12,87016.99+3.28$73,190.29
GreenMichael Doherty2,3503.10–8.09$20,849.60
People'sDavid Mohr2780.37–2.72$1,093.92
RhinocerosCody Fraser1090.14–none listed
Christian HeritageMary Moreau830.11–$550.00
IndependentSteve Filipovic730.10–$279.78
Total valid votes/expense limit 75,76899.51–$146,326.64
Total rejected ballots 3700.49–0.21
Turnout 76,13874.41+7.96
Eligible voters 102,322
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +23.00
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2021 Canadian federal election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLaurel Collins29,30143.90+10.68$97,858.71
LiberalNikki Macdonald18,19427.26+4.96$97,566.80
ConservativeHannah Hodson9,15213.71+1.08$18,401.29
GreenNick Loughton7,47211.19–18.69$93,634.92
People'sJohn Randal Phipps2,0653.09+1.81$7,982.12
CommunistJanis Zroback2910.44+0.28none listed
Animal ProtectionJordan Reichert2730.41+0.10$2,364.23
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,74899.30–$126,387.28
Total rejected ballots 4680.70+0.04
Turnout 67,21666.45–6.22
Eligible voters 101,151
New Democratic hold Swing +2.86
Source: Elections Canada[16][17]
2019 Canadian federal election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLaurel Collins23,76533.21–9.06$112,599.16
GreenRacelle Kooy21,38329.89–3.03$82,718.49
LiberalNikki Macdonald15,95222.30+10.49$83,095.70
ConservativeRichard Caron9,03812.63+0.84$41,312.21
People'sAlyson Culbert9201.29–$5,286.41
Animal ProtectionJordan Reichert2210.31+0.03$2,270.91
CommunistRobert Duncan1130.16–$480.62
IndependentDavid Michael Shebib1110.16–none listed
Veterans CoalitionKeith Rosenberg460.06–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 71,54999.34–$121,316.37
Total rejected ballots 4750.66+0.33
Turnout 72,02472.68–3.56
Eligible voters 99,103
New Democratic hold Swing –3.02
Source: Elections Canada[18][19]

References

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  1. ↑ "Victoria MP Laurel Collins expecting first child while preparing for a possible election". Times Colonist. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Victoria: City councillor Laurel Collins off to Ottawa as NDP MP". Times Colonist. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Critic Roles". cbc.ca. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "University of King's College". University of King’s College Halifax Nova Scotia. July 21, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Laurel Collins". victoria.ca. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Women, Adult Education, and Leadership in Canada". Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Victoria Community Leadership Awards" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ "CivicInfo BC: Election Results - 2018 - Municipality - Victoria (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Victoria's new MP Laurel Collins will resign from city council". Victoria Times Colonist. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Victoria By-Election Delayed Indefinitely By COVID-19". Capital Daily. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Victoria city council byelection live results". CHEK. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ "NDP announces new critic roles for caucus". Canada's NDP. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Liberal candidate Will Greaves dominates in Victoria". Times Colonist. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Victoria". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  15. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  16. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Victoria". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  17. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  18. ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Victoria". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
  19. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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