Teresa Wat

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wat (屈).
Teresa Wat
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond-Bridgeport
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond Centre
In office
May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded byRob Howard
Succeeded byDissolved
Personal details
Born1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)[1]
British Hong Kong
Political partyBC Conservative[2]
Other political
affiliations		BC United (until 2024)

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]

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

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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/expenses 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[7][8]
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[9][10]
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/expenses 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[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Teresa Wat eyes Richmond Centre van den Hemel, Martin. The Review [Richmond, B.C] 23 Jan 2013: 1.
  2. ^ "Teresa Wat, 4th B.C. United MLA defects to B.C. Conservatives". www.cbc.ca. 2024-09-29.
  3. ^ "Wat retains Richmond Centre for BC Liberals". Richmond News, May 14, 2013.
  4. ^ Campbell, Alan (December 12, 2018). "Richmond MLA tight-lipped on Huawei ties, as telecom giant's boss is bailed". Richmond News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  5. ^ Cooper, Sam; Quan, Doug (2017-08-26). "How a murky company with ties to the People's Liberation Army set up shop in B.C." Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  6. ^ Gangdev, Srushti; Brockman, Charles (2024-07-29). "BC United MLA Teresa Wat defects to BC Conservatives". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ Boegman, Anton (July 27, 2021). "42nd Election Report and Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 6, 270–272. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  11. ^ Archer, Keith (January 21, 2014). "40th Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 414–417. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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