Jake Sawatzky
Jake Sawatzky | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Julian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2000 (age 24–25) Surrey, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | White Rock, British Columbia[1] |
| Website | jakesawatzky |
Jake Sawatzky (born 2000) is a Canadian politician who was elected as the member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville in the 2025 Canadian federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Background
[edit]Sawatzky was born in 2000 in Surrey, British Columbia.[2][3] He was named after his grandfather, Jacob Sawatzky, a Mennonite refugee who fled Stalinist Ukraine and later became a physics teacher in Canada.[2] Sawatzky earned a bachelor of science in neuroscience from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2024.[4] During the final year of his studies, he ran unsuccessfully for the role vice president external of UBC's Alma Mater Society.[5][6] While at UBC, Sawatzky was also a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[7]
Sawatzky was pursuing a master's degree in counselling psychology at Trinity Western University at the time of his election.[2][3][8]
Political career
[edit]In the 2025 federal election, Sawatzky ran as the Liberal candidate for the riding of New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville. He won the seat, unseating longtime NDP member of Parliament (MP) Peter Julian.[9] Alongside Fares Al Soud, Tatiana Auguste, and Amandeep Sodhi, Sawatzky is one of the first four Canadian MPs born in the 21st century.[3]
Philanthropy
[edit]Sawatzky is the president of Drop the Puck for Mental Health, an annual hockey event that raises funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association. He also co-founded We Outside, a concert booking agency.[8]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jake Sawatzky | 19,547 | 35.09 | +11.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Peter Julian | 17,574 | 31.55 | -16.43 | ||||
| Conservative | Indy Panchi | 17,507 | 31.43 | +10.41 | ||||
| Green | Tara Shushtarian | 741 | 1.33 | -2.46 | ||||
| Independent | Lourence Almonte Singh | 381 | 0.69 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,703 | 0.99 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 331 | 0.59 | ||||||
| Turnout | 56,034 | 67.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 83,087 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +14.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| Note: Lourence Almonte Singh was originally the Conservative nominee, but ran as an independent after his nomination was revoked on April 1, 2025.[12] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Vanden Bosch (March 30, 2025). "2nd update: Liberal Party candidate selected for different B.C. riding, not Chilliwack-Hope". Fraser Valley Today. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c McManus, Theresa (April 14, 2025). "Canada Votes: Jake Sawatzky, Liberal Party, New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville". Burnaby Now. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c Major, Darren; Godmere, Emma (May 3, 2025). "For the first time, MPs born in the 21st century are headed to the Hill". CBC News. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake--sawatzky/?originalSubdomain=ca
- ^ Wagner, Zoe (March 1, 2024). "Candidate profile : Jake Sawatzky, VP external". The Ubussey. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Wagner, Zoe (March 8, 2024). "Ayesha Irfan wins VP external race". The Ubussey. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Jian, Simon (March 6, 2023). "Candidate profile: Jake Sawatzky, VP administration". The Ubussey. Vancouver, British Columbia: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Biography". Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ Shephere, Jeremy (April 29, 2025). "Liberals win in New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville, flip NDP stronghold". Tri-Cities Dispatch. Coquitlam, British Columbia. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Kshatri, Shaurya (April 6, 2025). "Former Conservative B.C. candidate says party removed him over past podcast comments". CBC News. Retrieved May 24, 2025.