Gwen O'Mahony
Gwen O'Mahony | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Chilliwack-Hope | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – April 16, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Penner |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Throness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1971 |
| Party | BC Conservative (2023—present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic Party (until 2023) |
| Education | Master of Business Administration, Master of Science (International Management), Bachelor of Science (General Studies) |
| Alma mater | Vancouver Island University University of Hertfordshire University of the Fraser Valley |
| Occupation | Business Owner - O'Mahony Consulting |
Gwen O'Mahony (born November 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented Chilliwack-Hope in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from April 2012 until April 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, and is now a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.
She was the first New Democratic Party candidate and the first woman to win the riding of Chilliwack-Hope.
O'Mahony was previously the party's candidate in Chilliwack-Hope in the 2009 provincial election, as well as running federally for the New Democrats in Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon in the 2011 federal election. In the 2013 provincial election, O'Mahony was defeated by BC Liberal Party candidate Laurie Throness, the same Liberal candidate she had faced in the 2012 by-election. In 2021, O'Mahony unsuccessfully sought the federal NDP nomination for Nanaimo—Ladysmith.
On April 3, 2024, O'Mahony was unveiled as the BC Conservative candidate for Nanaimo-Lantzville in the 2024 British Columbia general election. O'Mahony would go on to lose the election to George Anderson of the BC NDP.