Stephanie Higginson

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Stephanie Higginson is a Canadian politician and the member of the Legislative Assembly for the new British Columbia riding of Ladysmith-Oceanside. She belongs to the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) and has been serving since October 19, 2024.

She lives in Cedar, British Columbia with her husband and two children. Higginson has a Master of Arts in educational studies and works as a small business owner, education consultant, and former secondary school teacher.

Before becoming an MLA, she served two terms as a school trustee for the Nanaimo–Ladysmith School District, after being elected in 2014 and 2018. She also spent three years as the president of the British Columbia School Trustees’ Association and did not run for re-election in 2022.

In June 2024, she announced her candidacy for the BC NDP in the newly created riding of Ladysmith-Oceanside. She won the election with over 40% of the vote, defeating Conservative Brett Fee, Green Laura Ferreira, and Independent Adam Walker (the Parksville-Qualicum incumbent who was removed from the NDP caucus in 2023).