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Joan Phillip

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Key facts

Name Joan Phillip[1]
Birth date June 12, 1952[2]
Office Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia[2]
Party BC NDP[1]
Riding Vancouver-Strathcona[2]
First elected 2023[2]

Joan Phillip is a Canadian politician and Indigenous leader who has served as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2023, representing Vancouver-area ridings.

Context

Joan Phillip is a Canadian politician and Indigenous leader who has served as a BC NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2023, representing Vancouver-area ridings [2]. She was first elected in a by-election in 2023 after Melanie Mark resigned [5]. Sources describe her as a climate activist and a member of the Penticton Indian Band from Tsleil-Waututh [4]. Her riding was initially Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, but was renamed Vancouver-Strathcona in 2024 [2]. She is the second First Nations woman to be sworn in as an MLA in British Columbia [4].

Documented claims

  • Joan Phillip was elected in a by-election after Melanie Mark resigned. [5]
  • She was the second First Nations woman to be sworn in as an MLA in British Columbia. [4]
  • Her work experience includes roles as a youth counsellor, education/program director, and lands manager. [3]
  • Her riding was renamed from Vancouver-Mount Pleasant to Vancouver-Strathcona after the 2024 general election. [2]

Questions and answers

When was Joan Phillip first elected?

Joan Phillip was first elected in 2023 in a by-election [2].

What is Joan Phillip's political party?

She is a member of the BC NDP [1].

What riding does Joan Phillip represent?

She represents Vancouver-Strathcona, which was previously named Vancouver-Mount Pleasant [2].

Sources

  1. Joan Phillip and David Eby's BC NDP team — joanphillip.bcndp.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. MLA: Amshen - Joan Phillip — leg.bc.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Joan Phillip shows no sign of fear as she takes on colonial system — aptnnews.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. First Nations Leadership Council Celebrates Joan Phillip Being ... — fns.bc.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. Rob Shaw: NDP to acclaim Indigenous leader and climate activist Joan Phillip to run in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant — biv.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People