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Claire Rattée
MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Skeena
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byEllis Ross
Personal details
PartyBC Conservative (before 2026, 2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2026)

Claire Rattée MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Skeena since 2024.[1] She is a member of the Conservative Party.

Rattée briefly sat as an independent for 3 days in September 2026, after being expelled from the caucus along with former party leaders John Rustad and Trevor Halford. She was welcomed back into the party following the resignation of party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.[2][3]

Early life and career

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Rattée was born and raised in Delta and moved north to Kitimat, British Columbia at 19 years old in 2011.[4] During her time in the Lower Mainland, she experienced a period of addiction and homelessness eventually recovering and receiving assistance through a treatment facility.[4] Since moving to Kitimat, she has worked as a tattoo artist and co-owner of Arcane Arts Inc. for over 13 years.[4][5]

On top of her private sector experience, she served as a Kitimat city councillor from 2014 to 2018.[5] During her time on city council she prioritized representing struggling business owners, providing younger voters with representation, and increasing quality of life for residents of Northern BC.[6] She made history as the youngest woman ever elected to the Kitimat city council.

Rattée's parents converted to Judaism shortly around the time she was born and she attended Christian schools in her youth. She and her three siblings consider themselves Jewish.[7]

Political career

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2019 and 2021 federal elections

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Rattée was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Skeena—Bulkley Valley riding in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, both times coming second to the New Democratic Party candidate Taylor Bachrach while improving on past performances by the party.[4][5] She increased the Conservative vote share from 24% to 36%.[6]

2024 provincial election

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On January 30, 2024, Rattée was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for Skeena.[8] She went on to win the provincial election with 51.20% of the votes, succeeding Ellis Ross, the previous BC United representative for Skeena who stepped down to pursue a federal Conservative candidacy.[9] Rattée is the first female MLA ever elected in this riding.[4]

She served in the official oppositions' shadow cabinet as the Critic for Mental Health and Addictions. Her policy priorities include low-income housing, emergency weather shelters, economic shelters, combating antisemitisim, mental health and addictions, drawing on her own personal experiences to inform her advocacy.[6][7][9][10] On September 18, 2026, Rattée, Trevor Halford, and John Rustad were removed from the Conservative caucus by Kerry-Lynne Findlay.[11] Three days later, all three were welcomed back into the party following the resignation of Findlay.

Electoral history

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2024 British Columbia general election: Skeena (provincial electoral district)
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeClaire Rattée6,24351.20%+51.20%
New DemocraticSarah Zimmerman5,41944.44%-0.01%
GreenTeri Young4063.33%+3.33%
Christian HeritageIrwin Jeffrey1251.03%+1.03%
Total valid votes 12,194–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[12]
2021 Canadian federal election: Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTaylor Bachrach15,92142.58+1.64$66,931.32
ConservativeClaire Rattée13,51336.14+2.90$70,700.48
People'sJody Craven2,8887.72+5.45$1,093.20
LiberalLakhwinder Jhaj2,8667.66–3.92$3,828.51
GreenAdeana Young1,4063.76–4.17$8,424.51
Christian HeritageRod Taylor7972.13–1.13$22,278.11
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,39199.49–$131,940.03
Total rejected ballots 1930.51–0.13
Turnout 37,58455.20–6.53
Eligible voters 68,088
New Democratic hold Swing –0.63
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2019 Canadian federal election: Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTaylor Bachrach16,94440.94–10.14$88,898.68
ConservativeClaire Rattée13,75633.24+8.45$47,981.28
LiberalDave Birdi4,79311.58–7.14$33,176.61
GreenMike Sawyer3,2807.93+4.29$7,326.84
Christian HeritageRod Taylor1,3503.26+1.49$23,458.48
People'sJody Craven9402.27–$5,358.59
IndependentDanny Nunes1640.40–none listed
IndependentMerv Ritchie1570.38–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,38499.36–$127,530.27
Total rejected ballots 2670.64+0.29
Turnout 41,65161.73–6.53
Eligible voters 67,474
New Democratic hold Swing –9.30
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]

References

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  1. ↑ Bhathal, Harvin (October 19, 2024). "B.C. Conservatives take Skeena riding". Northern Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Depner, Wolfgang; Sep 21, The Canadian Press-; Story: 631916, 2026 / 5:52 pm |. "Five return to B.C. Conservative caucus as early election looms". www.castanet.net. Retrieved September 22, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Depner, Wolfgang (September 18, 2026). "B.C. Conservatives in chaos, three more MLAs out, as Eby says no decision on election | iNFOnews.ca". Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Bhathal, Harvin; Link, Rod; Bender, Quinn (October 19, 2024). "B.C. Conservative Claire Rattée excited about going to Victoria". Terrace Standard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Azizi, Joshua (July 30, 2021). "Claire Rattée selected as Conservative Party's candidate for Skeena-Bulkley Valley". CFTK-TV. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Rattée, Claire (February 27, 2024). "Claire Rattée at Conservative Party of BC". Conservative Party of British Columbia. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Issues Close To Heart". Jewish Independent. October 11, 2024. Archived from the original on March 24, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ Rattée, Claire (January 30, 2024). "Claire Rattée Nominated In Skeena". Conservative Party of BC. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Spencer, Sabrina (October 21, 2024). "Claire Rattée Conservative, Wins Skeena Riding". CFNR Network. Archived from the original on April 30, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ Spencer, Sabrina (December 6, 2024). "Mental Health and Addictions Top MLA's Priorities". The Journey Begins. Archived from the original on July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lazenby, Alec (September 18, 2026). "B.C. Conservatives oust Trevor Halford, John Rustad and Claire Rattée from caucus after calls for Findlay to resign". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  12. ↑ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779094/bc-election-2024-results-skeena/
  13. ↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Skeena—Bulkley Valley". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
  14. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  15. ↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Skeena—Bulkley Valley". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
  16. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

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