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Tara Armstrong
MLA
Tara Armstrong MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2024
Preceded by	new riding
Personal details
Political party	BC Conservatives

Tara Armstrong is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.^[1]

Early life and career

She has worked with her family's seniors transportation business, Driving Miss Daisy, before joining the Conservative Party as the party's Election Readiness Chair in 2023.^[2]^[3]

Political views

Healthcare

In November 2023, Armstrong criticized Canadian broadcaster Jody Vance for retweeting a Peter Hotez tweet urging people to get the influenza vaccine and COVID-19 boosters. Armstrong claimed that Hotez was a "total fraud" for not wanting to debate with vaccine skeptics and that he was "bought and paid for by big pharma".^[4]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Tara Armstrong	14,303	53.9%
	New Democratic	Anna Warwick Sears	9,350	35.2%
	Independent	Kevin Kraft	1,724	6.5%
	Green	Andrew Rose	1,151	4.3%
Total valid votes			26,528	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[5]

References

^ "BC election 2024 results: Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ Johansen, Nicholas (October 19, 2024). "Tara Armstrong declared winner in Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding - Kelowna News". Castanet. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
^ "Tara Armstrong wins big". Daily Courier. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ LeBrun, Luke (October 20, 2024). "Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election". PressProgress. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779012/bc-election-2024-results-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream/

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[1] "BC election 2024 results: Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[2] Johansen, Nicholas (October 19, 2024). "Tara Armstrong declared winner in Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding - Kelowna News". Castanet. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[3] "Tara Armstrong wins big". Daily Courier. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[4] LeBrun, Luke (October 20, 2024). "Meet the Extreme, Far-Right BC Conservative Candidates Who Are Now Legislators Following BC's Wild Election". PressProgress. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[5] ttps://globalnews.ca/news/10779012/bc-election-2024-results-kelowna-lake-country-coldstream/

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