Bonnie McKinnon is a Canadian

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and

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. She represented

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in the

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from 1996 to 2001 as a

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and then Independent member. For her initial provincial election in 1996, she recruited family friend (and future mayor)

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as a campaign organizer which helped launch Watts into city council. McKinnon left the Liberal party while in office due to disagreement with leader

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and dissatisfaction with support for women MLAs. She was defeated by

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when she ran for reelection in 2001 as an Independent. Prior to provincial politics, McKinnon served as a member of

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. She was president of the Cloverdale Skating Club and of the Surrey Board of Trade and a director for the Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition Association.

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