Mable Tabotabo Elmore is a proven and passionate community leader and legislator. She is serving her fourth term as the MLA for Vancouver-Kensington, a diverse riding in the heart of Vancouver-British Columbia. When Mable was first elected in 2009, she was the first MLA of Filipino descent in the Legislative Assembly of BC.

In addition to her work as MLA, Mable also serves as the Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care and is Chair of the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act.

Her previous files included: immigration and temporary foreign workers; finance; early learning and childcare; and multiculturalism. She has also been the Vice-Chair for the provincial government’s Committee on Finances and Government Services.

Prior to being elected, she was a transit operator for 10 years. Over that time she played an active role in her union – the Canadian Auto Workers, Local 111 – and led successful campaigns as a transit advocate.

Mable is passionate about building community engagement and connecting people around issues that matter to them. She has a long-standing record of public service, and has earned a great deal of respect for her hard work on many progressive causes. She has been an active member in the peace movement, and has worked tirelessly on a wide range of migrant, immigrant, social justice and worker’s rights issues. And she’s dedicated to doing whatever she can to make the lives of people in her community –and across her province and country – better.