# Claire Rattée

Claire Rattée is a Canadian politician who has been serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia she represents the electoral district of Skeena.

## Early life and career

Rattée grew up in the Lower Mainland and moved to Kitimat, British Columbia at 19 years old. She is a tattoo artist and co-owner of Arcane Arts Inc. in Kitimat. She served as a Kitimat councillor from 2014 to 2018.

## Political career

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.

## Electoral record

2024 British Columbia general election: Skeena (provincial electoral district) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Claire Rattée | 6,243 | 51.20% | +51.20% |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Zimmerman | 5,419 | 44.44% | -0.01% |
| | Green | Teri Young | 406 | 3.33% | +3.33% |
| | Christian Heritage | Irwin Jeffrey | 125 | 1.03% | +1.03% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,194 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2021 Canadian federal election: Skeena—Bulkley Valley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 15,921 | 42.58 | +1.68 | $63,480.61 |
| | Conservative | Claire Rattée | 13,513 | 36.14 | +2.94 | $70,700.48 |
| | People's | Jody Craven | 2,888 | 7.72 | +5.42 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Lakhwinder Jhaj | 2,866 | 7.66 | –3.94 | $3,828.51 |
| | Green | Adeana Young | 1,406 | 3.76 | –4.14 | $8,424.51 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 797 | 2.13 | –1.17 | $22,278.11 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,391 | 99.49 | – | $131,940.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 193 | 0.51 | –0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,584 | 55.72 | –6.98 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 67,453 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | –0.63 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election: Skeena—Bulkley Valley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 16,944 | 40.9 | -10.18 | $95,825.47 |
| | Conservative | Claire Rattée | 13,756 | 33.2 | +8.41 | $58,121.59 |
| | Liberal | Dave Birdi | 4,793 | 11.6 | -7.12 | $33,859.91 |
| | Green | Mike Sawyer | 3,280 | 7.9 | +4.26 | $7,326.84 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,350 | 3.3 | +1.53 | $23,458.48 |
| | People's | Jody Craven | 940 | 2.3 | – | $5,358.59 |
| | Independent | Danny Nunes | 164 | 0.4 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Merv Ritchie | 157 | 0.4 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,384 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,651 | 62.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 66,421 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -9.30 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||