Helena Konanz
Conservative · Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC
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Biography
Helena Konanz is an American-born Canadian politician and former tennis player. She was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay in the 2025 Canadian federal election for the Conservative Party of Canada. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1961-02-01, Santa Barbaraencyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- business executive, politician, tennis playerencyclopedia
Electoral history
Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialHelena Konanz30,054Gloria MorganRunner-up · Liberal25,431Difference 4,623 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Similkameen--South Okanagan--West Kootenay.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Education
- University of California, Los AngelesDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
776 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.
Mr. Speaker, on the evening of August 7, when the Bald Range wildfire ignited and spread with frightening speed, brave firefighters and first responders put their lives on the line to keep us safe and to protect our lives, our homes and our communities. Within hours, the entire…Statements by Members — Bald Range Wildfire Response · 2026-09-22
Where they stand
Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.
A stored score on 8 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Repeated criticism of industrial carbon tax increases on farms as raising costs, with no support for faster phase-down.
Why is the Prime Minister increasing the industrial carbon tax and making food more expensive?Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Calls for approving a pipeline today rather than further study or delay, repeated across excerpts.
Will the Prime Minister ignore them, forget the tax hikes and just approve a pipeline today, or is this pipeline a pipe dream?Source of that line
Federalism
Ottawa leads
The other end of this axis: Provinces lead
States challenges outpaced local capacity and seeks real effective leadership in Ottawa.
I chose to seek federal office because these challenges have outpaced the resources and capacity of local governments, where much of this burden is falling, and because we need real, effective leadership in Ottawa. I served as a city councillor in the City of Penticton for nearly a decade.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Repeated attacks on large deficits, wasteful spending, and calls to cap or reduce it.
Speaker, the new Liberal Prime Minister is keeping the wasteful spending of Justin Trudeau. In fact, the government is increasing spending on building bureaucracy and on well-connected consultants. The Prime Minister promised to cap spending at 2% and instead is increasing it by 8%.Source of that line
Foreign affairs
Assertive alliances and sanctions
The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint
Asks which officials tied to national security law prosecutions meet threshold for Canadian Magnitsky sanctions.
Which officials and entities tied to Hong Kong's national security law prosecutions meet the legal threshold for Canadian Magnitsky sanctions today? How would we structure listings to be effective and defensible?Source of that line
Housing
Market supply and deregulation
The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls
Calls for building homes instead of more bureaucracy and notes Liberal programs fail to increase supply.
The Liberals' so-called housing accelerator fund is spending more but building less. The Liberals' own numbers show that Kelowna will receive $31.Source of that line
Immigration
Lower intake
The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake
Warns bill could add 150,000 more immigrants and criticizes weak connection tests for citizenship transmission.
There is a possibility, although we do not know for sure, that this could add 150,000 more immigrants to our shores. It could cost $25 million or not, maybe more.Source of that line
Trade
Diversify away from one partner
The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration
Asks if member supports pipeline to make Canada more self-reliant and less dependent on the United States.
In order to make Canada a more self-reliant country that is less dependent on the United States and that stands up for its interests, does the member support the building of a pipeline in Canada?Source of that line
6 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- DefenceNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
- Public safetyNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.