David Cubberley is a
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politician
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, active in
municipal
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,
regional and
provincial
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issues since 1990. He is an advocate of cycling trail networks for commuters and recreation, protection of farmland, sustainable transportation, and advocacy for
chronic Lyme disease.
Career
David Cubberley's political career began in 1990 as a Saanich councillor. He was elected to Saanich Council four times between 1990 and 2002 and chaired the Saanich finance committee for the last five years. While on council Cubberley chaired the Bicycle Advisory Committee and task forces on Lochside Drive, West Saanich Road Streetscape and Monster Houses. He was also the originator of Saanich's Centennial Trails project, created to mark Saanich's 100th birthday in 2006.
In 2002 Cubberley was elected to the
Capital Regional District
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board, where he chaired the Environment Committee for two years. He also served a
CRD Water Commissionerand on th
In
2005
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Cubberley was elected as the
MLA for the riding of
Saanich South
Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 19 ...
, representing the
BC NDP
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, and defeated
Susan Brice
Susan Brice is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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of the
BC Liberals
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. He served as the Opposition Critic for Health and later as Critic for Education. As Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, he helped produce a report on prevention of childhood obesity and physical inactivity. Cubberley retired from provincial politics in 2009.
In 2011, David Cubberley ran for
Mayor
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of Saanich against incumbent Frank Leonard. Local news dubbed Cubberley the strongest challenger for the mayor's chair Leonard faced in 15 years. The election was held Saturday, November 19, 2011, with Leonard garnering 53.48% of the vote and Cubberley 45.69%. Only one in four eligible Saanich voters cast their ballots, a slight increase from 2008 turnout of 20.6%.
External links
Official Website(archived copy)
David Cubberley at Blogger
References
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Living people
British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs
British Columbia municipal councillors
1947 births
21st-century Canadian politicians