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Burnaby-Edmonds
Burnaby-Edmonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia. It is bordered by Boundary Road to the east, Imperial and Mayfield Streets to the north, 4th Street to the east, and 10th Avenue and Fraser River to the south. Electoral history Election results , - , - , NDP , Raj Chouhan , align="right", 10,337 , align="right", 46.71% , align="right", +5.23% , align="right", $71,644 , - , - , NDP , , Fred G. Randall , align="right", 9,912 , align="right", 46.45% , align="right", -0.70% , align="right", $41,298 , - , Natural Law , Guy Harvey , align="right", 77 , align="right", 0.36% , align="right", , align="right", $136 , - , NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Chouhan
Raj Chouhan is a Canadians, Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 British Columbia general election, 2005 provincial election. He is serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2020. While in opposition he served as the critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism and Labour. He was re-elected in 2009 and 2013. Born in the Punjab, India, Punjab province of India, Chouhan was the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union. He also served as a member of the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. A founding member of the B.C. Organization to Fight Racism, Chouhan has worked to promote human rights and racial equality. He has served as the Vice P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Sahota
Patty Sahota is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party. Sahota was defeated in her 2005 bid for re-election by Raj Chouhan of the NDP. Electoral record , - , NDP , Raj Chouhan Raj Chouhan is a Canadians, Canadian politician and trade unionist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 British Columbia general election, 2005 provincial election. He is se ... , align="right", 10,337 , align="right", 46.71% , align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 22,128 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", External links Profile at the Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaCollection of pictures and information about Patty Sahota British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs Women government ministers of Canada Members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Dowding
Gordon Hudson Dowding (March 1, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was a lawyer and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Burnaby and then Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member. He was born in Kamloops and educated there and at the University of British Columbia. In 1945, he married Gwen Olson. Dowding was called to the British Columbia bar in 1952 and the Alberta bar in 1967. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the provincial riding of Lillooet in 1952 and 1953. Dowding was the speaker of the British Columbia Legislature from 1972 to 1975. He was defeated by Ray Loewen Raymond L. "Ray" Loewen (born June 27, 1940) is a former business owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1975 to 1979 as a Social Credit member. Born in ... when he ran for reelection in 1975. In 1962, Dowding was a founding member of the B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mercier
David Maurice Mercier (July 20, 1939 – April 12, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Burnaby-Edmonds. He was a chartered accountant. Mercier was mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia from 1979 to 1981. On October 3, 1989, Mercier and three colleagues — Graham Bruce, Duane Delton Crandall, and Doug Mowat — quit the governing Social Credit caucus to sit as "Independent Social Credit" members. In a joint statement, the four stressed that they "in no way desire the fall of our government", but wished to spur an "open and realistic assessment" of Bill Vander Zalm's continued leadership. Mercier returned the Socred caucus on February 14, 1990, alongside Bruce and Mowat (Crandall had already rejoined caucus in January). Mercier explained his move by saying his concerns about Vander Zalm's leadership and re-election chances had been addressed. He was the leader o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 British Columbia General Election
The 2009 British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell. The British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) under the leadership of Carole James was the Official Opposition. The election was the first contested on a new electoral map completed in 2008, with the total number of constituencies increased from 79 in the previous legislature to 85. Under amendments to the BC Constitution Act passed in 2001, BC elections are now held on fixed dates which are the second Tuesday in May every four years. A second referendum on electoral reform was held in conjunction with the election. The election did not produce a significant change in the province's political landscape. The BC Liberals, who had been in power since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard Inlet with its Indian Arm to the north, Port Moody and Coquitlam to the east, New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River to the southeast, and Richmond on the Lulu Island to the southwest. Burnaby was incorporated in 1892 and achieved its city status in 1992. A member municipality of Metro Vancouver, it is British Columbia's third-largest city by population (after Vancouver and Surrey), and is the seat of Metro Vancouver's regional district government. 25% of Burnaby's land is designated as parks and open spaces, one of the highest in North America. The main campuses of Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology are located in Burnaby. It is home to high-tech companies such as Ballard Power (fuel ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Parliament Of British Columbia
The 42nd Parliament of British Columbia was chosen in the 2020 British Columbia general election. All 87 seats were up for election. The 41st Parliament of British Columbia was dissolved on September 21, 2020. The 42nd Parliament convened for its first session on December 7, 2020. Party standings Election and appointments The members of the legislative assembly were elected in the 42nd general election, held on October 24, 2020. The election resulted in an absolute majority for the BC NDP, and after a judicial recount in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky the final results had 57 BC NDP members, 28 BC Liberals, and 2 BC Greens being certified. As leader of the BC NDP, John Horgan continued from the previous parliament as premier. Even though BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson won his riding in Vancouver-Quilchena, he resigned as leader of the Opposition prior to the new parliament commencing, with Shirley Bond assuming that position and being interim leader of the BC Liberals. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
41st Parliament Of British Columbia
The 41st Parliament of British Columbia was in session from June 22, 2017, to September 21, 2020. It consisted of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 9, 2017, and subsequent by-elections, and the Queen in right of British Columbia, represented by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. It was the first parliament following the increase in size of the legislature from 85 to 87 seats. Immediately following the election, Christy Clark, the incumbent premier, asked the lieutenant governor to remain governing until the final votes were counted and it would be known if there would be a majority or minority government. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon agreed and Clark appointed a cabinet of 21 ministers and 13 parliamentary secretaries, which were sworn in on June 12, 2017. Although the final vote confirmed that the British Columbia Liberal Party under Clark remained the largest party in the legislative assembly after the elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Parliament Of British Columbia
The 40th Parliament of British Columbia was in session from June 26, 2013, to April 11, 2017. It consisted of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 14, 2013, and the Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon. That election unexpectedly returned the BC Liberal Party to another absolute majority government, their fourth consecutive government since 2001, this time with Christy Clark who had been premier since 2011. The BC New Democratic Party formed the official opposition under Adrian Dix and John Horgan who replaced Dix in the 2014 leadership election. The first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Green Party of BC, Andrew J. Weaver served in this parliament, along with independent Vicki Huntington. Three MLAs resigned: Jenny Kwan and Douglas Horne who resigned to stand in a federal election, as well as Ben Stewart who resigned for the purpose of providing the Premier, who had lost her seat in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39th Parliament Of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2009 to 2013, replacing the 38th parliament and being succeeded by the 40th parliament. It was composed of two elements: the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor ( Steven Point until 2012, then Judith Guichon). That election resulted in a majority government for the BC Liberal Party led by Gordon Campbell, and a BC New Democratic Party official opposition. Shortly after the election, the government revealed it had been running record high deficits and that it intended to replace the PST and GST system with the Harmonized Sales Tax. The deficit made an amendment to the ''Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act'' necessary for the remainder of the 39th Parliament and resulted in reduced spending in most ministries. A petition against the Harmonized Sales Tax was circulated around the province and resulted in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Parliament Of British Columbia
The 38th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2005 to 2009, replacing the 37th Parliament of British Columbia, 37th parliament and being succeeded by the 39th Parliament of British Columbia, 39th parliament. It was composed of two elements, Canadian monarchy, The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, Steven Point, and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as elected by the 2005 British Columbia general election, general election of British Columbia, Canada, on May 17, 2005. The Speaker of the House was Bill Barisoff. The 38th Parliament †Speaker. Three seats in the legislature were vacant when the assembly was dissolved: Comox Valley (provincial electoral district), Comox Valley following the death in office of Stan Hagen, Peace River North following the appointment of Richard Neufeld to the Senate of Canada, and Vancouver-Langara following the resignation of Carole Taylor. As all three vacancies occurred less than six months before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Parliament Of British Columbia
The 37th Parliament of British Columbia sat from 2001 to 2005. The members of the 37th Parliament were elected in the British Columbia general election held on May 16, 2001. Members of the 37th Parliament Members of the 37th Parliament who resigned *Gulzar Cheema, Liberal – Surrey-Panorama Ridge *Gary Farrell-Collins, Liberal – Vancouver-Fairview *Sandy Santori, Liberal – West Kootenay-Boundary Members of the 37th Parliament elected in byelections *Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the ridings of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009 and Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017 as a ..., N.D.P. – Surrey-Panorama Ridge Party standings of the 37th Parliament at investiture Party standings of the 37th Parliament at Dissolution References {{DEFAULTSORT:37th Parliament Of British Columbia Political history of British Columbia Terms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
