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♂ John van Dongen
aliasJohn van Dongen
Record
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Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 1 6
Birth 13 December 1949
Age 74 years + 5 months
First mandate 3 May 1995 → 29 years + 14 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 11 years + 4 days ago (13 May 2013)
Special notes
None
 
John van Dongen (1949– )
© Photo 2011 University of the Fraser Valley — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 18 0 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Darryl Plecas  m 
 		 ⊖ Mark Warawa  m 
 
Eligible: 29,877 Votes: 13,166 Participation: 44.07% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
3 May 1995
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 10960(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/8 5,588 42.81% +291 Loser:
RP
 5,297 40.58% Bill Kilpatrick

Service: 1 year 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,712 Votes: 21,961 Participation: 69.25% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7933(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/5 10,998 50.24% +5,593 Loser:
NDP
 5,405 24.69% Bruce Temple

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,556 Votes: 17,508 Participation: 71.30% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8008(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/5 12,584 72.51% +10,488 Loser:
NDP
 2,096 12.08% Kris Lind

Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,312 Votes: 18,631 Participation: 59.50% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8088(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/5 11,047 59.95% +5,492 Loser:
NDP
 5,555 30.15% Michael Nenn

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,979 Votes: 16,565 Participation: 48.75% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8168(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/5 9,566 58.47% +5,369 Loser:
NDP
 4,197 25.65% Bonnie J. Rai
After his election:
26 Mar 2012 62
LIB
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
22 Sep 2012 62
CONS
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,280 Votes: 20,234 Participation: 55.77% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8253(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
IND
 2/5 5,586 27.89% -3,977 Winner:
LIB
 9,563 47.74% Darryl Plecas

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John van Dongen		  7 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Mar 2024 19:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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