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♂ Gary (Farrell) Collins
aliasGary Collins
Record
19288 · 13236

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 0 3
Birth 22 August 1963
Age 60 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 October 1991 → 32 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 5 months ago (14 December 2004)
Special notes
Elected as Gary Farrell-Collins but dropped his former wife's last name after they divorced in 2001.
 
Gary (Farrell) Collins (1963– )
© Photo 2012 BCBusiness.ca — Fair trade
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 13 1 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Stuart Parker  m 
 		 ⊕ Daniel G. Peterson  m 
 
Eligible: 25,990 Votes: 20,127 Participation: 77.44% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7874(F) — 16 May 2024 20:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 1/5 8,663 43.57% +2,636 Loser:
NDP
 6,027 30.31% Charles Bradford

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,332 Votes: 24,138 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7999(F) — 16 May 2024 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIB
 1/8 12,036 50.25% +2,646 Loser:
NDP
 9,390 39.20% Margaret Birrell

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,690 Votes: 23,556 Participation: 64.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8068(F) — 16 May 2024 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 12,864 54.94% +7,813 Loser:
GRN
 5,051 21.57% Vanessa Violini
After his election:
14 Dec 2004 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,379 Votes: 28,126 Participation: 60.64% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8152(F) — 5 Mar 2022 09:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
NDP
 13,009 46.59% Gregor A.B. Robertson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Gary Collins (Canadian politician)		 16 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 May 2024 20:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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