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♂ Steve Orcherton
aliasSteve Orcherton
Record
47265 · 13261

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth c. 1952
Age ± 72 years
First mandate 28 May 1996 → 27 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 44 years
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 2 days ago (15 May 2001)
Special notes
None
 
Steve Orcherton (c.1952– )
© Photo 2022 Times Colonist — 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 4 11 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊕ T. George Gidora  m 
 		 ⊕ Sheila Orr  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 32,382 Votes: 21,867 Participation: 67.53% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 8004(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±44
NDP
 1/8 11,585 53.32% +4,723 Loser:
LIB
 6,862 31.58% Sheila Orr

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,602 Votes: 21,033 Participation: 68.73% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8078(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±49
NDP
 2/7 7,796 37.31% -82 Winner:
LIB
 7,878 37.71% Sheila Orr

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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Steve Orcherton		  8 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Feb 2024 22:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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