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♂ Paul E. Forseth
aliasPaul E. Forseth
Record
20478 · 670

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 4 3 7
Birth 14 December 1946
Age 77 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 18 years + 3 months ago (22 January 2006)
Special notes
None
 
Paul E. Forseth (1946– ) 200x323
© Photo 2004 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 12 2 25

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Dawn Black  f  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Peter Julian  m 
 		 ⊕ Judy Darcy  f 
⊕ Joyce Murray  f 
 
Eligible: 88,192 Votes: 55,995 Participation: 63.49% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3185(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
REF
 1/10 16,262 29.33% +814 Loser:
LIB
 15,448 27.87% Leanore Copeland

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,864 Votes: 46,376 Participation: 65.44% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2884(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
REF
 1/7 15,915 34.47% +1,848 Loser:
NDP
 14,067 30.47% Dawn Black
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 53
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,658 Votes: 47,231 Participation: 60.05% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2580(F) — 30 Jun 2023 16:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CA
 1/7 20,698 44.01% +6,169 Loser:
LIB
 14,529 30.90% Lee A. Rankin
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 57
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,227 Votes: 47,870 Participation: 63.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 999(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
 1/5 15,693 32.87% +113 Loser:
NDP
 15,580 32.64% Steve McClurg

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,916 Votes: 50,870 Participation: 65.29% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 933(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CPC
 2/7 16,494 32.53% -2,933 Winner:
NDP
 19,427 38.32% Dawn Black
Eligible: 84,271 Votes: 44,877 Participation: 53.25% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6259(F) — 5 May 2023 19:50 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
64
CPC
 2/6 16,009 35.83% -6,184 Winner:
NDP
 22,193 49.67% Peter S. Julian
Eligible: 46,875 Votes: 27,097 Participation: 57.81% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8290(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
66
CONS
 4/6 1,318 4.89% -11,852 Winner:
NDP
 13,170 48.84% I.M. Judith (Judy) Darcy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Paul Eugene Forseth, M.P.		  6 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Paul Eugene Forseth, député		  6 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Paul Forseth		  6 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Dec 2023 08:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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