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♀ Rachel A. Blaney
aliasRachel Blaney
Record
5363 · 755

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Confidence-and-supply agreement
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 18 September 1974
Age 49 years + 8 months
First mandate 19 October 2015 → 8 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Rachel A. Blaney (1974– )
© Photo 2015 Graham May — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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
Canada 8 6 27

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Laura Smith  f 
 
 
Eligible: 81,377 Votes: 60,713 Participation: 74.61% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7357(F) — 4 Jun 2022 09:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 1/4 24,340 40.21% +8,500 Loser:
CPC
 15,840 26.17% Laura Smith

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 90,454 Votes: 63,206 Participation: 69.88% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26834(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/7 23,834 37.88% +3,332 Loser:
CPC
 20,502 32.59% Shelley Downey

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 93,163 Votes: 60,684 Participation: 65.14% Candidacies: 7
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36185(F) — 11 Jul 2023 22:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/7 23,833 39.55% +2,163 Loser:
CPC
 21,670 35.96% Shelley Downey
After her election:
22 Mar 2022 47
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 28 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
North Island—Powell River
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39374(P) — 5 Apr 2024 01:22 ET
—
 Incumbent will not run in this election →
Age
51		     Successor:
CPC

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Rachel Blaney, M.P.		  5 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Rachel Blaney, députée		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rachel Blaney		  5 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rachel Blaney		  5 May 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 15:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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