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♂ Richard J. Cannings
aliasDick Cannings
Record
9279 · 759

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Confidence-and-supply agreement
 Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 3 1 4
Birth 31 March 1954
Age 70 years + 1 month
First mandate 19 October 2015 → 8 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 6 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Richard J. Cannings (1954– )
© Photo 2023 DrOwl19 — 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 28

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Dan Ashton  m 
 		 ⊕ Helena Konanz  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 43,483 Votes: 25,336 Participation: 58.27% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8299(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
59
NDP
 2/4 10,154 40.35% -1,382 Winner:
LIB
 11,536 45.85% Dan Ashton
Eligible: 91,999 Votes: 66,810 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7633(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
NDP
 1/5 24,823 37.28% +4,952 Loser:
CPC
 19,871 29.84% Marshall Neufeld

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 99,676 Votes: 68,577 Participation: 68.80% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26843(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
NDP
 1/6 24,809 36.38% +796 Loser:
CPC
 24,013 35.21% Helena Konanz

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 103,310 Votes: 67,214 Participation: 65.06% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36194(F) — 11 Jul 2023 22:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
NDP
 1/5 27,595 41.32% +3,920 Loser:
CPC
 23,675 35.45% Helena Konanz
After his election:
22 Mar 2022 67
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 29 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39383(P) — 20 Jan 2024 10:06 ET
—
 Incumbent will not run in this election →
Age
71		     Successor:
CPC

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Richard Cannings, M.P.		  5 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Richard Cannings, député		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Cannings (British Columbia politician)		  5 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Cannings (homme politique britanno-colombien)		  5 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 15:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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