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♂ William Bennett
aliasWilliam Bennett
Record
4122 · 13121

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth c. 1950
Age ± 74 years
First mandate 16 May 2001 → 22 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 51 years
 
Mandate ended 6 years + 11 months ago (8 May 2017)
Special notes
None
 
William Bennett (c.1950– )
© Photo 2017 Province of British Columbia — licensed under CC BY 3.0
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
British Columbia 15 11 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Wilf Hanni  m 
 		 ⊕ Erda S. Walsh  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 24,084 Votes: 16,559 Participation: 68.76% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8026(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±51
LIB
 1/5 10,206 61.85% +6,568 Loser:
NDP
 3,638 22.05% Erda S. Walsh

Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,153 Votes: 16,899 Participation: 60.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8106(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
LIB
 1/3 8,060 48.01% +721 Loser:
NDP
 7,339 43.72% Erda S. Walsh

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,463 Votes: 16,462 Participation: 55.87% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8195(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±59
LIB
 1/4 8,404 51.22% +2,560 Loser:
NDP
 5,844 35.61% Troy Sebastian
After his election:
19 Nov 2010 ±60
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
5 Apr 2011 ±61
IND
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 30,733 Votes: 16,413 Participation: 53.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8281(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±63
LIB
 1/2 10,252 62.99% +4,229 Loser:
NDP
 6,023 37.01% Norma Blissett

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,853 Votes: 17,188 Participation: 55.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 8347(F) — 4 Jul 2023 20:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±67		 Successor:
LIB
 9,666 56.57% Thomas G. Shypitka

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Bill Bennett (Liberal MLA)		 07 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Feb 2024 16:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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