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♂ Gerard A. Janssen
aliasGerard A. Janssen
Record
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Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 1 4
Birth 3 May 1946
Age 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 22 years + 11 months ago (15 May 2001)
Special notes
None
 
Gerard A. Janssen (1946– )
© Photo 2013 Stephen Hui / The Georgia Straight — 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 12 5 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Gillian R. Trumper  f  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 18,475 Votes: 11,273 Participation: 61.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
19 November 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35889(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
NDP
 1/3 6,401 57.48% +3,305 Loser:
SC
 3,096 27.80% George S. Dryden

Service: 2 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,047 Votes: 13,737 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7859(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/4 7,136 53.39% +3,471 Loser:
SC
 3,665 27.42% Gillian R. Trumper

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,516 Votes: 14,309 Participation: 73.32% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7934(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/7 7,398 52.01% +2,299 Loser:
LIB
 5,099 35.85% Gillian R. Trumper

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,033 Votes: 24,677 Participation: 74.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8010(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
NDP
 2/4 7,395 30.08% -5,714 Winner:
LIB
 13,109 53.32% Gillian R. Trumper

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Gerard Janssen		 08 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gerard Janssen		 08 Feb 2024

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