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♂ Colin Stuart Gabelmann
aliasColin Gabelmann
Record
21475 · 13237

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 1 6
Birth 11 February 1944
Age 80 years + 2 months
First mandate 30 August 1972 → 51 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 27 years + 11 months ago (27 May 1996)
Special notes
None
 
Colin Stuart Gabelmann (1944– )
© Photo 2018 BC Labour Heritage Centre — 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 20 3 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Barrie A. Clark  m 
 		 ⊖ John (Jack) Davis  m 
 
Eligible: 32,319 Votes: 23,326 Participation: 72.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30091(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
NDP
 1/4 7,609 32.89% +1,485 Loser:
PC
 6,124 26.47% Derril T. Warren

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,749 Votes: 27,445 Participation: 70.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30141(F) — 4 Mar 2022 21:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
NDP
 2/4 9,611 35.33% -4,939 Winner:
SC
 14,550 53.49% John (Jack) Davis
Eligible: 24,413 Votes: 17,201 Participation: 70.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30188(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
35
NDP
 1/4 8,831 52.17% +2,182 Loser:
SC
 6,649 39.28% Gerry Furney

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,729 Votes: 21,205 Participation: 73.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35807(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/4 11,572 55.19% +3,373 Loser:
SC
 8,199 39.11% Gerry Furney

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,739 Votes: 21,752 Participation: 78.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35859(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NDP
 1/3 11,724 54.58% +2,650 Loser:
SC
 9,074 42.24% Robert V. Ostler

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,936 Votes: 17,009 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7887(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/4 8,427 50.39% +2,757 Loser:
LIB
 5,670 33.91% Dan Reynen

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,446 Votes: 18,393 Participation: 69.55% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7962(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
NDP
 8,385 45.80% Glenn Robertson

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Colin Gabelmann		 14 Apr 2024

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