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♂ William Bruce Strachan
aliasBruce Strachan
Record
59338 · 13502

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 22 July 1941
Age 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 32 years + 6 months ago (16 October 1991)
Special notes
None
 
William Bruce Strachan (1941– )
© Photo ABC Bookworld — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Prince George, British Columbia
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 12 5 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Lois R. Boone  f 
 		 ⊕ Richard M. Harris  m 
 
Eligible: 24,703 Votes: 16,980 Participation: 68.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30195(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
SC
 1/2 9,835 58.96% +2,990 Loser:
NDP
 6,845 41.04% Joan K. MacLatchy

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,029 Votes: 21,754 Participation: 74.94% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35816(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
SC
 1/5 11,662 54.29% +3,679 Loser:
NDP
 7,983 37.16% Tom Bulmer

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,820 Votes: 20,173 Participation: 75.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35868(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
SC
 1/3 9,409 47.12% +1,334 Loser:
NDP
 8,075 40.44% Edward Bodner

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,797 Votes: 11,643 Participation: 69.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7902(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
SC
 2/3 4,135 36.66% -1,616 Winner:
NDP
 5,751 50.99% Lois R. Boone
Eligible: 55,808 Votes: 32,366 Participation: 58.00% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2889(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:43 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
PC
 4/7 2,615 8.11% -14,890 Winner:
REF
 17,505 54.28% Richard M. Harris

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Bruce Strachan		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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