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♂ William N. Vander Zalm
aliasWilliam N. Vander Zalm
Record
62900 · 13504

Dutch-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 3 2 5
Total 3 3 6
Birth 29 May 1934
Age 89 years + 10 months
First mandate 11 December 1975 → 48 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 32 years + 6 months ago (16 October 1991)
Special notes
None
 
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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 4 15 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 33–34
SC
 1 Party leader 52–56 30 Jul 1986 — 01 Apr 1991 4 8 2
2. BC 33–34
SC
 1 Premier 52–56 06 Aug 1986 — 01 Apr 1991 4 7 26
3. BC 36
REF
 1 Party leader 65–66 13 Nov 1999 — 15 Feb 2001 1 3 2

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
7 documented challengers
⊕ T. George Gidora  m 
⊕ Nick Loenen  m 
⊖ William E. Reid  m 
⊖ Allan E. Warnke  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest Hall  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Barry Mather  m 
⊕ Val Roddick  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,325 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9906(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 2/4 11,741 32.32% -4,445 Winner:
NDP
 16,186 44.56% Barry Mather
Eligible: 35,934 Votes: 24,351 Participation: 67.77% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30103(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 3/5 3,995 16.68% -8,579 Winner:
NDP
 12,574 52.49% Ernest Hall
Eligible: 40,428 Votes: 27,265 Participation: 67.44% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30153(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
SC
 1/4 14,341 53.35% +3,127 Loser:
NDP
 11,214 41.72% Ernest Hall

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 94,600 Votes: 120,729 Participation: 63.81% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30207(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/7 29,693 49.75% +1,196 Loser:
NDP
 28,497 47.75% Michael G. Watkins

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 103,152 Votes: 151,212 Participation: 73.30% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35824(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
SC
 37,370 49.76% William E. Reid
Eligible: 66,451 Votes: 98,217 Participation: 73.90% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35870(F) — 4 Mar 2022 23:07 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
52
SC
 1/7 29,762 60.60% +13,220 Loser:
NDP
 16,542 33.68% Douglas K. Sandberg

Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,240 Votes: 18,783 Participation: 74.42% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7905(F) — 1 Aug 2021 12:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 7,806 42.44% Douglas Symons
Eligible: 29,740 Votes: 17,778 Participation: 59.78% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
7 December 1999
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 10963(F) — 14 Oct 2021 20:45 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
65
RP
 2/7 5,837 32.91% -4,740 Winner:
LIB
 10,577 59.63% Val Roddick

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Bill Vander Zalm		 09 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Vander Zalm		 09 Dec 2023

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