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♂ Gordon F. Wilson
aliasGordon Wilson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
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British Columbia 2 3 5
Birth 2 January 1949
Age 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 October 1991 → 32 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 22 years + 11 months ago (15 May 2001)
Special notes
None
 
Gordon F. Wilson (1949– )
© Photo 2010 The Tyee — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Judi K.M. Tyabji (1965–) Spouse
 
Well that's interesting!
Wilson's second wife, Judi Tyabji, was also born on a January 2, but 16 years after him. They divorced in 2022.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 9 6 27 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 34
LIB
 1 Party leader 38–44 30 Oct 1987 — 18 Feb 1993 5 3 19
2. BC 35
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 42–44 17 Oct 1991 — 18 Feb 1993 1 4 1
3. BC 35–36
PDA
 1 Party leader 44–50 05 Dec 1993 — 15 Jan 1999 5 1 10

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Adriane J. Carr  f 
⊕ Louis J. Lesosky  m 
⊖ Harold Long  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Dana A. Larsen  m 
⊖ Donald F. Lockstead  m 
⊕ Tom Perry  m 
 
Eligible: 24,296 Votes: 19,880 Participation: 81.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35854(F) — 8 Feb 2024 20:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 3/3 2,739 14.02% -5,791 Winner:
SC
 8,530 43.68% Harold Long
Eligible: 54,504 Votes: 26,806 Participation: 49.18% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
15 March 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35891(F) — 15 Oct 2021 21:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
40
LIB
 3/8 5,449 20.40% -8,683 Winner:
NDP
 14,132 52.91% Tom Perry
Eligible: 25,788 Votes: 21,304 Participation: 82.61% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7901(F) — 8 Feb 2024 20:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
42
LIB
 1/5 11,486 54.68% +4,369 Loser:
NDP
 7,117 33.88% Howard White
After his election:
5 Dec 1993 44
LIB
 →
PDA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,389 Votes: 22,150 Participation: 75.37% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7976(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
PDA
 1/6 10,833 49.05% +4,745 Loser:
NDP
 6,088 27.57% Bill Forst
After his election:
15 Jan 1999 50
PDA
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 30,763 Votes: 23,480 Participation: 76.33% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8049(F) — 8 Feb 2024 20:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NDP
 2/4 6,349 27.15% -3,555 Winner:
LIB
 9,904 42.36% Harold Long

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Rafe Mair, The Tyee (1 November 2010), Come Back Gordon Wilson!		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Wilson (British Columbia politician)		 27 Apr 2024

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Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 14:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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