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♂ Michael G. De Jong
aliasMichael G. De Jong
Record
14858 · 6147

Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Opposition
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 8 0 8
Birth c. 1963
Age ± 61 years
First mandate 17 February 1994 → 30 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age ± 31 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Michael G. De Jong (c.1963– )
© Photo 2011 Province of British Columbia — licensed under CC BY 3.0
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 30 2 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Simon J. Gibson  m 
 		 ⊖ Grace M. McCarthy  f 
 
Eligible: 27,932 Votes: 13,252 Participation: 47.44% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 February 1994
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 10958(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±31
LIB
 1/7 5,464 41.77% +42 Loser:
SC
 5,422 41.45% Grace M. McCarthy

Service: 2 years 3 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,594 Votes: 21,615 Participation: 68.41% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7956(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±33
LIB
 1/6 10,903 50.81% +5,554 Loser:
NDP
 5,349 24.93% Deb Charrois

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,040 Votes: 18,602 Participation: 71.44% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8009(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±38
LIB
 1/7 12,660 68.48% +10,229 Loser:
NDP
 2,431 13.15% Taranjit Purewal

Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,226 Votes: 19,841 Participation: 57.97% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8089(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±42
LIB
 1/5 11,325 57.55% +5,193 Loser:
NDP
 6,132 31.16% Taranjit Purewal

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,822 Votes: 16,294 Participation: 52.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8169(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±46
LIB
 1/4 8,992 55.81% +3,886 Loser:
NDP
 5,106 31.69% Taranjit Purewal

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,910 Votes: 18,947 Participation: 59.38% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8254(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±50
LIB
 1/6 9,473 50.65% +4,043 Loser:
NDP
 5,430 29.03% Sukhi Dhami

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,975 Votes: 21,185 Participation: 57.30% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8424(F) — 4 Jul 2023 18:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LIB
 1/5 11,618 55.23% +5,144 Loser:
NDP
 6,474 30.77% Preet Rai
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 ±54
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,087 Votes: 19,681 Participation: 50.35% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35531(F) — 4 Jul 2023 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±57
LIB
 1/5 8,880 45.51% +1,761 Loser:
NDP
 7,119 36.49% Preet Rai
After his election:
12 Apr 2023 ±60
LIB
 →
BCU
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Abbotsford South
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39221(P) — 18 Apr 2024 01:31 ET
—
 Incumbent will not run in this election →
Age
±61		     Successor:
NDP

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Mike de Jong		 19 Feb 2024

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Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 01:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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