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♀ Sonia Furstenau
aliasSonia Furstenau
Record
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German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Opposition
 Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 1 3
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth c. 1970
Age ± 54 years
First mandate 9 May 2017 → 6 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Sonia Furstenau (c.1970– )
© Photo 2017 BC NDP — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 6 11 17 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 41–42
GRN
 1 Party leader 50–54 14 Sep 2020 — 3 7 13

Electoral history

Races * 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Grace Lore  f 
 
 
Eligible: 45,641 Votes: 30,842 Participation: 67.58% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8410(F) — 4 Jul 2023 18:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±47
GRN
 1/7 11,449 37.24% +1,726 Loser:
NDP
 9,723 31.63% Lori Lynn Iannidinardo
After her election:
29 May 2017 ±47
GRN
 →
GRN
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
29 Jun 2017 ±47
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
21 Sep 2020 ±50
GRN
 →
GRN
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,879 Votes: 29,690 Participation: 60.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35546(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
±50
GRN
 1/3 13,059 44.21% +1,184 Loser:
NDP
 11,875 40.20% Rob Douglas

Service: 3 years 6 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Victoria-Beacon Hill
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39304(P) — 7 Apr 2024 16:40 ET
✗
 Incumbent will likely be defeated → (Party leader)
Age
±54
GRN
 2/4   36.72%   Winner:
NDP

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Sonia Furstenau		 31 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Sonia Furstenau		 31 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jan 2024 21:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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