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♂ Richard T. Coleman
aliasRichard T. Coleman
Record
11898 · 6167

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 0 6
Birth c. 1956
Age ± 68 years
First mandate 28 May 1996 → 27 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 40 years
 
Mandate ended 3 years + 6 months ago (23 October 2020)
Special notes
None
 
Richard T. Coleman (c.1956– )
© Photo 2016 L_A, Colonbie-Britannique — 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 24 4 21 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 41
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 61–62 05 Aug 2017 — 02 Feb 2018 0 5 28
2. BC 41
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 61–62 05 Aug 2017 — 02 Feb 2018 0 5 28

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Marc S. Emery  m 
 
 
Eligible: 33,522 Votes: 25,507 Participation: 76.09% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7949(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±40
LIB
 1/6 12,005 47.30% +4,636 Loser:
NDP
 7,369 29.03% Charles Bradford

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,086 Votes: 24,308 Participation: 73.47% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8028(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±45
LIB
 1/6 16,527 68.30% +13,761 Loser:
GRN
 2,766 11.43% Andrea Welling

Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,470 Votes: 26,331 Participation: 65.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8108(F) — 14 Oct 2021 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±49
LIB
 1/5 15,454 59.13% +7,857 Loser:
NDP
 7,597 29.07% Shane Dyson

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,243 Votes: 24,923 Participation: 57.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8188(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±53
LIB
 1/4 15,139 61.09% +7,647 Loser:
NDP
 7,492 30.23% Gail R. Costello

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,163 Votes: 29,152 Participation: 60.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8274(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±57
LIB
 1/5 15,989 55.10% +8,478 Loser:
NDP
 7,511 25.89% Shane Dyson

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,730 Votes: 30,807 Participation: 64.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8367(F) — 4 Jul 2023 21:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
±61
LIB
 1/4 16,348 53.45% +7,528 Loser:
NDP
 8,820 28.84% Inder Johal
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 ±61
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,882 Votes: 31,238 Participation: 59.07% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35560(F) — 2 Feb 2022 16:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±64		 Successor:
NDP
 13,169 42.56% Megan Dykeman

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Rich Coleman		 13 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Feb 2024 07:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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