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♂ John Rustad
aliasJohn Rustad
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Opposition
 Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 5 1 6
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth c. 1962
Age ± 62 years
First mandate 17 May 2005 → 18 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 43 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
John Rustad (c.1962– ) 200x219
© Photo 2016 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 18 11 7 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 42
CONS
 1 Party leader 61–62 31 Mar 2023 — 1 0 28

Electoral history

Races * 6  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 26,107 Votes: 16,765 Participation: 64.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8136(F) — 15 Apr 2022 12:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±43
LIB
 1/4 8,622 51.71% +2,442 Loser:
NDP
 6,180 37.06% Chuck Fraser

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,318 Votes: 8,943 Participation: 54.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8250(F) — 15 Apr 2022 12:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±47
LIB
 1/4 4,949 55.76% +1,816 Loser:
NDP
 3,133 35.30% Byron R. Goerz

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,002 Votes: 9,940 Participation: 58.46% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8288(F) — 15 Apr 2022 12:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±51
LIB
 1/5 5,324 53.79% +2,587 Loser:
NDP
 2,737 27.65% Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,636 Votes: 9,825 Participation: 59.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8338(F) — 4 Jul 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
LIB
 1/5 5,307 54.39% +2,398 Loser:
NDP
 2,909 29.81% Anne Marie Sam
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 ±55
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,418 Votes: 8,881 Participation: 50.99% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35566(F) — 4 Jul 2023 17:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±58
LIB
 1/5 4,611 52.24% +1,580 Loser:
NDP
 3,031 34.34% Anne Marie Sam
After his election:
18 Aug 2022 ±60
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
16 Feb 2023 ±61
IND
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Nechako Lakes
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39257(P) — 13 Apr 2024 11:19 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Party leader) (Oppo.)
Age
±62
CONS
 1/3   39.09%   Loser:
NDP

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John Rustad		 02 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Apr 2024 11:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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