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♂ Michael C. Farnworth
aliasMike Farnworth
Record
19244 · 6183

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Government
 Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 8 1 9
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 23 July 1959
Age 64 years + 9 months
First mandate 17 October 1991 → 32 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Michael C. Farnworth (1959– )
© Photo 2017 BC NDP — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 28 6 5 Z

Electoral history

Races * 9  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Karn Manhas  m 
 
 
Eligible: 33,588 Votes: 25,677 Participation: 76.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7899(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
NDP
 1/3 11,435 45.48% +1,506 Loser:
LIB
 9,929 39.49% Ernest R. Jilg

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,544 Votes: 31,996 Participation: 73.48% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7974(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
NDP
 1/7 14,767 46.37% +1,457 Loser:
LIB
 13,310 41.80% Irene Barr

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,602 Votes: 22,100 Participation: 74.66% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8047(F) — 22 Sep 2022 20:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
NDP
 2/7 7,198 32.65% -2,765 Winner:
LIB
 9,963 45.19% Karn Manhas
Eligible: 38,437 Votes: 24,712 Participation: 64.29% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8131(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
45
NDP
 1/5 11,844 48.14% +1,092 Loser:
LIB
 10,752 43.70% Greg Moore

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,009 Votes: 20,432 Participation: 55.21% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8209(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
NDP
 1/5 11,121 54.71% +3,225 Loser:
LIB
 7,896 38.85% Bernie C. Hiller

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,059 Votes: 22,365 Participation: 57.26% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8300(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/5 11,755 52.94% +3,635 Loser:
LIB
 8,120 36.57% Barbara Lu

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,621 Votes: 25,365 Participation: 62.44% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8392(F) — 4 Jul 2023 22:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
NDP
 1/5 14,079 55.79% +6,497 Loser:
LIB
 7,582 30.05% Susan Chambers
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 57
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 44,136 Votes: 24,111 Participation: 54.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35578(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/4 15,370 64.14% +10,361 Loser:
LIB
 5,009 20.90% Mehran Zargham

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Port Coquitlam
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39269(P) — 7 Apr 2024 13:32 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
65
NDP
 1/4   59.74%   Loser:
BCU

Online biographical reference

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Mike Farnworth		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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