Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Jagrup Brar
aliasJagrup Brar
Record
6929 · 6197

Punjabi-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
In office
British Columbia
Government
Performance: 86%
 
British Columbia 6 1 7
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth c. 1957
Age ± 67 years
First mandate 28 October 2004 → 19 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 47 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Jagrup Brar (c.1957– )
© 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 15 6 0 Z

Electoral history

Races * 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Adriane J. Carr  f 
Mary R. Polak  f 
 
Peter Fassbender  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 24,197 Votes: 12,618 Participation: 52.15% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37
British Columbia
28 October 2004
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10964(F) — 4 Jul 2023 14:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±47
NDP
1/6 6,740 53.59% +2,546 Loser:
LIB
4,194 33.35% Mary R. Polak

Service:
6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,290 Votes: 21,881 Participation: 62.00% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38
British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8147(F) — 4 Jul 2023 14:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±48
NDP
1/4 11,553 53.17% +2,980 Loser:
LIB
8,573 39.45% Bob Hans

Service:
3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,039 Votes: 17,828 Participation: 53.96% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39
British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8223(F) — 4 Jul 2023 14:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
NDP
1/4 8,852 50.15% +1,992 Loser:
LIB
6,860 38.87% Jagmohan Singh

Service:
4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,692 Votes: 19,889 Participation: 55.72% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40
British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8314(F) — 4 Jul 2023 14:24 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
±56
NDP
2/5 8,774 44.41% -200 Winner:
LIB
8,974 45.43% Peter Fassbender
Eligible: 35,025 Votes: 20,848 Participation: 59.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41
British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8371(F) — 4 Jul 2023 22:32 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±60
NDP
1/3 11,085 53.58% +3,486 Loser:
LIB
7,599 36.73% Peter Fassbender
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 ±60
LIB
NDP
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 36,961 Votes: 18,942 Participation: 51.25% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42
British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35594(F) — 4 Jul 2023 14:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±63
NDP
1/3 11,457 60.93% +5,681 Loser:
LIB
5,776 30.72% Garry Thind

Service:
3 years 6 months 4 days (Gov't)
Surrey-Fleetwood
Post-dated race
Provincial
43
British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39285(P) — 7 Apr 2024 12:17 ET
Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
±67
NDP
1/4   56.17%   Loser:
BCU

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Jagrup Brar
07 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 12:13 (but data presented dynamically)