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♂ Bruce Ralston
aliasBruce Ralston
Record
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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 Unknown
   
First mandate 17 May 2005 → 18 years + 11 months ago
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Bruce Ralston (? – )
© Photo 2016 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 18 11 7 Z

Electoral history

Races * 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Elayne Brenzinger  f 
⊕ T. George Gidora  m 
 		 ⊕ Gulzar S. Cheema  m 
⊖ Heather L. Stilwell  f 
 
Eligible: 23,753 Votes: 16,400 Participation: 69.04% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8063(F) — 5 Mar 2022 09:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
?
NDP
 2/7 3,240 19.91% -6,350 Winner:
LIB
 9,590 58.94% Gulzar S. Cheema
Eligible: 29,718 Votes: 16,331 Participation: 54.95% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8149(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
NDP
 1/7 8,903 55.00% +3,954 Loser:
LIB
 4,949 30.57% Barbara Steele

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,557 Votes: 15,901 Participation: 47.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8228(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
NDP
 1/3 10,453 66.47% +6,370 Loser:
LIB
 4,083 25.97% Radhia Benalia

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,138 Votes: 17,187 Participation: 46.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8319(F) — 14 Oct 2021 09:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
NDP
 1/4 10,405 61.43% +5,401 Loser:
LIB
 5,004 29.54% Kuljeet Kaur

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,440 Votes: 17,754 Participation: 51.55% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8377(F) — 4 Jul 2023 22:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
NDP
 1/4 10,315 58.62% +5,022 Loser:
LIB
 5,293 30.08% Sargy Chima
After his election:
29 Jun 2017
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 38,399 Votes: 15,733 Participation: 40.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35599(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
NDP
 1/4 10,994 70.94% +6,942 Loser:
LIB
 4,052 26.15% Shaukat Khan

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Gov't)
Surrey City Centre
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39314(P) — 7 Apr 2024 11:51 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
?
NDP
 1/3   66.77%   Loser:
BCU

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Bruce Ralston		 09 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 11:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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