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♂ David Robert Patrick Eby
aliasDavid Eby
Record
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☆   German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Government
 Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 1 5
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 21 July 1976
Age 47 years + 9 months
First mandate 14 May 2013 → 10 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 9 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
David Robert Patrick Eby (1976– )
© Photo 2022 BC NDP — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In a 2011 by-election, Eby lost against Liberal Christy Clark as she returned to the British Columbia legislature as premier. He defeated her in the 2013 general election that followed and, nine years later, he became NDP premier.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 10 11 12 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 42
NDP
 1 Party leader 46–47 21 Oct 2022 — 1 6 7
2. BC 42
NDP
 1 Premier 46–47 18 Nov 2022 — 1 5 10

Electoral history

Races * 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Christy J. Clark  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Brian C. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 40,959 Votes: 15,951 Participation: 38.94% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
11 May 2011
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31954(F) — 21 Jul 2022 22:08 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
NDP
 2/6 7,193 45.19% -564 Winner:
LIB
 7,757 48.73% Christy J. Clark
Eligible: 41,091 Votes: 24,232 Participation: 58.97% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8329(F) — 21 Jul 2022 22:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/8 11,499 47.59% +1,063 Loser:
LIB
 10,436 43.19% Christy J. Clark

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,037 Votes: 25,476 Participation: 63.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8425(F) — 4 Jul 2023 23:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/5 14,195 55.94% +5,781 Loser:
LIB
 8,414 33.16% James Lombardi
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 40
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 40,532 Votes: 24,651 Participation: 60.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35609(F) — 19 Nov 2022 22:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
NDP
 1/3 12,602 51.32% +4,890 Loser:
LIB
 7,712 31.41% Mark Bowen

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Gov't)
Vancouver-Point Grey
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39300(P) — 7 Apr 2024 15:37 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Party leader) (Gov't)
Age
48
NDP
 1/4   46.21%   Loser:
BCU

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
David Eby		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
David Eby		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 15:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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