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♂ Spencer Chandra Herbert
aliasSpencer Chandra Herbert
Record
10304 · 6214

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Government
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 0 6
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 15 May 1981
Age 42 years + 11 months
First mandate 29 October 2008 → 15 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 5 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Spencer Chandra Herbert (1981– )
© Photo 2020 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 5 25 Z

Electoral history

Races * 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jodie J. Emery  f 
 		 ⊕ Marc S. Emery  m 
 
Eligible: 59,615 Votes: 13,837 Participation: 23.21% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 British Columbia
29 October 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10965(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
27
NDP
 1/5 6,998 50.67% +1,909 Loser:
LIB
 5,089 36.85% Arthur Griffiths

Service: 6 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,370 Votes: 17,661 Participation: 49.93% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8240(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
27
NDP
 1/6 9,926 56.51% +4,191 Loser:
LIB
 5,735 32.65% Laura McDiarmid

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,609 Votes: 19,044 Participation: 50.64% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8331(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
NDP
 1/6 10,755 56.81% +5,406 Loser:
LIB
 5,349 28.25% Scott Harrison

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,094 Votes: 22,098 Participation: 56.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8402(F) — 4 Jul 2023 23:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
NDP
 1/5 13,420 60.97% +8,356 Loser:
LIB
 5,064 23.01% Nigel Elliott
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 36
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 38,356 Votes: 20,066 Participation: 52.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35611(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/4 12,439 62.31% +8,425 Loser:
LIB
 4,014 20.11% Jon Ellacott

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Gov't)
Vancouver-West End
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39302(P) — 3 Jul 2023 19:51 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
43
NDP
 1/4   57.16%   Loser:
BCU

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Spencer Chandra Herbert		 08 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Feb 2024 21:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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