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♀ Dawn Black
aliasDawn Black
Record
5100 · 649

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
British Columbia 1 0 1
Total 4 2 6
Birth 1 April 1943
Age 81 years
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 11 months ago (13 May 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Dawn Black (1943– )
© Photo 2011 Joshua Berson — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 1 20
British Columbia 4 0 1 Z
TOTAL 12 1 21

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 39
NDP
 1 ✓ Party leader 67–68 07 Dec 2010 — 16 Apr 2011 0 4 9
2. BC 39
NDP
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 67–68 20 Jan 2011 — 16 Apr 2011 0 2 27

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Paul E. Forseth  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Joyce C. Murray  f 
 		 ⊕ Yonah K. Martin  f 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 57,157 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3486(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 1/8 24,933 43.62% +6,926 Loser:
PC
 18,007 31.50% Marie Taylor

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,192 Votes: 55,995 Participation: 63.49% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3185(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 3/10 14,441 26.05% -1,821 Winner:
REF
 16,262 29.33% Paul E. Forseth
Eligible: 70,864 Votes: 46,376 Participation: 65.44% Candidacies: 7
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2884(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
NDP
 2/7 14,067 30.47% -1,848 Winner:
REF
 15,915 34.47% Paul E. Forseth
Eligible: 77,916 Votes: 50,870 Participation: 65.29% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 933(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
62
NDP
 1/7 19,427 38.32% +2,933 Loser:
CPC
 16,494 32.53% Paul E. Forseth

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,755 Votes: 49,857 Participation: 61.74% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5731(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
NDP
 1/6 20,787 41.83% +1,488 Loser:
CPC
 19,299 38.84% Yonah K. Martin
After her election:
13 Apr 2009 66
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 5 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,765 Votes: 23,946 Participation: 55.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8199(F) — 5 Mar 2022 11:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
66
NDP
 1/3 13,418 56.36% +5,178 Loser:
LIB
 8,240 34.61% Carole D. Millar

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,903 Votes: 24,541 Participation: 29.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 British Columbia
9 November 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 25990(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
NDP
 12,171 49.73% Fin Donnelly
Eligible: 46,875 Votes: 27,097 Participation: 57.81% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8290(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
NDP
 13,170 48.84% I.M. Judith (Judy) Darcy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Dawn Black, M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Dawn Black, députée		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dawn Black		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dawn Black		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 07:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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