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♀ Valerie Meredith
aliasVal Meredith
Record
43025 · 685

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 22 April 1949
Age 75 years
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 10 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
None
 
Valerie Meredith (1949– )
© Photo 2001 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ J. Donovan Ross (1911–1984) Father  
⊖ Joseph Whitehead (1814–1894) Great-great-grandfather  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Slave Lake, Alberta (1977–1980)
Mun./Co. Council Slave Lake, Alberta (1973–1977)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 8 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Charles R. Boylan  m 
⊕ Gordon J. (Gordie) Hogg  m 
⊖ Heather L. Stilwell  f 
 		 ⊖ Benno Friesen  m 
⊕ Wilf Hurd  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 60,532 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3499(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
REF
 4/9 3,821 6.31% -22,499 Winner:
PC
 26,320 43.48% Benno Friesen
Eligible: 102,164 Votes: 73,325 Participation: 71.77% Candidacies: 12
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3195(F) — 6 Sep 2021 17:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
REF
 1/12 32,198 44.11% +7,515 Loser:
LIB
 24,683 33.82% Gordon J. (Gordie) Hogg

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,351 Votes: 45,923 Participation: 71.36% Candidacies: 8
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2894(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
REF
 1/8 25,141 54.87% +11,331 Loser:
LIB
 13,810 30.14% Wilf Hurd
After her election:
27 Mar 2000 50
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,916 Votes: 48,096 Participation: 67.82% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2590(F) — 30 Jun 2023 17:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CA
 1/7 28,762 59.95% +18,562 Loser:
LIB
 10,200 21.26% Bill Brooks
After her election:
16 May 2001 52
CA
 →
ICA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
12 Sep 2001 52
ICA
 →
DRC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 52
DRC
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
23 Dec 2003 54
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,012 Votes: 53,470 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1010(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
CPC
 22,760 42.67% Russel Hiebert

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Valerie (Val) Meredith, M.P.		 22 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Valerie (Val) Meredith, députée		 22 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Val Meredith		 22 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Val Meredith		 22 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Apr 2024 07:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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