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♂ Ujjal D.S. Dosanjh
aliasUjjal D.S. Dosanjh
Record
16649 · 715

Punjabi-Canadian    Sikh   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
British Columbia 2 3 5
Total 5 4 9
Birth 9 September 1947
Age 76 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 October 1991 → 32 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Ujjal D.S. Dosanjh (1947– )
© Photo 2012 Dave Chan — 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
Canada 6 10 0
British Columbia 9 6 27 Z
TOTAL 16 4 27

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 36–37
NDP
 1 Party leader 52–53 24 Feb 2000 — 15 Jun 2001 1 3 22
2. BC 36
NDP
 1 Premier 52–53 24 Feb 2000 — 15 May 2001 1 2 21
3. CA 38
LIB
 1 Minister 56–58 20 Jul 2004 — 05 Feb 2006 1 6 16
 3. Health

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles R. Boylan  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Peter S. Hyndman  m 
⊕ Patrick Wong  m 
 		 ⊕ Russell G. Fraser  m 
⊕ C. Stephen Rogers  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Wai Young  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 60,124 Votes: 74,867 Participation: 62.26% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30206(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
NDP
 4/9 14,123 38.17% -5,542 Winner:
SC
 19,665 53.15% Peter S. Hyndman
Eligible: 56,167 Votes: 81,544 Participation: 72.59% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35827(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
35
NDP
 4/5 15,291 37.84% -6,880 Winner:
SC
 22,171 54.87% C. Stephen Rogers
Eligible: 25,521 Votes: 18,411 Participation: 72.14% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7921(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
NDP
 1/6 8,323 46.85% +3,623 Loser:
LIB
 4,700 26.45% Ted Olynyk

Service: 4 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,954 Votes: 18,934 Participation: 70.25% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7996(F) — 5 Mar 2022 09:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/7 9,496 50.74% +1,888 Loser:
LIB
 7,608 40.65% Gim Huey

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,699 Votes: 19,515 Participation: 73.09% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8071(F) — 9 Sep 2023 08:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
53
NDP
 2/5 7,478 38.82% -1,684 Winner:
LIB
 9,162 47.56% Patrick Wong
Eligible: 73,738 Votes: 41,160 Participation: 55.82% Candidacies: 9
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1017(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 1/9 18,196 44.52% +7,770 Loser:
CPC
 10,426 25.51% Victor Soo Chan

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,848 Votes: 43,870 Participation: 56.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 950(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/5 20,991 48.05% +9,135 Loser:
CPC
 11,856 27.14% Tarlok Sablok

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,271 Votes: 42,075 Participation: 52.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5749(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/5 16,110 38.49% +20 Loser:
CPC
 16,090 38.44% Wai Young

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,509 Votes: 45,314 Participation: 54.92% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6289(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/5 15,604 34.65% -3,900 Winner:
CPC
 19,504 43.31% Wai Young

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 09 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, C.P., c.r., député		 09 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ujjal Dosanjh		 09 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ujjal Dosanjh		 09 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Feb 2024 13:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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