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♂ Edward D. Fast
aliasEdward D. Fast
Record
19313 · 716

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Opposition
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 18 June 1955
Age 68 years + 10 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 7 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Edward D. Fast (1955– )
© Photo 2016 University of the Fraser Valley — 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 18 2 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55–60 18 May 2011 — 03 Nov 2015 4 5 16
2. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister 55–58 18 May 2011 — 25 Jun 2013 2 1 7
3. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister 58–60 26 Jun 2013 — 03 Nov 2015 2 4 8
 1. Asia-Pacific Gateway [Transport]
 2. International Trade [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 3. International Trade [Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development]

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 78,433 Votes: 47,321 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 7
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 917(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CPC
 1/7 29,825 63.27% +21,821 Loser:
NDP
 8,004 16.98% Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 82,332 Votes: 48,985 Participation: 59.50% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5716(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CPC
 1/5 30,853 63.32% +22,920 Loser:
LIB
 7,933 16.28% Lionel D. Traverse

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,143 Votes: 50,199 Participation: 58.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6256(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CPC
 1/5 32,493 65.02% +22,404 Loser:
NDP
 10,089 20.19% David A. Murray

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,299 Votes: 48,326 Participation: 69.74% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7341(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CPC
 1/5 23,229 48.27% +7,452 Loser:
LIB
 15,777 32.78% Peter Njenga

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,474 Votes: 49,339 Participation: 65.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26814(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CPC
 1/6 25,162 51.42% +14,602 Loser:
LIB
 10,560 21.58% Seamus Heffernan

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,429 Votes: 45,420 Participation: 59.43% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36165(F) — 20 May 2022 09:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CPC
 1/5 21,597 47.94% +10,690 Loser:
LIB
 10,907 24.21% Navreen Gill

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Abbotsford—South Langley
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39354(P) — 6 Apr 2024 13:41 ET
—
 Incumbent will not run in this election →
Age
70		     Successor:
CPC

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edward Fast, P.C., M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edward Fast, C.P., député		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ed Fast		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ed Fast		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Apr 2024 13:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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