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♂ Blair Wilson
aliasBlair Wilson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
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Canada 1 2 3
Birth 18 May 1963
Age 60 years + 11 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 15 years + 6 months ago (13 October 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Blair Wilson (1963– )
© Photo 2006 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
We tend to think of Elizabeth May as the first Green Party MP but, in fact, it is Wilson. Elected in 2006 as a Liberal in British Columbia's West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country riding, he got into trouble with his party for failing to mention a number of his legal and financial troubles during the nomination vetting process. He sat as an independent from October 2007 until August 2008, the eve of the general election, when he joined the Green Party. But Parliament having been dissolved, he did not get to sit as such. He came in last as a Green; John Weston, his 2006 Conservative rival, won.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 8 20

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ John D. Reynolds  m 
⊕ John D. Weston  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Nicholas Simons  m 
 
Eligible: 91,943 Votes: 60,683 Participation: 66.00% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1019(F) — 4 Jul 2023 15:51 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/6 19,685 32.51% -1,687 Winner:
CPC
 21,372 35.30% John D. Reynolds
Eligible: 93,360 Votes: 63,779 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 952(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:57 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/5 23,867 37.51% +976 Loser:
CPC
 22,891 35.97% John D. Weston
After his election:
29 Jan 2008 44
LIB
 →
ILIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
30 Aug 2008 45
ILIB
 →
GRN
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 95,764 Votes: 60,677 Participation: 63.36% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5751(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
GRN
 4/4 8,723 14.43% -18,226 Winner:
CPC
 26,949 44.57% John D. Weston

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Blair Wilson, M.P.		 26 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Blair Wilson, député		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Blair Wilson		 26 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Blair Wilson		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 08:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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