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♂ Mel Arnold
aliasMel Arnold
Record
1486 · 756

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Opposition
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth c. 1958
Age ± 66 years
First mandate 19 October 2015 → 8 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 57 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Mel Arnold (c.1958– )
© Photo 2023 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 8 6 6

Electoral history

Races * 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Harwinder K. Sandhu  f 
 
 
Eligible: 97,554 Votes: 70,106 Participation: 71.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 British Columbia
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7360(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±57
CPC
 1/4 27,490 39.30% +6,541 Loser:
LIB
 20,949 29.95% Cindy Derkaz

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 107,712 Votes: 74,594 Participation: 69.25% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 British Columbia
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26835(F) — 22 Sep 2021 20:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±61
CPC
 1/5 36,154 48.76% +19,371 Loser:
LIB
 16,783 22.64% Cindy Derkaz

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 112,329 Votes: 72,769 Participation: 64.78% Candidacies: 5
Federal
44		 British Columbia
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36186(F) — 20 May 2022 10:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±63
CPC
 1/5 33,626 46.45% +19,697 Loser:
NDP
 13,929 19.24% Ron Johnston

Service: 2 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 British Columbia
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39375(P) — 23 Jan 2024 00:16 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
±67
CPC
 1/5   55.05%   Loser:
LIB

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Mel Arnold, M.P.		 23 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Mel Arnold, député		 23 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Mel Arnold		 23 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Mel Arnold		 23 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Jan 2024 00:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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