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♂ Adam Olsen
aliasAdam Olsen
Record
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Coast Salish   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
British Columbia
Opposition
 Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 3 1 4
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 10 January 1976
Age 48 years + 3 months
First mandate 9 May 2017 → 6 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Adam Olsen (1976– )
© Photo 2017 BC NDP — 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
British Columbia 6 11 18 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 40
GRN
 1 ✓ Party leader 37–39 25 Aug 2013 — 08 Dec 2015 2 3 13
2. BC 41
GRN
 2 ✓ Party leader 43–44 06 Jan 2020 — 13 Sep 2020 0 8 7

Electoral history

Races * 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Gary Holman  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 45,800 Votes: 31,696 Participation: 69.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8308(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
GRN
 3/4 10,136 32.07% -379 Winner:
NDP
 10,515 33.27% Gary Holman
Eligible: 47,615 Votes: 35,303 Participation: 74.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8419(F) — 4 Jul 2023 18:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
GRN
 1/4 14,775 41.95% +4,011 Loser:
NDP
 10,764 30.56% Gary Holman
After his election:
29 May 2017 41
GRN
 →
GRN
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
29 Jun 2017 41
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of government)
21 Sep 2020 44
GRN
 →
GRN
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,488 Votes: 34,593 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35587(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
GRN
 1/3 17,897 51.97% +7,907 Loser:
NDP
 9,990 29.01% Zeb King

Service: 3 years 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Saanich North and the Islands
Post-dated race
Provincial
43		 British Columbia
19 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 39278(P) — 3 Jul 2023 22:31 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Oppo.)
Age
48
GRN
 1/4   54.59%   Loser:
NDP

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Adam Olsen		 07 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Adam Olsen		 07 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Feb 2024 20:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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