Blair Wilson
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Blair Wilson (b. May 18, 1963 North Vancouver, British Columbia) is the Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) in the 39th Canadian parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country electoral district. He was elected on January 23, 2006 in the 2006 federal election. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada.
Blair Wilson is a chartered accountant, who lives in West Vancouver and owns a CA firm in North Vancouver. He is also a restauranteur who owns a restaurant in downtown Vancouver with his father and brother. Wilson holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Victoria.
In the 2006 election, Wilson very narrowly defeated John Weston, the Conservative Party candidate. Weston lost by 1.5%, or 976 votes.
Wilson was first involved in politics as the organizer for "The 2010 Rally on Robson", an event held in support of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver during the City of Vancouver's plebiscite. He stood for Parliament in the 2004 federal election, narrowly losing to John Reynolds by 1687 votes in what the Conservative Party had considered a safe seat. At one point the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation had declared Wilson the winner. However, when some of the more rural results came in, Reynolds won. Wilson campaigned extensively from the time of this defeat to the election in 2006.
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| Preceded by: John Reynolds, Conservative |
Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country 2006-present |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
