Lorne Mayencourt
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Lorne Mayencourt is a Canadian politician, who represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Burrard in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He is a member of the BC Liberal party.
Mayencourt was first elected in the 2001 provincial election, defeating New Democrat opponent Tim Stevenson.
He was previously the founder and, for its first five years, executive director of the Vancouver Friends for Life Society, which supports people living with AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
In the 2005 election, conflicting results throughout the night had both Mayencourt and Stevenson declared the victor in Vancouver-Burrard, and the uncertainty continued for several weeks. In the final count of regular ballots, Stevenson was declared the winner by 17 votes; however, when absentee ballots were counted on May 30, Mayencourt was declared the winner by a margin of 18 votes. After a judicial recount, Mayencourt was declared the victor by 11 votes.
He is known for his Private Member's Bill called the Safe Streets Act, which aimed to deter aggressive panhandling, and for assaulting a street youth in 2002.
Mayencourt has announced that he will not run in the 2009 provincial election. He is the nominated Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in Vancouver Centre for the next general election.
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