Larry Chalmers
Larry Chalmers (July 21, 1944 – May 2, 2013) was a former politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Okanagan ridings from 1986 to 1991 and as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the British Columbia Social Credit Party under Premier Bill Vander Zalm.
In 1986, Chalmers was elected alongside Cliff Serwa in the two-member riding of Okanagan South.
In 1987, he served as a member of the legislative Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General for the province of British Columbia.[1]
His provincial political career ended in the British Columbia general election, 1991 when he was defeated by newcomer Judi Tyabji in the newly created riding of Okanagan East.
As a realtor, Chalmers served as former Director at British Columbia Real Estate Association, former President of the Okanagan Mainland Real Estate Board, former President and Director at Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, and chair of the Economic Development Commission.
Election results
| B.C. General Election 1991: Okanagan-East[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Judi Tyabji | 8,578 | 38.47 | ||
| Social Credit | Larry Chalmers | 7,896 | 35.41 | ||
| New Democratic | Eileen M. Robinson | 5,825 | 26.12 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 22,299 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 349 | ||||
| 33rd British Columbia election, 1986 Okanagan South 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Republic Party | Frederick L. Bartell | 245 | 0.31% | unknown | ||
| Social Credit | Larry Chalmers | 23,380 | 29.25% | – | unknown | |
| New Democrat | Hugh Duncan Dendy | 13,035 | 16.31% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | William Henry Gow | 3,225 | 4.03% | unknown | ||
| Liberal | David G. King | 3,651 | 4.57% | unknown | ||
| New Democrat | Eileen M. Robertson | 12,111 | 15.15% | unknown | ||
| Social Credit | Clifford Jack Serwa | 24,287 | 30.38% | – | unknown | |
| Total valid votes | 79,934 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,094 | |||||
| Turnout | % | |||||
| 1 Seat increased to two members from one. | ||||||
References
- ↑ "British Columbia". Candian Parliamentary Review. #10, #4. 1987. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "B.C. Provincial Elections (1991)". ubc.ca. Retrieved Feb 21, 2015.