Bruce Ralston
| Bruce Ralston | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Surrey-Whalley | |
|
Assumed office 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Elayne Brenzinger |
| Official Opposition House Leader | |
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Assumed office March 18, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Horgan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Bruce Ralston is the current MLA for Surrey-Whalley in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
He was born in Victoria and grew up in Vancouver. He has degrees in history and law from the University of British Columbia and a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in England. He has his own law firm in Surrey.[1]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election and re-elected in 2009.[2]
He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He is also the official opposition member for finance.[3]
Electoral results
| British Columbia general election, 2005: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 8,903 | 55.00% | |||||
| Liberal | Barbara Steele | 4,949 | 30.57% | |||||
| Green | Roy Whyte | 1,238 | 7.65% | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Elayne Brenzinger | 607 | 3.75% | |||||
| Marijuana | Melady Belinda Earl | 302 | 1.87% | |||||
| Independent | Joe Pal | 139 | 0.86% | |||||
| Platinum | Neil Gregory Magnuson | 50 | 0.31% | |||||
| Total | 16,188 | 100.00% | ||||||
| British Columbia general election, 2009: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,453 | ||||||
| Liberal | Radhia Benalia | 4,083 | ||||||
| Green | Bernadette Kennan | 1,189 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- ↑ Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- ↑ commentary at straight.com, March 4, 2010
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