Richard Cannings (British Columbia politician)

Richard Cannings
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Alex Atamanenko
Personal details
Born (1954-03-31) March 31, 1954
Penticton, British Columbia
Political party New Democratic Party
Profession Biologist, author

Richard J. "Dick" Cannings (born March 31, 1954) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of South Okanagan—West Kootenay in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1] An alumnus of Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of British Columbia, he is a biologist and author.[2]

Cannings was appointed the NDP Critic for Post-Secondary Education as well as the Deputy Critic for Natural Resources in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticRichard Cannings 24,823 37.20 -2.24 –
ConservativeMarshall Neufeld 19,894 29.81 -14.96 –
LiberalConnie Denesiuk 18,727 28.07 +20.97 –
GreenSamantha Troy 2,851 4.27 -3.86 –
IndependentBrian Gray 432 0.65% – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,727100.0   $245,563.16
Total rejected ballots –––
Turnout –––
Eligible voters 88,519
New Democratic hold Swing -8.6
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ http://globalnews.ca/news/2285544/ndp-claims-south-okanagan-west-kootenay/
  2. ↑ http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=1228
  3. ↑ Kirkup, Kristy (12 November 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for South Okanagan—West Kootenay, 30 September 2015
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  6. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birds-of-the-okanagan-valley/
  7. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birds-of-southwestern-british-columbia/
  8. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/the-rockies-a-natural-history/
  9. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/an-enchantment-of-birds/
  10. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birds-of-bc-interior-and-the-rockies/
  11. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/roadside-nature-tours-through-the-okanagan-valley/
  12. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/flights-of-imagination/
  13. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/geology-of-british-columbia/
  14. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birdfinding-in-british-columbia/
  15. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/bc-roadside-naturalist/
  16. ↑ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/british-columbia-a-natural-history/

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