Darryl Plecas
| Doctor Darryl Plecas MLA | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Abbotsford South | |
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Assumed office May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | John van Dongen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1951/1952 (age 65–66)[1] Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | criminologist |
Darryl Plecas (born 1951 or 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Abbotsford South as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Plecas served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Crime Reduction from June 10, 2013 to January 29, 2015. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health for Seniors on January 30, 2015.[3]
Prior to his election, Plecas was a criminologist and a faculty member at the University of the Fraser Valley.[4] Plecas holds two degrees in Criminology from Simon Fraser University and a doctorate in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia.[3]
Electoral record
| British Columbia general election, 2017: Abbotsford South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Darryl Plecas | 10,687 | 52.82 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jasleen Arora | 5,652 | 27.93 | |||||
| Green | William Aird Flavelle | 3,021 | 14.93 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 874 | 4.32 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,234 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| British Columbia general election, 2013: Abbotsford South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Darryl Plecas | 9,564 | 47.74 | |||||
| Independent | John van Dongen | 5,587 | 27.89 | |||||
| New Democratic | Lakhvinder Jhaj | 4,210 | 21.01 | |||||
| Marijuana | Steve Finlay | 417 | 2.08 | |||||
| Excalibur | Patricia Smith | 256 | 1.28 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,032 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 202 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,234 | 55.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.abbynews.com/news/election/205838271.html
- ↑ "Fraser Valley: End of the line for van Dongen as Liberals bolster stronghold in Fraser Valley". The Province, May 15, 2013.
- 1 2 "About MLA Plecas". darryplecasmla.ca. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "Gibson and Plecas prepare for new opportunities as Abbotsford MLAs". Abbotsford News, May 20, 2013.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "2013 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 16 May 2017.