Gary Collins (Canadian politician)

Gary Collins

Minister of Finance of British Columbia
In office June 5, 2001 – December 14, 2004
Premier	Gordon Campbell
Preceded by	Paul Ramsey
Succeeded by	Colin Hansen
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Little Mountain (1996-2001)
In office May 28, 1996 – December 14, 2004
Preceded by	Tom Perry
Succeeded by	Gregor Robertson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Fort Langley-Aldergrove
In office October 17, 1991 – May 28, 1996
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Rich Coleman

Personal details
Born	(1963-08-23) August 23, 1963 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Political party	BC Liberal

Gary Collins, formerly referred to as Gary Farrell-Collins prior to 2001, (born August 22, 1963) is a former Canadian politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2004, representing the riding of Vancouver-Fairview. He resigned in December 2004 to become CEO of the now defunct Harmony Airways.^[1]

In opposition, Collins served as Official Opposition House Leader and held a variety of critic roles. When the Liberals formed government in 2001, he served in Gordon Campbell's cabinet as Minister of Finance and Government House Leader.

Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Collins was a flight instructor at the University College of the Fraser Valley. He studied economics and political science at Simon Fraser University. He was first elected under the name Gary Farrell-Collins, but dropped his former wife's last name after his divorce.^[2]

Electoral Record

British Columbia general election, 1991: Fort Langley-Aldergrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gary Farrell-Collins	8,663	43.57	$8,849
	New Democratic	Charles Bradford	6,027	30.31	$24,268
	Social Credit	Dan Peterson	4,880	24.54	$40,933
	Independent	Lila Stanford	227	1.14	$1,203
	Western Canada Concept	William White	87	0.44	–
Total valid votes			19,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			243	1.21
Turnout			20,127	77.44

British Columbia general election, 1996: Vancouver-Little Mountain
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gary Farrell-Collins	12,036	50.25
	New Democratic	Margaret Birrell	9,390	39.20
	Progressive Democrat	Ted Phillip Bradley	1,062	4.43
	Green	Stuart Parker	714	2.98
	Reform	David J. Waine	489	2.04
	Independent	Dan Grant	96	0.40
	Social Credit	Gerold Kuklinski	85	0.35
	Natural Law	Estelle Brooke	82	0.34
Total valid votes			23,954	100.00
Total rejected ballots			184
Turnout			67.80

British Columbia general election, 2001: Vancouver-Fairview
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gary Farrell-Collins	12,864	54.94	$35,510
	Green	Vanessa Violini	5,051	21.57	$3,659
	New Democratic	Anita Romaniuk	4,772	20.38	$9,902
	Marijuana	Ron MacIntyre	651	2.78	$735
	People's Front	Brian Sproule	76	0.33	$57
Total valid votes			23,414	100.00
Total rejected ballots			142	0.61
Turnout			23,556	64.20

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