Ralph Sultan
| Ralph Sultan MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Capilano | |
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Assumed office May 16, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Dalton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 6, 1933 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Website | ralphsultan.ca |
Ralph Sultan (born June 6, 1933) is a Canadian politician. He is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the community of West Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia.
A member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, he was first elected in 2001 and re-elected in 2005 and 2009.[1] In the election of 2017, he became the oldest person to be elected in the history of B.C. politics at age 83. He served as Minister of State for Seniors (2012–13), Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism (2013), and Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology (2013).
He currently sits on the Legislative Review Committee and the Cabinet Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth.
Electoral record
| British Columbia general election, 2017: West Vancouver-Capilano | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Ralph Sultan | 13,596 | 57.14 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mehdi Russel | 5,622 | 23.63 | |||||
| Green | Michael Markwick | 4,575 | 19.23 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,793 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Official Biography: Ralph Sultan". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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