Richard Cannings (British Columbia politician)

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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 (age 62)
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[edit]

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
New Democratic Richard Cannings 24,823 37.20 -2.24 –
Conservative Marshall Neufeld 19,894 29.81 -14.96 –
Liberal Connie Denesiuk 18,727 28.07 +20.97 –
Green Samantha Troy 2,851 4.27 -3.86 –
Independent Brian Gray 432 0.65% – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,727 100.0     $245,563.16
Total rejected ballots – – –
Turnout – – –
Eligible voters 88,519
New Democratic hold Swing -8.6
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

Publications[edit]

  • Birds of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia - 1987[6]
  • Birds of Southwestern British Columbia - 2005[7]
  • The Rockies: A Natural History - 2005[8]
  • An Enchantment of Birds - 2007[9]
  • Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies - 2009[10]
  • Roadside Nature Tours through the Okanagan - 2009[11]
  • Flights of Imagination - 2010[12]
  • Geology of British Columbia: A Journey Through Time - 2011[13]
  • Birdfinding in British Columbia - 2013[14]
  • The New BC Roadside Naturalist - 2014[15]
  • British Columbia: A Natural History - 2015[16]

References[edit]

  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/

External links[edit]


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