Richard Cannings (British Columbia politician)
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Richard Cannings MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for South Okanagan—West Kootenay |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Alex Atamanenko |
Personal details | |
Born | Penticton, British Columbia |
March 31, 1954
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 | ||||||||
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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]
- ^ http://globalnews.ca/news/2285544/ndp-claims-south-okanagan-west-kootenay/
- ^ http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=1228
- ^ 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.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for South Okanagan—West Kootenay, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birds-of-the-okanagan-valley/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birds-of-southwestern-british-columbia/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/the-rockies-a-natural-history/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/an-enchantment-of-birds/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birds-of-bc-interior-and-the-rockies/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/roadside-nature-tours-through-the-okanagan-valley/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/flights-of-imagination/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/geology-of-british-columbia/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/birdfinding-in-british-columbia/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/bc-roadside-naturalist/
- ^ http://dickcannings.com/my-books/british-columbia-a-natural-history/
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