John Horgan (Canadian politician)
| John Horgan | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office May 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Leader of the British Columbia NDP | |
| Assumed office May 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Adrian Dix |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Malahat-Juan de Fuca | |
| In office September 12, 2005 – April 14, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Juan de Fuca | |
| Assumed office August 25, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Official Opposition House Leader | |
| In office April 26, 2011 – March 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Farnworth |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Ralston |
| Opposition Energy Critic | |
| In office April 26, 2011 – March 18, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Doug Donaldson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959/1960 (age 56–57) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Langford, British Columbia |
John Horgan is the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and MLA for the constituency of Juan de Fuca[1] in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia.[2][3]
Horgan was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.
In June 2006, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Energy and Mines in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet, having previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Education. In January 2011, he announced his candidacy for leadership of the NDP in the 2011 leadership election, although he was ultimately not selected.
Following the Leadership election, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for Energy, and Opposition House Leader.[4] He was replaced by Bruce Ralston as Opposition House Leader following his entry into the 2014 Leadership election.[5]
On March 17, 2014, he announced his candidacy in the 2014 leadership election.[6] with the slogan "Real Leadership. For All BC".[7] During the campaign he has talked at length about the necessity of balancing the need for jobs and resource development, while protecting BC's natural environment.[8] Horgan was acclaimed to the position on May 1, 2014 and was officially inaugurated as party leader on May 5, 2014.[9]
Electoral results[edit]
| British Columbia general election, 2005: Malahat-Juan de Fuca | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | John Horgan | 11,936 | 46.12% | $42,953 | ||||
| Liberal | Cathy Basskin | 10,099 | 39.02% | $24,538 | ||||
| Green | Steven Hurdle | 2,463 | 9.52% | $1,488 | ||||
| Democratic Reform | Tom Morino | 1,213 | 4.69% | $2,775 | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Pattie O'Brien | 172 | 0.66% | $100 | ||||
| British Columbia general election, 2009: Juan de Fuca | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | John Horgan | 11,008 | 57.11% | |||||
| Liberal | Jody Twa | 6,624 | 34.36% | |||||
| Green | James Powell | 1,645 | 8.53% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,277 | 100.00% | ||||||
| British Columbia general election, 2013: Juan de Fuca | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | John Horgan | 12,244 | 53.39 | |||||
| Liberal | Kerrie Reay | 7,044 | 30.71 | |||||
| Green | Carlos Serra | 3,646 | 15.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,934 | 100.00 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.bcndp.ca/team
- ^ http://www.leg.bc.ca/MLA/39thParl/horganJ.htm
- ^ http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c-election/juan-de-fuca-candidates-and-riding-profile-1.107136
- ^ http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/BC-Politics/2011/04/26/ShadowCabinet/
- ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Democrat+Bruce+Ralston+named+Opposition+house+leader/9633058/story.html
- ^ "John Horgan enters B.C. NDP leadership race with support of former leader". The Globe and Mail. March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ http://www.teamhorgan.ca
- ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Farnworth+abandons+leadership+back+Horgan+updated/9714542/story.html
- ^ "John Horgan acclaimed new leader of B.C. NDP". CBC News. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
External links[edit]
- John Horgan NDP Caucus page
- John Horgan MLA
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- John Horgan's Web Page for the 2014 BC NDP Leadership Campaign
