David Eby (born 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario , Canada ) is a lawyer and Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia . He was elected the British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey in the 2013 provincial election defeating Premier Christy Clark by 1,063 votes.[ 1]
Two years earlier, Eby came within almost 600 votes of defeating Clark in the same riding in a by-election on May 11, 2011. Clark was attempting to enter the British Columbia legislature after winning the leadership of the British Columbia Liberal Party weeks earlier.[ 2]
Eby grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, the son of a lawyer. He worked at Pivot Legal Society from 2003 to 2008[ 3] Downtown Eastside before becoming the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association from 2008 until 2012.[ 4] University of British Columbia and also has served as president of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and as a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives .[ 5]
He was called to the bar in June 2005,[ 6] The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights .
Elections [ edit ]
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 11, 2011: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Christy Clark [ 7] 7,757
48.73
$98,448
New Democratic David Eby [ 7] 7,193
45.19
$77,889
Green Françoise Raunet
545
3.42
$309
First
Danielle Alie
379
2.38
$35,785
Independent William Gibbens
28
0.18
$388
Independent Eddie Petrossian
16
0.10
$321
Total valid votes
15,918 100
Total rejected ballots
33 0.21
Turnout
15,951 38.94
Called upon the resignation of Gordon Campbell.[ 8]
References [ edit ]
^ "Premier Christy Clark officially loses seat to NDP’s David Eby" , Metro Vancouver , May 28, 2013^ BaileyI, Ian (November 9, 2012). "Clark’s by-election challenger gets B.C. NDP nomination for 2013" . Globe and Mail . Retrieved November 10, 2012 . ^ [1] ^ "David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?" . Global BC. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2015 . ^ "David Eby" . Staff Biols . BC Civil Liberties Association. Retrieved November 10, 2012 . ^ "Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby" . rabble.ca . March 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2012 . ^ a b "Clark calls by-election for May 11" . The Globe and Mail ^ Gordon Campbell steps down as MLA . CBC News , March 15, 2011.
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