Bruce Ralston
Bruce Ralston is the current MLA for Surrey-Whalley in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and is currently Minister of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources.
Bruce Ralston | |
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| Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 26, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Minister of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia | |
| In office January 22, 2020 – November 26, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Michelle Mungall |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Minister of Jobs, Trade, and Technology of British Columbia | |
| In office July 18, 2017 – January 22, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond (Jobs) Jas Johal (Trade) |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Mungall |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Whalley | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Elayne Brenzinger |
| Surrey City Councillor | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Sobrino |
| Children | 3 |
He was born in Victoria and grew up in Vancouver. He has degrees in history and law from the University of British Columbia and a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in England. He has his own law firm in Surrey.[1]
Ralston served on the Surrey City Council from 1988 to 1993.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election and re-elected in 2009.[3]
He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[4]
Electoral results
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,994 | 70.94 | +12.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Shaukat Khan | 4,052 | 26.15 | −3.93 | ||||
| Vision | Jag Bhandari | 228 | 1.47 | – | ||||
| Communist | Ryan Abbott | 223 | 1.44 | +0.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,497 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,315 | 58.62 | −2.81 | $59,997 | |||
| Liberal | Sargy Chima | 5,293 | 30.08 | +0.54 | $75,151 | |||
| Green | Rita Anne Fromholt | 1,893 | 10.76 | – | $322 | |||
| Communist | George Gidora | 96 | 0.54 | – | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,597 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.88 | −0.56 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,754 | 51.55 | +5.27 | |||||
| Registered voters | 34,440 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,405 | 61.43 | $112,496 | ||||
| Liberal | Kuljeet Kaur | 5,004 | 29.54 | $34,568 | ||||
| Conservative | Sunny Chohan | 1,110 | 6.55 | $40,961 | ||||
| Vision | Jag Bhandari | 420 | 2.48 | $9,375 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,939 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 248 | 1.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,187 | 46.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,453 | ||||||
| Liberal | Radhia Benalia | 4,083 | ||||||
| Green | Bernadette Kennan | 1,189 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Whalley | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 8,903 | 55.00 | |||||
| Liberal | Barbara Steele | 4,949 | 30.57 | |||||
| Green | Roy Whyte | 1,238 | 7.65 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Elayne Brenzinger | 607 | 3.75 | |||||
| Marijuana | Melady Belinda Earl | 302 | 1.87 | |||||
| Independent | Joe Pal | 139 | 0.86 | |||||
| Platinum | Neil Gregory Magnuson | 50 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total | 16,188 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- "Hon. Bruce Ralston". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- commentary at straight.com, March 4, 2010
- "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
| British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Shirley Bond Jas Johal |
Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology July 18, 2017– |
Incumbent |
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