Skip to main content

“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

Former or current BC Liberal MLA’s who've sought nomination for a federal party


The “List Of” former or current BC Liberal MLA’s who have sought nomination for a federal party





The latest add to my list was sent to me this morning (Jan 22nd)
• Norm Letnick, who ran for the CPC nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2005 or 2006, but lost to Ron Cannan. Norm then sought the BC Liberal nomination and won. He’s still sitting as MLA



I’m up to 11 now, and I know there still must be many more that can be added to this list – with your help of course. And what is this list I speak of? It’s a list of former, or current, BC Liberal MLA’s who have sought nominations for a federal party, and which federal party did they seek nomination for?



In order of being received, starting at the bottom, the following are on the list to date:
• Douglas Horne was elected a BC Liberal MLA in 2012 and 2013. He resigned to run, and subsequently lost as a federal Conservatives in 2015
• Joyce Murray ran and won for the Liberals in 2001, and then lost in the 2005 election. She ran for the federal Liberals 2008 by-election. She then ran in the 2008 general election and retained the seat, as she also did in 2011 and 2015
• Lorne Mayencourt ran and was elected for the BC Liberal in the 2001 and 2005 provincial elections. He ran and lost federally for the Conservative Party in 2008. He then attempted as a BC Liberal, seeking a nomination to run under their banner again. He lost the nomination to Sam Sullivan who went on to be elected the MLA
• Al Horning was elected as a Conservative MP in 1988. He ran again, and lost, in both the 1993 and 1997 elections. He then was elected as a BC Liberal MLA in 2005. He did not run for re-election in 2009
• Gordon Hogg first ran as a federal Liberal in 1993, losing to the Reform Party of Canada. He then ran for the BC Liberals, winning in 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013. He then bounced back to the federal Liberals winning a seat in the 2017 by-election to replace the Conservatives Diane Watts (who subsequently ran and lost in the provincial Party leadership race to Andrew Wilkinson)
• Wilf Hurd was elected a BC Liberal MLA in 1991 and 1996. The federal Liberals then came calling asking him to run in the 1997 election, he was acclaimed. However, he was unsuccessful losing to Reformer Val Meridith
• John Les ... ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in 1997 – he was elected as BC Liberal in 2001
• Marc Dalton ... was first elected an MLA for the BC Liberals in 2009 -- currently seeking Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge
• Kevin Krueger ... ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in 1993. Following a loss there he was elected for BC Liberals in 1996)
• Richard Lee ... currently running for Liberal Party of Canada in the Burnaby South by-election. First elected as a BC Liberal in 2001



Send your add to me, by posting it below in the comments section – or send to me by email: bcpoliandmore@gmail.com

Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2019 at 10:19 AM

    david wilks former CPC MP ran for a BC Liberal nomination but lost
    https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/wilks-to-run-for-b-c-liberal-nomination/

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

“4.5 million hectares of forest lands have burned since 2023, and the best they can do is point to a 90-hectare block being salvaged?” ~~ Ward Stamer, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA

Today, BC NDP forest Minister Ravi Parmar made this pronouncement; ‘Removing red tape has sped up permitting, allowing for more wood to be salvaged, quicker’. 4.5 million hectares of forest lands have burned since 2023, and the best they can do is point to a 90-hectare block?    ~~ BC Conservative Forests Critic Ward Stamer While acknowledging the NDP government has recognized improvements were needed in permitting and accessing burnt fibre in a timely fashion, the reality is, they are barely making a dent in the problem.  This government's recognition that only seven percent of pulp mill fibre came from burnt timber in 2024-25, quite simply put, is a failure. And the recent announcement, just three weeks ago, that the Crofton Pulp Mill would be permanently closing, is proof of that.     Instead of Premier David Eby’s government addressing core issues being faced by British Columbia’s forest industry, they are doing little more than manipulating the facts, ...
1 comment
Read more

A message from BC Conservative MLA Ward Stamer, and the Kamloops – North Thompson Riding Association

2025 was a busy first year. As a Caucus, we worked very hard to defeat Bills 14 and 15, legislation which allows the provincial government to move ahead without environmental assessments on renewable projects, and that also allows cabinet to build infrastructure projects without getting approval from local municipal governments. This is not acceptable to your BC Conservative caucus, and we will continue to press this government for open and transparent projects in the future.  Two things we had success in were having the first Private Members bill passed in over 40 years. The first was Jody Toors Prenatal and Post Natal Care bill, and then there was my private members Bill M217 Mandatory Dashcams in commercial vehicles (passed second reading unanimously and is heading to Committee in February). Regrettably, much of the legislation passed by the government was little more than housekeeping bills, or opportunities to strengthen the ability of Cabinet Ministers to bypass the BC legi...
Post a Comment
Read more

Wildfire waste plan torched -- Forestry critic Stamer calls BC's wildfire salvage rate 'a failure'

Claims that BC is making progress salvaging wildfire-damaged timber are masking deeper problems in the forest sector, the province’s forestry critic says. Last week, BC’s Ministry of Forests said mills in the province processed more than one million cubic metres of wildfire chips in 2024-25, up from 500,000 cubic metres in 2023 and representing about seven per cent of all processed wood. Kamloops-North Thompson BC Conservative MLA Ward Stamer said those claims of progress ignore the reality that only a fraction of burned timber is being used ... CLICK HERE for the full story
Post a Comment
Read more

Labels

Show more