Mike Bernier (born 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Peace River South as a member of the BC United. In December 2014, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment for the Minister of Environment. On July 30, 2015, he was chosen to be Minister of Education in British Columbia.[3]
Mike Bernier | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Peace River South | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Blair Lekstrom |
| Minister of Education of British Columbia | |
| In office July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Fassbender |
| Succeeded by | Rob Fleming |
| Mayor of Dawson Creek | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – May 15, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Calvin Kruk |
| Succeeded by | Dale Bumstead |
| Dawson Creek Municipal Councillor | |
| In office December 5, 2005 – December 1, 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968[1] North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | BC United |
| Residence | Dawson Creek |
On October 17, 2016, Bernier fired the Vancouver School Board for failing to pass a balanced budget.[4]
On May 9, 2017, Bernier was re-elected in his riding of Peace River South with 75.63% of the vote, the highest a BC Liberal has ever been elected with in provincial history and the eleventh highest across all parties in BC history. [5] [6]
Bernier was reappointed Minister of Education on June 12, 2017. [7]
Before being elected provincially, he was served as a city councillor (2005-2008) and then the mayor (2008-2013) of Dawson Creek, BC. He previously worked for 20 years in the natural gas industry.[8]
Electoral record edit
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Peace River South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mike Bernier | 3,862 | 51.19 | −24.78 | $11,466.78 | |||
| Conservative | Kathleen Connolly | 2,303 | 30.53 | – | $0.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Corey Grizz Longley | 1,180 | 15.64 | −8.39 | $1,321.80 | |||
| Wexit | Dorothy Sharon Smith | 199 | 2.84 | – | $538.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,544 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,586 | 41.66 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 18,211 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mike Bernier | 6,637 | 75.97 | +29.24 | $26,175 | |||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Goudie | 2,099 | 24.03 | +2.79 | $8,179 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,736 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 1.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,867 | 49.97 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 17,746 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mike Bernier | 4,373 | 46.73 | -16.35 | $107,254 | |||
| Conservative | Kurt Zane Peats | 2,546 | 27.21 | - | $26,829 | |||
| New Democratic | Darwin Wren | 1,988 | 21.24 | -5.79 | $36,616 | |||
| Independent | Tyrel Andrew Pohl | 451 | 4.82 | - | $2,668 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,358 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,395 | 49.89 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –21.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[12] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Gousseau, Ken. "Newest councillor keeps busy". Peace River Block Daily News [Dawson Creek, B.C], 08 Sep 2006: A1.
- ^ "Early results: Interior of B.C.". Global News, May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Education Minister Wants Fresh Start" The Globe and Mail, July 30, 2015.
- ^ Shaw, Rob; Sherlock, Tracy. "B.C. education minister Bernier fires Vancouver school board". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs/37907/1871-1986_electoralhistoryofbc.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Provincial Election Results". 19 January 2017.
- ^ Premier, Office of the (2017-06-12). "Premier Christy Clark introduces new Executive Council". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Hon. Mike Bernier". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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