David Eby

The Honourable
David Eby
Q.C., MLA
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia
Assumed office
July 18, 2017
Premier John Horgan
Preceded by Andrew Wilkinson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Point Grey
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Preceded by Christy Clark
Personal details
Born (1977-07-21) July 21, 1977
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political party New Democrat

David Eby, Q.C. (born July 21, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a lawyer and Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, serving as Attorney General.[1] 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.[2]

Two years earlier, Eby came within almost 600 votes of derailing Clark's bid to enter the legislature via a by-election in the same riding in a by-election on May 11, 2011. Clark had succeeded Gordon Campbell as leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and hence as Premier, weeks earlier.[3]

Eby grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, the son of a lawyer. He worked at Pivot Legal Society from 2003 to 2008[4] in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside before becoming the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association from 2008 until 2012.[5] He is adjunct professor of law at the 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.[6]

He was called to the bar in June 2005,[7] and is the author of The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights.

Elections

British Columbia general election, 2017: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticDavid Eby14,19555.94
LiberalJames Lombardi8,41433.16
GreenAmanda Konkin2,60410.26
IndependentBrian Taylor840.33
Your Political PartyDavid Stall770.30
Total valid votes 25,374100.00
Source: Elections BC[8]
British Columbia general election, 2013: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticDavid Eby11,49947.59
LiberalChristy Clark10,43643.19
GreenFrançoise Raunet1,6366.77
ConservativeDuane Nickull3921.62
IndependentWilliam Gibbens720.30
LibertarianMarisa Palmer660.27
Work LessHollis Jacob Linschoten510.21
PlatinumBernard Bedu Yankson110.05
Total valid votes 24,163100.00
Total rejected ballots 690.28
Turnout 24,23258.97
Source: Elections BC[9]
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 11, 2011: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalChristy Clark[10]7,75748.73$98,448
New DemocraticDavid Eby[10]7,19345.19$77,889
GreenFrançoise Raunet5453.42$309
FirstDanielle Alie3792.38$35,785
IndependentWilliam Gibbens280.18$388
IndependentEddie Petrossian160.10$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.[11]

References

  1. ↑ http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/student-flipped-point-grey-property-for-1-16-million-profit-research-for-ndp-critic-david-eby-shows
  2. ↑ "Premier Christy Clark officially loses seat to NDP’s David Eby", Metro Vancouver, May 28, 2013
  3. ↑ BaileyI, Ian (November 9, 2012). "Clark's by-election challenger gets B.C. NDP nomination for 2013". Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?". Global BC. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "David Eby". Staff Biols. BC Civil Liberties Association. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby". rabble.ca. March 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Clark calls by-election for May 11". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ Gordon Campbell steps down as MLA. CBC News, March 15, 2011.
British Columbia Provincial Government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Andrew Wilkinson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia
July 18, 2017–		 Incumbent
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