Charlie Wyse
Charlie Wyse (born Sep 12 1946) is an educator and former Canadian politician, who was a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia from 2005 to 2009. He represented the riding of Cariboo South.
Charlie Wyse | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cariboo South | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Walt Cobb |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946/1947 (age 73–74)[1] |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Wyse, a teacher until 2004, served 23 years as a member of the city council for Williams Lake.[2]
He ran in the newly created riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin for the 2009 election. He was initially declared the winner on election night, but was subsequently declared defeated by BC Liberal challenger Donna Barnett after a recount.[3]
References
- Recount gives Liberal candidate Barnett win over NDP incumbent; Wyse had 23-vote lead on election night, but result was overturned Hansen, Darah. The Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, B.C] 27 May 2009: A.4.
- "MLA: Charlie Wyse". Overview of Previous Parliaments. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- "Huntington defeats Oppal in B.C. election recount". CBC News. May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
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