Doug Bing
Doug Bing (born 1950 or 1951) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He was defeated for re-election in 2017 by Lisa Beare.
Doug Bing | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Sather |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Beare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950/1951 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia |
| Profession | Dentist |
Prior to his election to the legislature, Bing was a three-term municipal councillor in Pitt Meadows.[3]
Electoral record
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Beare | 12,045 | 44.80 | $60,276 | ||||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,428 | 38.79 | $55,180 | ||||
| Green | Alex Pope | 3,329 | 12.38 | $6,534 | ||||
| Conservative | Gary John O'Driscoll | 676 | 2.51 | |||||
| Independent | Steve Ranta | 408 | 1.52 | $979 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 26,886 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,059 | 64.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,824 | 45.49 | -0.26 | $50,220 | |||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Joan Rosenau | 10,204 | 42.88 | -4.19 | $61,491 | |||
| Green | Michael Lawrence Patterson | 2,178 | 9.15 | +3.62 | $1,188 | |||
| No Affiliation | Manuel "Mike" Pratas | 589 | 2.48 | – | $1,320 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,795 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 184 | 0.77 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,979 | 59.87 | +2.97 | |||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +1.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- Doug Bing The News [Maple Ridge, B.C] 10 Nov 2011: 1.
- "Christy Clark says economy a priority after election win". CBC News, May 15, 2013.
- "MLA-elect could stay on Pitt council". Maple Ridge News, May 24, 2013.
- "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 3 September 2017.
- "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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