John Weisbeck

John Weisbeck is a former Canadian politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2005, representing the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country.

John Weisbeck
MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country
In office
1996–2005
Preceded byJudi Tyabji
Succeeded byAl Horning
Personal details
Born1943
Political partyBC Liberal
ResidenceKelowna, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Alberta
Occupationdentist

Weisbeck received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia in 1963 then attained his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Alberta before working as a dentist in Kelowna for 25 years.

In 1988, he was elected as a city councillor for Kelowna City Council where he ended up serving for two terms. He then went on to serve for two terms provincially as the MLA for Okanagan East (unseating Judi Tyabji) and then Kelowna, Lake Country. During his first term, he served as Official Opposition Critic for Advanced Education, Training and Technology. In his final term he served as Deputy Speaker.

Election results
2001 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Weisbeck14,09363.19$38,373
New DemocraticJanet Elizabeth Scotland3,10213.91$9,340
GreenDevra Lynn Rice2,60611.68$1,098
UnityKevin Wendland1,4966.71$1,493
MarijuanaPaul Halonen7343.29$444
ActionDavid Thomson2721.22$790
Total valid votes 22,303 100.00
Total rejected ballots 104 0.47
Turnout 22,407 66.91
1996 British Columbia general election: Okanagan East
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Weisbeck9,38238.37%
Progressive DemocratJudi Tyabji6,43226.30%
New DemocraticJanet Elizabeth Gooch5,17621.17%
ReformPaul Halonen3,11612.74%
GreenDave Cursons3471.47%
Total valid votes 24,453
Total rejected ballots 108

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