Michael Lee (Canadian politician)

Michael Lee is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Langara as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus.

Michael Lee

MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Langara
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded byMoira Stilwell
Personal details
BornVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyBC Liberal (Provincial)
Conservative (Federal)
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of Victoria
ProfessionLawyer

Prior to his election to the legislative assembly, Lee worked as a partner at Lawson Lundell LLP, a business law firm. Lee also worked as an assistant to former Conservative Prime Minister Kim Campbell and was a youth organizer for the party.[2] He is the son of immigrants from Hong Kong.[3]

In September 2017, Lee announced he would run for the leadership of the BC Liberals. Despite winning the most votes over the first 4 rounds, he finished in third place behind winner Andrew Wilkinson and Dianne Watts.

Electoral record
2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMichael Lee10,04747.46
New DemocraticJames Wang8,05738.06
GreenJanet Rhoda Fraser2,89413.67
Your Political PartySurinder Singh Trehan1720.81
Total valid votes 21,170100.00
Source: Elections BC[4]

References
  1. "B.C. election 2017: BC Liberals’ Michael Lee elected in Vancouver Langara riding". Global News, May 9, 2017.
  2. https://www.straight.com/news/942281/why-bc-liberals-might-lean-michael-lee-be-their-next-leader-after-christy-clark
  3. Michael Lee Ready to Run for BC Liberals in Vancouver-Langara
  4. "2017 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 29 May 2017.


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