Charlie Wyse (born September 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. He had earlier been an unsuccessful candidate in the 1986 provincial election, running in the then two-seat Cariboo riding for the Progressive Conservatives.
Charlie Wyse | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cariboo South | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Walt Cobb |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 77–78)[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] He was also defeated by Barnett in the 2013 provincial election.
Electoral record
edit| 2013 British Columbia general election: Cariboo-Chilcotin | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Donna Barnett | 7,679 | 56.18 | |||||
| New Democratic | Charlie Wyse | 4,740 | 34.68 | |||||
| Green | Dustin Victor Price | 747 | 5.46 | |||||
| Independent | Gary Young | 503 | 3.68 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 13,669 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 68 | 0.50 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,737 | 63.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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