Norm Letnick
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Norm Letnick is a Canadian
politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
in the 2009 provincial election
. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party
in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country
. While his party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament
, Letnick was not included in the cabinet
but was appointed to several committees, including the Select Standing Committee on Health where he is chair and tasked to report on the impacts of baby boomers and alternative strategies on the health care system. Letnick has introduced one piece of legislation, the Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, which currently sits on the order paper.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a business professor at the Okanagan School of Business. He graduated from Heriot-Watt University
with a Master of Business Administration and is currently working toward a Doctorate in Health Economics with the University of British Columbia
. He served as a municipal councillor in the Town of Banff
in the 1990s and in the City of Kelowna
between 2005 and 2009.
, Letnick is fluent in English and French. Letnick earned a living as a businessman, starting up several businesses before selling them including two H&R Block franchises, a Motorola Dealership, a computer store and a video store. He married Helene in 1981 and they have three children.
He graduated in 1980 from the University of Calgary
with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a nomination for a Rhodes Scholarship and then in 2002 from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University
with a Master of Business Administration degree. In 2011 the University of British Columbia
conferred upon him candidacy for a PhD in Health Economics.
in 1992, and re-elected in 1995. In Banff, he was an advocate for affordable housing, proper land use planning, and increased commercial development. He served as the chairman of Banff council's housing advisory committee and became the charter president of the non-profit Banff Housing Corporation and served as such for six years. As president he led the Banff Housing Corporation delivering affordable housing. He campaigned in favour of developing Banff by an additional 850,000 square feet of commercial space during a town-wide plebiscite, which was supported by the residents but reduced by the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage
, Sheila Copps
, who had jurisdiction over the development of Banff. In 1991 Letnick was a member of the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital board of directors. He was appointed chairman in 1995. As chair Letnick lead the hospital board through a strategic planning process, the creation of a new service agreement with the Regional Health Authority, and the hiring of a new CEO. He also led an initiative to stop the hospital from offering morning after pills in accordance with the guidelines of the owners of the hospital the Catholic Health Association of Canada. However, the initiative met with significant opposition and was abandoned later that year. In 1998 the 40 year old Letnick ran for mayor of Banff and was the pre-election favorite, but came second to a 51-year old lawyer.
In Banff Letnick also served as president of the Banff Rotary Club, Secretary/Treasurer of the Banff Shrine Club, member of the Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau and member of the Knights of Columbus.
, British Columbia in 1999 taking a faculty position at Okanagan University College
teaching business administration. He participated in several community service organizations such as the Rotary
and Gyro
clubs. He was recruited to join Kelowna's Advisory Planning Commission, and was appointed to municipal task forces looking into access to the new Kelowna bridge and the downtown entertainment district. In the spring of 2005, with Member of Parliament
Werner Schmidt
announcing his retirement, Letnick sought the Conservative Party
nomination in the Kelowna—Lake Country
riding. Six other candidates ran, including Ben Stewart
, Letnick placed second to Ron Cannan
who went on to win the riding for the Conservatives. In the 2005 local government elections, he won a seat on the Kelowna City Council
. In his efforts to get elected, Letnick campaign totalled $19,000 from cash and in-kind donations and visited an estimated 6,000 residents in a door-knocking campaign. Letnick was appointed to a two-person task force, with fellow councilor Michele Rule, to investigate and provide City Council with recommendations on affordable housing. In November 2006, they presented the results, eight recommendations which included density bonuses for developers and starting a municipal housing corporation. Based on the recommendations Kelowna council immediately decided to reserve 20% of a city-owned old school site for affordable housing development. On other local issues, Letnick voted against condominium development on agricultural land and voted in favour of holding a referendum on amalgamation with Westside which the council refused.
who had been diagnosed with cancer, that he would seek to replace her if she did not seek re-election. However, it was retiring MLA Al Horning
in a neighbouring riding that asked Letnick to replace him. Letnick accepted and, as no one else contested, he was acclaimed BC Liberal candidate in the Kelowna—Lake Country
riding. In the May 2009 election, Letnick defeated the New Democratic candidate Matthew Reed who was an audio engineer and instructor, the BC Conservative Party candidate Mary-Ann Graham who was a Rutland café owner, the Green Party candidate Ryan Fugger who was a freelance software and web developer, and independent candidate and fruit farmer Alan Clarke. Letnick won his riding with 52% of the vote and his BC Liberal Party won its third consecutive majority government.
began, Premier Gordon Campbell did not include Letnick in the cabinet
. For the first two sessions Letnick was appointed to serve on two committees: the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. As part of the finance committee he traveled the province for public consultation regarding government budget prioritization. In the third and fourth sessions he was re-assigned to the Select Standing Committee on Education and the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills - though neither committee was convened in third session and only the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills held a meeting in the fourth session. In Fall 2009 Letnick was appointed by Randy Hawes
, fellow BC Liberal MLA and the Minister of State for Mining, to lead a committee investigating a management strategy for aggregate extraction and processing in the Central Okanagan area.
Letnick distinguished himself from the BC Liberals in November 2009 when he voted against their Assistance to Shelter Act which allowed police to use force in taking a person at risk to emergency shelters. Letnick voted against the bill as "a matter of conscience" saying that he supported the current methods used and that the act may dis-locate persons into unfamiliar parts of town without a means to return.
Letnick was a vocal proponent of independent power producers and of the Harmonized Sales Tax, though he delivered a local petition against the HST to the Legislative Assembly on behalf of some of the constituents in his riding and those of Westside Kelowna and Kelowna Mission. The unpopularity of the HST within his riding led to Letnick being included in a list of 24 MLAs, in June 2010, who the FightHST group would explore for potential recall. The group short-listed Letnick in their list of 18 MLAs, in September 2010, where they thought recall was possible — though the group did not follow through with the recall campaign with Letnick.
Following the resignation of party leader Gordon Campbell
, the BC Liberal Party leadership election
was held. Letnick endorsed George Abbott
as soon as he entered the race, citing the respect Abbott has of people within and outside the party. Christy Clark
won the leadership election and became Premier, but also did not include Letnick in her cabinet
. However, Clark directed Letnick to chair the Select Standing Committee on Health with the specific task of assessing the sustainability of the health care system, given expected demographic trends, to 2036 and to report on potential alternative strategies.
In May 2011, Letnick introduced a private member bill called the Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act (M-210) into the Legislative Assembly. The bill would have enabled
people, like emergency workers or victims of crimes, to obtain blood tests from people who had their bodily fluids come in contact with them. Letnick cited encouragement from fire fighters and paramedics, as well as a Clark campaign pledge to debate more private member bills, as reasons for bringing the proposed legislation forward.
The legislation only received first reading in the third session but Letnick brought it back in the fourth session as Bill M-204 in November 2011.
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Norm Letnick
|align="right"|10,281
|align="right"|52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$119,561
|NDP
|Matthew Reed
|align="right"|5,250
|align="right"|27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$17,764
| Conservative
|Mary-Ann Graham
|align="right"|2,253
|align="right"|11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$21,044
|Green
|Ryan Fugger
|align="right"|1,375
|align="right"|7%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$350
|Independent
|Alan Clarke
|align="right"|571
|align="right"|3%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$8,830
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,730
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|89
!align="right"|0.5%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|19,819
!align="right"|47%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
Canada
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politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
in the 2009 provincial election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)
Kelowna-Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompasses a somewhat larger area.- Demographics :...
. While his party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament
39th Parliament of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...
, Letnick was not included in the cabinet
Executive Council of British Columbia
The Executive Council of British Columbia is the cabinet of that Canadian province....
but was appointed to several committees, including the Select Standing Committee on Health where he is chair and tasked to report on the impacts of baby boomers and alternative strategies on the health care system. Letnick has introduced one piece of legislation, the Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, which currently sits on the order paper.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was a business professor at the Okanagan School of Business. He graduated from Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
with a Master of Business Administration and is currently working toward a Doctorate in Health Economics with the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
. He served as a municipal councillor in the Town of Banff
Banff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
in the 1990s and in the City of Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
between 2005 and 2009.
Background
Born and raised in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Letnick is fluent in English and French. Letnick earned a living as a businessman, starting up several businesses before selling them including two H&R Block franchises, a Motorola Dealership, a computer store and a video store. He married Helene in 1981 and they have three children.
He graduated in 1980 from the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a nomination for a Rhodes Scholarship and then in 2002 from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
with a Master of Business Administration degree. In 2011 the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
conferred upon him candidacy for a PhD in Health Economics.
Banff
Letnick was elected to the municipal council in Banff, AlbertaBanff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
in 1992, and re-elected in 1995. In Banff, he was an advocate for affordable housing, proper land use planning, and increased commercial development. He served as the chairman of Banff council's housing advisory committee and became the charter president of the non-profit Banff Housing Corporation and served as such for six years. As president he led the Banff Housing Corporation delivering affordable housing. He campaigned in favour of developing Banff by an additional 850,000 square feet of commercial space during a town-wide plebiscite, which was supported by the residents but reduced by the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage
Minister of Canadian Heritage
The Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for Canada's Arts, Culture, Media, Communications network, and Sport....
, Sheila Copps
Sheila Copps
Sheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
, who had jurisdiction over the development of Banff. In 1991 Letnick was a member of the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital board of directors. He was appointed chairman in 1995. As chair Letnick lead the hospital board through a strategic planning process, the creation of a new service agreement with the Regional Health Authority, and the hiring of a new CEO. He also led an initiative to stop the hospital from offering morning after pills in accordance with the guidelines of the owners of the hospital the Catholic Health Association of Canada. However, the initiative met with significant opposition and was abandoned later that year. In 1998 the 40 year old Letnick ran for mayor of Banff and was the pre-election favorite, but came second to a 51-year old lawyer.
In Banff Letnick also served as president of the Banff Rotary Club, Secretary/Treasurer of the Banff Shrine Club, member of the Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau and member of the Knights of Columbus.
Kelowna
Letnick and his family moved to KelownaKelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
, British Columbia in 1999 taking a faculty position at Okanagan University College
Okanagan University College
Okanagan University College was a public, post-secondary educational institution based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It evolved from Okanagan College , and the college's predecessor, the B.C. Vocational School 1963-1965...
teaching business administration. He participated in several community service organizations such as the Rotary
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
and Gyro
Gyro International
Gyro International is a non-profit social, service, and fraternal club for men located in the United States and Canada. Gyro was founded by Paul Schwan, Clarence Handerson, and Edmund Kagy in April 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio...
clubs. He was recruited to join Kelowna's Advisory Planning Commission, and was appointed to municipal task forces looking into access to the new Kelowna bridge and the downtown entertainment district. In the spring of 2005, with Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
Werner Schmidt
Werner Schmidt
Werner Schmidt is a former Canadian politician. A teacher and school principal.-Political career:Schmidt was vice-president of Lethbridge Community College when he was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party following the defeat of Strom's government in 1971...
announcing his retirement, Letnick sought the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
nomination in the Kelowna—Lake Country
Kelowna—Lake Country
Kelowna—Lake Country is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
riding. Six other candidates ran, including Ben Stewart
Ben Stewart
Benjamin Richard Stewart is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election and a winemaker who has operated Quails' Gate Estate Winery with several family members in the Okanagan since 1989. He represents the riding of...
, Letnick placed second to Ron Cannan
Ron Cannan
Ronald "Ron" D. Cannan is a Canadian Member of Parliament and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. An advertising consultant by profession, Cannan was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election and represents the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country...
who went on to win the riding for the Conservatives. In the 2005 local government elections, he won a seat on the Kelowna City Council
Kelowna City Council
-2008-2011:* Mayor: Sharon ShepherdCouncilors: Robert Hobson, Brian Given, Andre Blanleil, Angela Reid, Michele Rule, Graeme James, Luke Stack, Charlie Hodge.* As of the November 2009 by-election; Kevin Craig has replaced the late Brian Given.*-2005-2008:*...
. In his efforts to get elected, Letnick campaign totalled $19,000 from cash and in-kind donations and visited an estimated 6,000 residents in a door-knocking campaign. Letnick was appointed to a two-person task force, with fellow councilor Michele Rule, to investigate and provide City Council with recommendations on affordable housing. In November 2006, they presented the results, eight recommendations which included density bonuses for developers and starting a municipal housing corporation. Based on the recommendations Kelowna council immediately decided to reserve 20% of a city-owned old school site for affordable housing development. On other local issues, Letnick voted against condominium development on agricultural land and voted in favour of holding a referendum on amalgamation with Westside which the council refused.
Provincial politics
Letnick began positioning himself in April 2008 to run for provincial office, informing his MLA Sindi HawkinsSindi Hawkins
Satinder Kaur "Sindi" Hawkins, née Ahluwalia was a Canadian politician, who was the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for Okanagan West from 1996 to 2001 and Kelowna-Mission from 2001 to 2009.-Career:...
who had been diagnosed with cancer, that he would seek to replace her if she did not seek re-election. However, it was retiring MLA Al Horning
Al Horning
Edward Allan Horning is a Canadian politician. His career included real estate, shipping, business and orchards....
in a neighbouring riding that asked Letnick to replace him. Letnick accepted and, as no one else contested, he was acclaimed BC Liberal candidate in the Kelowna—Lake Country
Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)
Kelowna-Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompasses a somewhat larger area.- Demographics :...
riding. In the May 2009 election, Letnick defeated the New Democratic candidate Matthew Reed who was an audio engineer and instructor, the BC Conservative Party candidate Mary-Ann Graham who was a Rutland café owner, the Green Party candidate Ryan Fugger who was a freelance software and web developer, and independent candidate and fruit farmer Alan Clarke. Letnick won his riding with 52% of the vote and his BC Liberal Party won its third consecutive majority government.
39th Parliament
As the 39th Parliament39th Parliament of British Columbia
The 39th Parliament of British Columbia is the current Parliament of British Columbia and composes of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, as elected by the general election of May 12, 2009, and Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point...
began, Premier Gordon Campbell did not include Letnick in the cabinet
Executive Council of British Columbia
The Executive Council of British Columbia is the cabinet of that Canadian province....
. For the first two sessions Letnick was appointed to serve on two committees: the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. As part of the finance committee he traveled the province for public consultation regarding government budget prioritization. In the third and fourth sessions he was re-assigned to the Select Standing Committee on Education and the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills - though neither committee was convened in third session and only the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills held a meeting in the fourth session. In Fall 2009 Letnick was appointed by Randy Hawes
Randy Hawes
Randy Hawes is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Hawes is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the provincial riding of Abbotsford-Mission. On March 14, 2011 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resource perations Review...
, fellow BC Liberal MLA and the Minister of State for Mining, to lead a committee investigating a management strategy for aggregate extraction and processing in the Central Okanagan area.
Letnick distinguished himself from the BC Liberals in November 2009 when he voted against their Assistance to Shelter Act which allowed police to use force in taking a person at risk to emergency shelters. Letnick voted against the bill as "a matter of conscience" saying that he supported the current methods used and that the act may dis-locate persons into unfamiliar parts of town without a means to return.
Letnick was a vocal proponent of independent power producers and of the Harmonized Sales Tax, though he delivered a local petition against the HST to the Legislative Assembly on behalf of some of the constituents in his riding and those of Westside Kelowna and Kelowna Mission. The unpopularity of the HST within his riding led to Letnick being included in a list of 24 MLAs, in June 2010, who the FightHST group would explore for potential recall. The group short-listed Letnick in their list of 18 MLAs, in September 2010, where they thought recall was possible — though the group did not follow through with the recall campaign with Letnick.
Following the resignation of party leader Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell
Gordon Muir Campbell, is a Canadian diplomat and politician, who is currently serving as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He previously served as the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011...
, the BC Liberal Party leadership election
British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, 2011
The British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election of 2011 was prompted by Gordon Campbell's announcement on November 3, 2010 that he would be resigning as Premier of British Columbia and had asked the BC Liberal Party to hold a leadership convention "at the earliest possible date." The...
was held. Letnick endorsed George Abbott
George Abbott (politician)
George Abbott is a BC Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. He represents the riding of Shuswap, which he has held since 1996...
as soon as he entered the race, citing the respect Abbott has of people within and outside the party. Christy Clark
Christy Clark
Christina Joan "Christy" Clark, MLA is a Canadian politician, the 35th and current Premier of British Columbia, Canada...
won the leadership election and became Premier, but also did not include Letnick in her cabinet
Executive Council of British Columbia
The Executive Council of British Columbia is the cabinet of that Canadian province....
. However, Clark directed Letnick to chair the Select Standing Committee on Health with the specific task of assessing the sustainability of the health care system, given expected demographic trends, to 2036 and to report on potential alternative strategies.
In May 2011, Letnick introduced a private member bill called the Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act (M-210) into the Legislative Assembly. The bill would have enabled
people, like emergency workers or victims of crimes, to obtain blood tests from people who had their bodily fluids come in contact with them. Letnick cited encouragement from fire fighters and paramedics, as well as a Clark campaign pledge to debate more private member bills, as reasons for bringing the proposed legislation forward.
The legislation only received first reading in the third session but Letnick brought it back in the fourth session as Bill M-204 in November 2011.
Electoral history
|-| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Norm Letnick
|align="right"|10,281
|align="right"|52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$119,561
|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Matthew Reed
|align="right"|5,250
|align="right"|27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$17,764
| Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Mary-Ann Graham
|align="right"|2,253
|align="right"|11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$21,044
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...
|Ryan Fugger
|align="right"|1,375
|align="right"|7%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$350
|Independent
|Alan Clarke
|align="right"|571
|align="right"|3%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$8,830
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,730
!align="right"|100%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|89
!align="right"|0.5%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|19,819
!align="right"|47%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
External links
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Norm Letnick
- Member of the Legislative Assembly - Norm Letnick (Kelowna-Lake Country)
- BC Liberal - Norm Letnick (Kelowna-Lake Country)