Ellis Ross
Ellis Ross is a Canadian politician who was first elected in the 2017 British Columbia general election to represent Skeena. He was re-elected in 2020 and is currently serving his fifth year as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.[1] He is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus and serves as its Critic for Energy & LNG.[2]
Ellis Ross | |
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Ross in Vancouver, March 2021 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Skeena | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Robin Austin |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Kitamaat Village, British Columbia |
| Profession | Indigenous Leader |
Career
Prior to his election to the legislature, Ross was the Chief Councillor for the Haisla Nation. In 2006, he signed a $50 million agreement with Kitimat LNG to build a liquid natural gas plant on one of the Haisla Nation reserves. Ross also did survey work for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, then went into business with his brother doing hand logging and salvage log beachcombing. He also ran a charter boat.[3] He was inducted into the Order of British Columbia in 2014.[4]
In 2017 Ross was elected to the BC Legislature for the riding of Skeena. The riding had previously been an NDP-stronghold, with the NDP winning the riding in five of the previous six elections - the only exception being the historic 2001 BC Liberal landslide. Upon his election Ross appointed to cabinet by Premier Christy Clark, where he served as the Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing until the NDP and Greens defeated the government on a confidence vote.[5]
Ross was re-elected an MLA in 2020. In 2021, he became a candidate for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party.[6]
Electoral record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Skeena | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ellis Ross | 5,810 | 52.06 | −0.27 | $47,839.99 | |||
| New Democratic | Nicole Halbauer | 4,961 | 44.45 | +1.16 | $42,856.47 | |||
| Independent | Martin Holzbauer | 389 | 3.49 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,160 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.53 | −0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,219 | 51.89 | −10.87 | |||||
| Registered voters | 21,621 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Skeena | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ellis Ross | 6,772 | 52.23 | +9.02 | $60,169 | |||
| New Democratic | Bruce Alan Bidgood | 5,613 | 43.29 | −4.42 | $53,814 | |||
| Land Air Water | Merv Ritchie | 580 | 4.48 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,965 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 75 | 0.58 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,040 | 62.76 | +6.91 | |||||
| Registered voters | 20,779 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Liberals win new seat in northern B.C. in tight Skeena riding". CBC News, May 9, 2017.
- ^ Yuzda, Liza and Denise Wong (February 7, 2022). "Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat". CityNews. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Ellis Ross: Executive chief
- ^ 2014 Recipient: Chief Councillor Ellis Ross – Kitamaat Village
- ^ Leibel, Gerry (June 12, 2017). "Ellis Ross appointed to Christy's cabinet". Kitimat, BC: Northern Sentinel. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Staff, Kamloops This Week (August 20, 2021). "BC Liberal leadership race: A Q&A with candidate Ellis Ross". Kamloops, BC: Kamloops This Week. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.