John Rustad
John Rustad MLA (born 1963) is a Canadian member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia.[2] He currently represents the constituency of Nechako Lakes, which he has held since the 2009 election.[3]
John Rustad | |
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Rustad in 2016 | |
| Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation | |
| In office June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Ida Chong |
| Succeeded by | Scott Fraser |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nechako Lakes (Prince George-Omineca; 2005–2009) | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Nettleton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962/1963 (age 59–60) Prince George, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
| Political party | Independent (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | BC Liberal (2005–2022) |
| Occupation | B.C. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation |
He was first elected in 2005 representing the riding of Prince George-Omineca, which was dissolved in 2009 and replaced by the current Nechako Lakes riding.[3] Rustad was re-elected to represent the riding in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on June 10, 2013 by Premier Christy Clark. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and as a member of the Environment and Land Use Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Treasury Board, Select Standing Committee on Education, Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Select Standing Committee on Health.
Rustad was born and raised in Prince George and has lived all of his life in northern B.C. He grew up enjoying fishing and hunting. In 2009, he and his wife Kim moved to Cluculz Lake.
On August 18, 2022, Rustad was removed from the BC Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Falcon after Rustad suggested online that carbon dioxide emissions were not contributing to climate change.[4]
Electoral record
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 4,611 | 52.24 | −2.15 | $17,423.82 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Marie Sam | 3,031 | 34.34 | +4.53 | $9,236.20 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Dan Stuart | 413 | 4.68 | – | $991.53 | |||
| Libertarian | Jon Rempel | 403 | 4.57 | +0.32 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Margo Maley | 368 | 4.17 | – | $1,280.76 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,826 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 5,307 | 54.39 | +0.6 | $43,487 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Marie Sam | 2,909 | 29.81 | +2.16 | $14,578 | |||
| Green | Douglas Norman Gook | 878 | 9.00 | +3.85 | $163 | |||
| Libertarian | Jon Rempel | 438 | 4.49 | – | $3,100 | |||
| Independent | Al Trampuh | 226 | 2.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,758 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,825 | 59.06 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 16,636 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 5,324 | 53.79 | –1.97 | $75,052 | |||
| New Democratic | Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett | 2,737 | 27.65 | –7.64 | $56,108 | |||
| Conservative | Dan Brooks | 1,253 | 12.66 | – | $52,518 | |||
| Green | Colin Hamm | 510 | 5.15 | –1.15 | $1,599 | |||
| Advocational | Beverly Bird | 74 | 0.75 | – | $3,009 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,898 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,940 | 58.46 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 4,949 | 55.76 | $60,522 | ||||
| New Democratic | Byron Goerz | 3,133 | 35.29 | $7,480 | ||||
| Green | Gerard Riley | 559 | 6.30 | $350 | ||||
| Refederation | Mike Summers | 235 | 2.65 | $1,110 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,876 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,943 | 54.80 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9] | ||||||||
References
- ^ John Rustad to run in Nechako Lakes riding Anonymous. The Caledonia Courier [Fort St. James, B.C] 09 Apr 2008: 3.
- ^ Rustad making another effort to sit as school board trustee: [Final Edition] Prince George Citizen [Prince George, B.C] 27 Sep 2002: 3.
- ^ a b John Rustad Official Website
- ^ "B.C. Liberal leader boots John Rustad from caucus over climate change denial". vancouversun. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 42nd Provincial General Election – October 24, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Nechako Lakes - 2009 Voting results by voting area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.