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Gerard Janssen
Gerard Janssen
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly; for Alberni
	In office; November 19, 1988 – May 16, 2001
Preceded by	Ray Skelly
Succeeded by	Gillian Trumper
Personal details
Born	May 3, 1946 (age 78); Venlo, Netherlands
Political party	British Columbia New Democratic Party
Occupation	Jeweller

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Gerard A. Janssen (b. May 3, 1946^[1]) is a Dutch-born jeweller, watchmaker and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1988 to 2001 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was born in Venlo, the son of Nicholas Jannsen and Maria Sloesen,^[1] and came to Canada with his parents in 1952. Janssen later took over the operation of the business established by his parents in 1956.^[2] In 1967, he married Florence Edith Irene McIver.^[1] He was a member of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, also serving as its president. Janssen was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1988 by-election held after Bob Skelly resigned his seat to enter federal politics. He served as government whip in the assembly. Janssen was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture from 2000 to 2001.^[2] He was defeated by Gillian Trumper when he ran for reelection to the assembly in the new riding of Alberni-Qualicum in 2001.^[3]

Electoral History

v t e 2001 British Columbia general election: Alberni-Qualicum
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Gillian Trumper	13,109	53.32	+17.47	$34,684
	New Democratic	Gerard Janssen	7,395	30.08	-21.93	$10,768
	Green	Sergio Paone	2,999	12.20	+10.83	$4,066
	Marijuana	Nicholas Saint Edmund Thorp	1,081	4.40	–	$1,578
Total valid votes			24,584	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93	0.38
Turnout			24,677	74.70
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+19.7

v t e 1996 British Columbia general election: Alberni
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gerard A. Janssen	7,398	52.01	-1.38
	Liberal	Gillian Trumper	5,099	35.85	+18.21
	Reform	V. Hansen	823	5.79	–
	Progressive Democrat	Ingrid Helen Rebar	578	4.06	–
	Green	Andre Sperling	195	1.37	–
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Karl Angus	72	0.51	–
	Natural Law	Kathleen Lapreyrouse	58	0.41	–
Total valid votes			14,223	100.00
Total rejected ballots			86	0.98
Turnout			14,309
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+9.80

v t e 1991 British Columbia general election: Alberni
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gerard A. Janssen	7,136	53.39	-4.08
	Social Credit	Gillian Trumper	3,665	27.43	-0.37
	Liberal	Peter J. Tanner	2,358	17.64	+2.91
	Western Canada Concept	Alan W. Banford	206	1.54	–
Total valid votes			13,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			372	0.27
Turnout			13,737
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-2.23

v t e British Columbia provincial by-election, November 19, 1988: Alberni
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gerard A. Janssen	6,401	57.47	+2.18
	Social Credit	George S. Dryden	3,096	27.80	−13.92
	Liberal	Shirley M. Bonfield	1,640	14.73	+12.3
Total valid votes/expense limit			11,137	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			136	0.38
Turnout			11,273
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+8.05
By-election due to the Resignation of Robert Skelly to run for the Canadian House of Commons.
Source(s) "November 19, 1988 By-election" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. November 19, 1988. Retrieved January 19, 2017.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c O'Handley, Kathryn (1995). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ ^a ^b "Hon. Gerard Janssen". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "Results of 2001 election" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2012-02-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Cabinet post (1)
British Columbia provincial government of Ujjal Dosanjh
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Ian Waddell	Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture November 1, 2000–June 5, 2001	Ministry Abolished

[ohandley-1] O'Handley, Kathryn (1995). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

[bio-2] "Hon. Gerard Janssen". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[3] "Results of 2001 election" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2012-02-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 '''Gerard A. Janssen''' (b. May 3, 1946<ref name="ohandley"/>) is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]]-born jeweller, watchmaker and political figure in [[British Columbia]]. He represented [[Alberni (electoral district)|Alberni]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] from 1988 to 2001 as a [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) member.
-He was born in [[Venlo]], the son of Nicholas Jannsen and Maria Sloesen,<ref name="ohandley">{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |year=1995 |last=O'Handley |first=Kathryn}}</ref> and came to Canada with his parents in 1952. Janssen later took over the operation of the business established by his parents in 1956.<ref name="bio"/> In 1967, he married Florence Edith Irene McIver.<ref name="ohandley"/> He was a member of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, also serving as its president. Janssen was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1988 by-election held after [[Bob Skelly]] resigned his seat to enter federal politics. He served as government [[whip (politics)|whip]] in the assembly. Janssen was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Janssen.htm |title=Hon. Gerard Janssen |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> He was defeated by [[Gillian Trumper]] when he ran for reelection to the assembly in the new riding of [[Alberni-Qualicum]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/alq.pdf |title=Results of 2001 election |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref>
+He was born in [[Venlo]], the son of Nicholas Jannsen and Maria Sloesen,<ref name="ohandley">{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |year=1995 |last=O'Handley |first=Kathryn}}</ref> and came to Canada with his parents in 1952. Janssen later took over the operation of the business established by his parents in 1956.<ref name="bio"/> In 1967, he married Florence Edith Irene McIver.<ref name="ohandley"/> He was a member of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, also serving as its president. Janssen was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1988 by-election held after [[Bob Skelly]] resigned his seat to enter federal politics. He served as government [[whip (politics)|whip]] in the assembly. Janssen was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Janssen.htm |title=Hon. Gerard Janssen |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> He was defeated by [[Gillian Trumper]] when he ran for reelection to the assembly in the new riding of [[Alberni-Qualicum]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/alq.pdf |title=Results of 2001 election |publisher=Elections BC |accessdate=2012-02-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703181938/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/alq.pdf |archivedate=2007-07-03 |df= }}</ref>
 ==Electoral History==