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The Honourable
David Eby
Q.C., MLA
File:David Eby - New Democratic Party MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey.jpg
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 18, 2017
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byAndrew Wilkinson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Point Grey
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Preceded byChristy Clark
Personal details
Born
David Eby

(1977-07-21) July 21, 1977 (age 47)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
SpouseDr. Cailey Lynch
Children1
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia
EducationSchulich School of Law
University of Waterloo
ProfessionLawyer, Academic

David Eby, Q.C. (born July 21, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a lawyer and Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, serving as Attorney General.[1] He was elected the British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey in the 2013 provincial election defeating Premier Christy Clark by 1,063 votes.[2]

Two years earlier, Eby came within almost 600 votes of derailing Clark's bid to enter the legislature via a by-election in the same riding in a by-election on May 11, 2011. Clark had succeeded Gordon Campbell as leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and hence as Premier, weeks earlier.[3]

Eby grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, the son of a lawyer. He studied English at the University of Waterloo and then went on to graduate from Schulich School of Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He worked at Pivot Legal Society from 2003 to 2008[4] in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside before becoming the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association from 2008 until 2012.[5] He is adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia and also has served as president of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and as a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.[6]

He was called to the bar in June 2005,[7] and is the author of The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights.

Elections

2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic David Eby 14,195 55.94 +8.35 $72,150
Liberal James Lombardi 8,414 33.16 −10.03 $71,630
Green Amanda Konkin 2,604 10.26 +3.49 $1,525
Independent Brian Taylor 85 0.34 – $0
Your Political Party David Stall 77 0.30 – $368
Total valid votes 25,375 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 101 0.40 +0.12
Turnout 25,476 63.63 +4.66
Registered voters 40,037
Source: Elections BC[8]
2013 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic David Eby 11,499 47.59
Liberal Christy Clark 10,436 43.19
Green Françoise Raunet 1,636 6.77
Conservative Duane Nickull 392 1.62
Independent William Gibbens 72 0.30
Libertarian Marisa Palmer 66 0.27
Work Less Hollis Jacob Linschoten 51 0.21
Platinum Bernard Bedu Yankson 11 0.05
Total valid votes 24,163 100.00
Total rejected ballots 69 0.28
Turnout 24,232 58.97
Source: Elections BC[9]
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 11, 2011: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Christy Clark[10] 7,757 48.73 $98,448
New Democratic David Eby[10] 7,193 45.19 $77,889
Green Françoise Raunet 545 3.42 $309
First Danielle Alie 379 2.38 $35,785
Independent William Gibbens 28 0.18 $388
Independent Eddie Petrossian 16 0.10 $321
Total valid votes 15,918 100
Total rejected ballots 33 0.21
Turnout 15,951 38.94
Called upon the resignation of Gordon Campbell.[11]

References

  1. ^ https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/student-flipped-point-grey-property-for-1-16-million-profit-research-for-ndp-critic-david-eby-shows
  2. ^ "Premier Christy Clark officially loses seat to NDP’s David Eby", Metro Vancouver, May 28, 2013
  3. ^ BaileyI, Ian (November 9, 2012). "Clark's by-election challenger gets B.C. NDP nomination for 2013". Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-05-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?". Global BC. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "David Eby". Staff Biols. BC Civil Liberties Association. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby". rabble.ca. March 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Clark calls by-election for May 11". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Gordon Campbell steps down as MLA. CBC News, March 15, 2011.
British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Andrew Wilkinson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia
July 18, 2017– 		Incumbent
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