His Worship
Leonard Krog
Mayor of Nanaimo
Assumed office
November 5, 2018
Preceded byBill McKay
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Nanaimo
In office
May 17, 2005 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byMike Hunter
Succeeded bySheila Malcolmson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Parksville-Qualicum
In office
October 17, 1991 – May 28, 1996
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPaul Reitsma
Personal details
Born1953 or 1954 (age 69–70)[1]
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Political partyIndependent (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations		New Democrat (before 2018)
SpouseSharon Krog
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia Faculty of Law
ProfessionLawyer

Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia, who currently serves as mayor of Nanaimo. He previously served in the provincial legislature on two occasions as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum from 1991 to 1996, and the riding of Nanaimo from 2005 to 2018.

Biography

Born in Nanaimo, Krog grew up in the community of Coombs as the youngest of four children.[2][3] His father Doug, a logging contractor, drowned when he was four, after which his mother Eileen returned to teaching.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in 1979,[4] and was called to the bar in 1980.[2] He operated a law practice in Nanaimo with his wife Sharon, whom he married in 1973; they have two children together.[1][3]

Krog was first elected as member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Parksville-Qualicum in the 1991 general election.[3] During that term, he served as a backbencher in the Mike Harcourt NDP government. He ran for re-election in 1996 but was defeated by BC Liberal candidate Paul Reitsma.[5] Following Reitsma's resignation in June 1998, Krog ran for the seat again in the December by-election, but lost to the Liberal's Judith Reid.[3][5]

He attempted to re-enter the legislature by running for the NDP in the riding of Nanaimo at the 2001 election. However, with the NDP trailing in the polls, he finished second behind Liberal candidate Mike Hunter.[5][6] While out of the legislature, Krog ran in the 2003 BC NDP leadership election, finishing in second place behind Carole James in the second ballot.[3][5][7]

He faced Hunter again in the 2005 election; this time Krog won the seat in Nanaimo. He was subsequently re-elected in the 2009, 2013 and 2017 elections,[8][9] serving as opposition critic to the Attorney General.[3][8] When the NDP formed government in 2017, Krog was appointed Government Caucus Chair in the legislature.[8][10]

On October 20, 2018, he was elected Mayor of Nanaimo;[11] he resigned as Nanaimo MLA on November 30 of that year.[12] He handily won re-election in the 2022 mayoral race.[13]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLeonard Krog12,74646.54+0.83$27,486
LiberalParis Gaudet8,91132.54−4.66$68,406
GreenKathleen Harris5,45419.91+9.31$5,042
LibertarianBill Walker2771.01–$2,583
Total valid votes 27,388100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1370.50+0.06
Turnout 27,52562.30+4.14
Registered voters 44,184
New Democratic hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections BC[14]
2013 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticLeonard Krog10,82146.25−7.08$57,730
LiberalWalter Douglas Anderson8,56836.62+0.32$37,016
GreenIan Elliot Gartshore2,53210.82+1.68$5,020
ConservativeBryce Nelson Crigger1,2215.22–$6,297
IndependentBrunie Brunie2531.09–$1,339
Total valid votes 23,395100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1030.44−0.27
Turnout 23,49857.96+0.84
Registered voters 40,545
New Democratic hold Swing −3.70
Source: Elections BC[15]
2009 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLeonard Krog11,87753.33+7.9
LiberalJeet Manhas8,08636.31-6.2
GreenDirk Becker2,0369.14-0.8
RefederationLinden Robert Shaw2721.22
Total valid votes 22,27199.29
Total rejected ballots 1600.71
Turnout 22,43157.12
Eligible voters 39,273
New Democratic hold Swing +7.1

^ Change is based on redistributed results.

2005 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLeonard Krog13,22651.90+21.67
LiberalMike Hunter8,65733.97-10.67
GreenDoug Catley2,93311.51-5.94
MarijuanaMat Dillon2941.15-2.92
IndependentBrunie Brunie2040.80-0.11
RefederationLinden Robert Shaw1690.66–
Total valid votes 25,48399.45
Total rejected ballots 1400.55+0.05
Turnout 25,623 62.83-7.04
Eligible voters 40,782
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +16.17
2001 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMike Hunter9,74844.64+11.28$46,911
New DemocraticLeonard Krog6,60230.23-18.51$15,152
GreenDoug Catley3,81017.45+15.33$3,225
MarijuanaDonald Edgar Lavallée8894.07–$428
UnitySteve Miller5882.69–$1,799
IndependentBrunie Brunie1990.91–$530
Total valid votes 21,83699.50
Total rejected ballots 1100.50-0.27
Turnout 21,946 69.87+0.08
Registered voters 31,412
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +14.90
British Columbia provincial by-election, December 14, 1998: Parksville-Qualicum
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJudith Reid13,86252.61+11.42$80,746
New DemocraticLeonard Krog5,97822.69-17.03$51,078
Progressive DemocratBruce Hampson3,58513.61+8.50$32,872
ReformRoger Rocan1,5605.92-6.19$13,303
GreenStuart Parker4581.74+0.45$100
IndependentBrunie Brunie4191.67–$650
IndependentBruce Ryder1630.62–$106
IndependentLes Blank1360.51–$923
Family CoalitionMary Elinor Moreau940.35–$1,849
British Columbia PartyJohn Motiuk740.28–$9,988
Total valid votes/expense limit 26,349 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots 55 0.38  
Turnout 26,404 60.09  
Liberal hold Swing +14.22
By-election due to the resignation of Paul Reitsma
Source(s)
"December 14, 1998 By-election" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. December 14, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
1996 British Columbia general election: Parksville-Qualicum
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPaul Reitsma13,45941.19+5.90
New DemocraticLeonard Krog12,97639.72-0.52
ReformTeunis Westbroek5,84612.11–
Progressive DemocratGarner Stone1,6695.11–
GreenMark Robinson4221.29+0.12
Natural LawCliff Brown1100.34–
Common SenseDavid Martin810.24–
Total valid votes 32,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1430.44
Turnout 32,81577.12
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +3.21
1991 British Columbia general election: Parksville-Qualicum
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticLeonard Krog10,40840.24$47,385.69
LiberalWilliam J. Patrick9,12835.29$4,703.30
Social CreditJanet Crapo5,84622.60$67,722.89
GreenErnie Yacob3031.17$$596.50
Family CoalitionAugustine J. Cunningham1800.70$439.00
Total valid votes 25,863 100.00
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 26,26179.24

References

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  2. 1 2 "Leonard Krog - Nanaimo mayor candidate 2022". Times-Colonist. October 1, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wilson, Carla (October 28, 2018). "New Nanaimo mayor Leonard Krog traces political influence to his Granny Best". Times-Colonist. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "The UBC Caucus". The UBC Alumni Chronicle. 1991. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 McMartin, Will (April 21, 2005). "Nanaimo and Nanaimo-Parksville Moving Left, Right". The Tyee. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 37th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "B.C. New Democrats pick new leader". CBC News. November 23, 2003. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Leonard Eugene Krog". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ Devlin, Mike (May 14, 2013). "Leonard Krog fends off Liberal challenger to hold Nanaimo seat for NDP". Times-Colonist. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ Smart, Amy (July 19, 2017). "Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog to chair NDP caucus". Times-Colonist. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Leonard Krog elected mayor of Nanaimo, win triggers by-election". CTV News Vancouver Island. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ Wilson, Carla (November 23, 2018). "Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog to resign as MLA on Nov. 30". Times-Colonist. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ Wilson, Carla (October 16, 2022). "Nanaimo election results: Leonard Krog handily wins mayor's seat". Times-Colonist. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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