Lorne Mayencourt
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Burrard
In office
May 16, 2001  September 13, 2008
Preceded byTim Stevenson
Succeeded bySpencer Chandra Herbert
Personal details
Born1957 (age 6667)
Political partyBC Liberal (provincial)
Conservative (federal)
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia

Lorne Mayencourt (born 1957) is a Canadian politician, who formerly represented the electoral district of Vancouver-Burrard in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a member of the BC Liberal party.

Career

Mayencourt was first elected in the 2001 provincial election, defeating New Democrat opponent Tim Stevenson. He was previously the founder and, for its first five years, executive director of the Vancouver Friends for Life Society, which supports people living with AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

He is the founder of the BC New Hope Recovery Society and Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community in North Central BC which supports addicts in a long-term recovery community.

In the 2005 election, conflicting results throughout the night had both Mayencourt and Stevenson declared the victor in Vancouver-Burrard, and the uncertainty continued for several weeks. In the final count of regular ballots, Stevenson was declared the winner by 17 votes; however, when absentee ballots were counted on May 30, Mayencourt was declared the winner by a margin of 18 votes. After a judicial recount, Mayencourt was declared the victor by 11 votes.

He is known for his Private Member's Bill called the Safe Streets Act (2004), which aimed to deter aggressive panhandling.[1] He chaired the provincial Safe Schools Task Force (2003) and introduced the Safe Schools Act (2005) to combat bullying in the school system based on racism, sexism and homophobia. He introduced the Apology Act to facilitate sincere and timely reconciliation between government, business and citizens.

Mayencourt announced that he would not run in the 2009 provincial election, and resigned early to run as the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in Vancouver Centre for the 2008 general election. He lost to incumbent Liberal MP Hedy Fry.[2]

Mayencourt announced that he would seek the BC Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Vancouver-False Creek for the 2013 British Columbia general election after the current incumbent Mary McNeil announced she would not be seeking another term. His main competition was former Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, who ended up winning the nomination and subsequently winning the election.[3]

Electoral record

2008 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalHedy Fry19,50634.50-9.37$80,974
ConservativeLorne Mayencourt14,18825.09+4.73$91,239
New DemocraticMichael Byers12,04721.31-7.34$85,957
GreenAdriane Carr10,35418.31+12.43$82,713
LibertarianJohn Clarke3400.60+0.07$0
Marxist–LeninistMichael Hill940.16
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,529100.0   $94,404
Liberal hold Swing -7.05
2005 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Burrard
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLorne Mayencourt12,00942.16−5.94$161,227
New DemocraticTim Stevenson11,99842.12+11.04$67,587
GreenJanek Patrick John Kuchmistrz3,69812.98−3.21$8,237
LibertarianJohn Clarke3881.36$100
Work LessLisa Voldeng1700.60$1,855
SexJohn Gordon Ince1110.39$100
Democratic ReformIan McLeod820.29$400
PlatinumAntonio Francisco Ferreira270.09$100
Total valid votes 28,483100
Total rejected ballots 1960.69
Turnout 28,67951.95
2001 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Burrard
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLorne Mayencourt11,39648.11+10.88$46,939
New DemocraticTim Stevenson7,35931.07−18.63$45,493
GreenRobbie Mattu3,82616.15+13.52$1,029
MarijuanaMarc Emery9063.82$394
UnityGregory Paul Michael Hartnell2901.15
IndependentBoris Bear1360.57$157
People's FrontJoseph Theriault400.17$57
Independent RhinocerosHelvis250.11$100
Total valid votes 23,688 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123 0.52
Turnout 23,811 63.67

References

  • "MLA: Lorne Mayencourt". Previous Parliaments. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  1. "Mayencourt pleased with Safe Streets Act" Xtra! March 30, 2006.
  2. "Vancouver Centre". Canada Votes 2008. CBC. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  3. "Lorne Mayencourt to seek B.C. Liberal nomination". CBC. November 21, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
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