David Eby

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]

The Honourable David Eby Q.C., MLA
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office July 18, 2017
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Andrew Wilkinson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey
Incumbent
Assumed office May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Christy Clark
Personal details
Born	David Eby (1977-07-21) July 21, 1977 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political party	New Democrat
Spouse(s)	Dr. Cailey Lynch
Children	2
Residence	Vancouver, British Columbia
Education	Schulich School of Law University of Waterloo
Profession	Lawyer, Academic

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	%
	New Democratic	David Eby	14,195	55.94
	Liberal	James Lombardi	8,414	33.16
	Green	Amanda Konkin	2,604	10.26
	Independent	Brian Taylor	84	0.33
	Your Political Party	David Stall	77	0.30
Total valid votes			25,374	100.00
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.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 Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
9. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
10. "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.

External links

• Official website
• The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights

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