John Rustad

John Rustad (born 1963) is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia.[2] He currently represents the constituency of Nechako Lakes, which he has held since the 2009 election.[3] He was first elected in 2005 representing the riding of Prince George-Omineca, which was dissolved in 2009 and replaced by the current Nechako Lakes riding.[3] Rustad was re-elected to represent the riding in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on June 10, 2013 by Premier Christy Clark. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and as a member of the Environment and Land Use Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Treasury Board, Select Standing Committee on Education, Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Select Standing Committee on Health. Rustad was born and raised in Prince George and has lived all of his life in northern B.C. He grew up enjoying fishing and hunting. In 2009, he and his wife Kim moved to Cluculz Lake where they enjoy the peace and beauty of rural living.

John Rustad MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nechako Lakes Prince George-Omineca (2005-2009)
Incumbent
Assumed office May 17, 2005
Preceded by	Paul Nettleton
Personal details
Born	1962/1963 (age 56–57) Prince George, British Columbia[1]
Political party	BC Liberal
Occupation	B.C. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Rustad	5,307	54.39	$43,487
	New Democratic	Anne Marie Sam	2,909	29.81	$14,578
	Green	Douglas Norman Gook	878	9.00	$163
	Libertarian	Jon Rempel	438	4.49	$3,100
	Independent	Al Trampuh	226	2.31
Total valid votes			9,758	100.00
Total rejected ballots			67	0.68
Turnout			9,825	59.06
Source: Elections BC[4]

2013 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Rustad	5,324	53.79	–1.97	$75,052
	New Democratic	Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett	2,737	27.65	–7.64	$56,108
	Conservative	Dan Brooks	1,253	12.66	–	$52,518
	Green	Colin Hamm	510	5.15	–1.15	$1,599
	Advocational	Beverly Bird	74	0.75	–	$3,009
Total valid votes			9,898	100.0
Total rejected ballots			42	0.42
Turnout			9,940	58.46
	Liberal hold		Swing		+2.84
Source: Elections BC[5]

2009 British Columbia general election: Nechako Lakes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Rustad	4,949	55.76	$60,522
	New Democratic	Byron Goerz	3,133	35.29	$7,480
	Green	Gerard Riley	559	6.30	$350
	Refederation	Mike Summers	235	2.65	$1,110
Total valid votes			8,876	99.25
Total rejected ballots			67	0.75
Turnout			8,943	54.80
Source: Elections BC[6]

References

1. John Rustad to run in Nechako Lakes riding Anonymous. The Caledonia Courier [Fort St. James, B.C] 09 Apr 2008: 3.
2. Rustad making another effort to sit as school board trustee: [Final Edition] Prince George Citizen [Prince George, B.C] 27 Sep 2002: 3.
3. John Rustad Official Website
4. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
5. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
6. "Nechako Lakes - 2009 Voting results by voting area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 16 June 2017.