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Bruce Ralston
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| Minister of Forests of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Katrine Conroy (Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development) |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation of British Columbia | |
| In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Josie Osborne |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources of British Columbia | |
| In office January 22, 2020 – November 26, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Michelle Mungall |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology of British Columbia | |
| In office July 18, 2017 – January 22, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Shirley Bond (Jobs) Jas Johal (Technology) |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Mungall |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Whalley | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Elayne Brenzinger |
| Surrey City Councillor | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoria, British Columbia[1] |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Miriam Sobrino |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Bruce Ralston KC MLA is a Canadian politician. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Whalley since 2005. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he has served in the cabinets of Premiers John Horgan and David Eby since 2017, currently as Minister of Forests.
Ralston was born in Victoria and grew up in Vancouver. He has degrees in history and law from the University of British Columbia, and a degree in history from the University of Cambridge in England.[1][2] He was called to the bar in 1982,[3] and has lived in Surrey since 1990,[2] where he ran his own law firm.[1]
Ralston served on the Surrey City Council from 1988 to 1993.[4] He was a member of the board of directors of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union from 1995 to 2006.[1] Between 1996 and 2001, he served as president of the BC NDP.[5]
He ran in the 2001 provincial election as the NDP candidate in Surrey-Panorama Ridge, finishing a distant second behind Liberal candidate Gulzar Cheema.[6] In the 2005 election he instead contested the riding of Surrey-Whalley, winning the seat with 55% of the vote.[2] He kept his seat in the 2009 election, growing his vote share to 66.5%,[2] and was re-elected in 2013, 2017 and 2020.[1] He replaced John Horgan as NDP house leader in March 2014, allowing Horgan to contest the party leadership.[7]
In July 2017, Ralston was named Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology in the NDP minority government.[8] He swapped portfolios with Michelle Mungall in January 2020, becoming Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.[9] His post was modified to Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps of British Columbia in November 2020,[10] and he was appointed Queen's counsel in December of the same year.[3] He was subsequently named Minister of Forests in the Eby ministry on December 7, 2022, while retaining the role of Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps.[11]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,994 | 70.94 | +12.32 | $21,604.97 | |||
| Liberal | Shaukat Khan | 4,052 | 26.15 | −3.93 | $28,029.77 | |||
| Vision | Jag Bhandari | 228 | 1.47 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Communist | Ryan Abbott | 223 | 1.44 | +0.9 | $123.40 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,497 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 236 | 1.50 | +0.62 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,733 | 40.59 | −10.96 | |||||
| Registered voters | 38,764 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +8.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[12][13] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,315 | 58.62 | −2.81 | $59,997 | |||
| Liberal | Sargy Chima | 5,293 | 30.08 | +0.54 | $75,151 | |||
| Green | Rita Anne Fromholt | 1,893 | 10.76 | – | $322 | |||
| Communist | George Gidora | 96 | 0.54 | – | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,597 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.88 | −0.56 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,754 | 51.55 | +5.27 | |||||
| Registered voters | 34,440 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[14][15] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,405 | 61.43 | $112,496 | ||||
| Liberal | Kuljeet Kaur | 5,004 | 29.54 | $34,568 | ||||
| Conservative | Sunny Chohan | 1,110 | 6.55 | $40,961 | ||||
| Vision | Jag Bhandari | 420 | 2.48 | $9,375 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,939 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 248 | 1.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,187 | 46.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[16] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 10,453 | ||||||
| Liberal | Radhia Benalia | 4,083 | ||||||
| Green | Bernadette Kennan | 1,189 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Bruce Ralston | 8,903 | 55.00 | |||||
| Liberal | Barbara Steele | 4,949 | 30.57 | |||||
| Green | Roy Whyte | 1,238 | 7.65 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Elayne Brenzinger | 607 | 3.75 | |||||
| Marijuana | Melady Belinda Earl | 302 | 1.87 | |||||
| Independent | Joe Pal | 139 | 0.86 | |||||
| Platinum | Neil Gregory Magnuson | 50 | 0.31 | |||||
| Total | 16,188 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Gulzar Cheema | 9,590 | 58.94 | – | |
| NDP | Bruce Ralston | 3,240 | 19.91 | – | |
| Green | Sunny Athwal | 1,437 | 8.83 | – | |
| Unity | Heather Stilwell | 1,123 | 6.90 | – | |
| Marijuana | Randy Caine | 424 | 2.61 | – | |
| Reform | Shirley Ann Abraham | 408 | 2.51 | – | |
| Action | Ed Weiland | 50 | 0.30 | – | |
| Total Valid Votes | 16,272 | 100.00 | |||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 128 | 0.79 | |||
| Turnout | 16,400 | 69.04 | |||
Media related to Bruce Ralston at Wikimedia Commons| British Columbia provincial government of David Eby | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Katrine Conroy | Minister of Forests December 7, 2022- |
Incumbent |
| British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan | ||
| Cabinet posts (3) | ||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| position established | Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation November 26, 2020-December 7, 2022 |
Josie Osborne |
| Michelle Mungall | Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources January 22, 2020-November 26, 2020 |
position abolished |
| Shirley Bond Jas Johal |
Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology July 18, 2017–January 22, 2020 |
Michelle Mungall |
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Membership per the 2020 British Columbia general election on October 24, 2020, and subsequent by-elections. | |
