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John Nuraney is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

politician, formerly a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

. He represented the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon from 2001 to 2009.

Nuraney first contested the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon in 1996, challenging former Speaker

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the presiding officer of the British Columbia legislature.-The office of Speaker in British Columbia:...

Joan Sawicki. He lost by 823 votes. Upon Sawicki's retirement in 2001

British Columbia general election, 2001

The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001, and held on May 16, 2001...

, Nuraney captured the riding by over 5000 votes in 2001

British Columbia general election, 1996

The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...

.

In the 2009 election

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

, Nuraney stood for re-election in the new district of Burnaby-Deer Lake

Burnaby-Deer Lake

Burnaby-Deer Lake is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first be contested in the 2009 general election in which New Democrat, Kathy Corrigan was elected its first MLA....

, but was defeated by New Democrat Kathy Corrigan

Kathy Corrigan

Kathy Corrigan is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. A member of the BC New Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the riding of Burnaby-Deer Lake...

.

Nuraney was born in Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, and worked in London

London

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, Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

and Zaire

Zaire

The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...

as an insurance professional. He immigrated to Canada from Zaire in 1974 after his assets and business were nationalized by the Zairian government in 1973.

Electoral history

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|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Kathy Corrigan

Kathy Corrigan

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

|Bruce Friesen
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|BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|John Nuraney
|align="right"|8,754
|align="right"|44.00%
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|align="right"|$51,211
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|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|Gabriel Yiu

Gabriel Yiu

Gabriel Yiu is an award-winning journalist, social activist and small business owner in Vancouver.-Background:Yiu was born and educated in Hong Kong. He worked in his father’s trading business before becoming the administrator of an arts institution...

Green Party of British Columbia

Democratic Reform British Columbia

Democratic Reform British Columbia is a progressive–centrist political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.-Formation of the party:...

|Tony Kuo

Tony Kuo

Tony E. Kuo is a former Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia.Kuo made national news in 2004 when he protested the appointment of Paul Martin confidant Bill Cunningham as the Liberal candidate in Burnaby—Douglas for that year's federal election...

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

British Columbia Liberal Party

|John Nuraney
|align="right"|10,207
|align="right"|55.79%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$46,187
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|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

|Joe Keithley

Joe Keithley

Joey "Shithead" Keithley is a punk musician with the band D.O.A.. He was raised in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, and attended Burnaby North Secondary. At age 11, he began playing drums. He would later take up the guitar and vocals. He owns and operates his own record company, Sudden Death...

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

Council of British Columbians

The Council of British Columbians was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. It nominated two candidates in the 2001 British Columbia election:...

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|Joan Sawicki

Joan Sawicki

Joan Marie Sawicki is a former Canadian politician. She served as MLA for the Burnaby-Willingdon riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party....

British Columbia Liberal Party

|John Nuraney
|align="right"|9,678
|align="right"|41.97%
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|align="right"|$46,603
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|PDA

Progressive Democratic Alliance

The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....

Reform Party of British Columbia

The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...

Green Party of British Columbia

|Joe Keithley

Joe Keithley

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

Natural Law Party of Canada

The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....

External links

John Nuraney at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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