Murray Coell (born 1955 or 1954) is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, a suburb of Victoria, from 1996 through 2012. He is a BC Liberal. He previously served as the Minister of Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development; Minister of Human Resources; Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services; and Minister of Advanced Education and Minister Responsible for Research and Technology.[2]
Murray Coell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands | |
| In office May 28, 1996 – May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Clive Tanner |
| Succeeded by | Gary Holman |
| Minister of Human Resources of British Columbia | |
| In office June 5, 2001 – January 26, 2004 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Stan Hagen |
| Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services of British Columbia | |
| In office January 26, 2004 – June 16, 2005 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | George Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Tom Christensen (Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation), Ida Chong (Women’s and Seniors’ Services) |
| Minister of Advanced Education of British Columbia | |
| In office June 16, 2005 – June 10, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Ida Chong |
| Succeeded by | Moira Stilwell |
| Minister responsible for Research and Technology of British Columbia | |
| In office June 16, 2005 – June 23, 2008 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Minister of Labour Market Development of British Columbia | |
| In office June 23, 2008 – June 10, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Moira Stilwell |
| Minister of Labour of British Columbia | |
| In office June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Iain Black |
| Succeeded by | Iain Black |
| Minister of Environment of British Columbia | |
| In office October 25, 2010 – March 14, 2011 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Barry Penner |
| Succeeded by | Terry Lake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
Coell was first elected to the British Columbia legislature in 1996 and has been re-elected in 2001, 2005, and 2009. He announced in 2012 that he would not run for re-election.[3]
Prior to being elected to provincial office, Coell was mayor of Saanich, British Columbia for six years.[3] He has also served as chair of the Capital Regional District. Before entering politics, Coell was a social worker and a small business owner. He has a Bachelor of Arts in social welfare from the University of Victoria.
Election results
edit| 1996 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 13,374 | 47.57% | |||||
| New Democratic | Lynda Laushway | 10,546 | 37.51% | |||||
| Reform | Ross Imrie | 1,627 | 5.79% | |||||
| Progressive Democrat | Gary Lundy | 1,533 | 5.45% | |||||
| Green | Wally du Temple | 898 | 3.19% | |||||
| Natural Law | Paul Tessier | 72 | 0.26% | |||||
| Western Canada Concept | Zino Del Monte | 63 | 0.22% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 28,113 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.43% | ||||||
| Turnout | 28,233 | 77.89% | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 15,406 | 54.29 | |||||
| Green | Andrew Lewis | 7,211 | 25.41 | |||||
| New Democratic | Paul Sam | 5,011 | 17.66 | |||||
| Marijuana | Christina Racki | 491 | 1.73 | |||||
| Independent | Balther Johannes Jensen | 257 | 0.91 | |||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 13,265 | 44.01 | |||||
| New Democratic | Christine Hunt | 11,265 | 37.37 | |||||
| Green | Ken Rouleau | 4,557 | 15.12 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Ian Douglas Bruce | 1,056 | 3.50 | |||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Murray Coell | 13,120 | 44.91 | +0.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary Holman | 12,875 | 44.07 | +6.9 | ||||
| Green | Tom Bradfield | 3,220 | 11.02 | −4.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,215 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Murray Coell re-elected, Green candidate second: [Final Edition] Bell, Jeff. Times - Colonist [Victoria, B.C] 17 May 2001: C4.
- ^ "Honorable Murray Coell". Cabinet Ministers. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Another B.C. Liberal quits politics". CBC. July 11, 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
