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Mike Bernier | |
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 Bernier in 2016 | |
| Member of theBritish Columbia Legislative Assembly forPeace River South | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Blair Lekstrom |
| Succeeded by | Larry Neufeld |
| Minister of Education ofBritish Columbia | |
| In office July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Fassbender |
| Succeeded by | Rob Fleming |
| Mayor ofDawson Creek | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – May 15, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Calvin Kruk |
| Succeeded by | Dale Bumstead |
| Dawson Creek Municipal Councillor | |
| In office December 5, 2005 – December 1, 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968[1] North Vancouver,British Columbia |
| Political party | BC United |
| Residence | Dawson Creek |
Mike Bernier (born 1968) is aCanadian politician, who was elected to theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia in the2013 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district ofPeace River South as a member of theBC United. In December 2014, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment for the Minister of Environment. On July 30, 2015, he was chosen to be Minister of Education in British Columbia.[3] As Minister of Education, Bernier mandated the SOGI 123 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) created by the ARC Foundation into all schools in the province.[4][5]
On October 17, 2016, Bernier fired theVancouver School Board for failing to pass a balanced budget.[6]
On May 9, 2017, Bernier was re-elected in his rural riding of Peace River South with 75.63% of the vote, the highest a BC Liberal has ever been elected with in provincial history and the eleventh highest across all parties in BC history when theConservative Party of British Columbia did not run a candidate in the riding.[7][8]
Bernier was reappointed Minister of Education on June 12, 2017.[9] Bernier sought theBC Liberal Party leadership after Christy Clark's resignation in August 2017, but dropped out of the race after two weeks.[10]
In opposition, he has served as the opposition critic for housing and for finance.
Before being elected provincially, he was served as a city councillor (2005–2008) and then the mayor (2008–2013) ofDawson Creek, BC. He previously worked for 20 years in the natural gas industry.[11]
In the2024 British Columbia general election, he ran as anindependent candidate but wasunseated by Conservative Party of British Columbia candidateLarry Neufeld.[12]
| 2024 British Columbia general election:Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Larry Neufeld | 7,181 | 69.8% | +39.27 | ||||
| Unaffiliated | Mike Bernier | 2,525 | 24.6% | -26.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marshall Bigsby | 576 | 5.6% | -10.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,282 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source:Elections BC[13] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election:Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mike Bernier | 3,862 | 51.19 | −24.78 | $11,466.78 | |||
| Conservative | Kathleen Connolly | 2,303 | 30.53 | – | $0.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Corey Grizz Longley | 1,180 | 15.64 | −8.39 | $1,321.80 | |||
| Wexit | Dorothy Sharon Smith | 199 | 2.84 | – | $538.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,544 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,586 | 41.66 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 18,211 | |||||||
| Source:Elections BC[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election:Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mike Bernier | 6,637 | 75.97 | +29.24 | $26,175 | |||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Goudie | 2,099 | 24.03 | +2.79 | $8,179 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,736 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 1.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,867 | 49.97 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 17,746 | |||||||
| Source:Elections BC[16] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election:Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mike Bernier | 4,373 | 46.73 | -16.35 | $107,254 | |||
| Conservative | Kurt Zane Peats | 2,546 | 27.21 | - | $26,829 | |||
| New Democratic | Darwin Wren | 1,988 | 21.24 | -5.79 | $36,616 | |||
| Independent | Tyrel Andrew Pohl | 451 | 4.82 | - | $2,668 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,358 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,395 | 49.89 | ||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | –21.78 | ||||||
| Source:Elections BC[17] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial government ofChristy Clark | ||
| Cabinet post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Peter Fassbender | Minister of Education July 30, 2015–July 18, 2017 | Rob Fleming |
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