Summary
Gerard A. Janssen (b. May 3, 1946[1]) is a Dutch-born jeweller, watchmaker and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Alberni in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1988 to 2001 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
Gerard Janssen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Alberni | |
| In office November 19, 1988 – May 16, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Skelly |
| Succeeded by | Gillian Trumper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1946 Venlo, Netherlands |
| Political party | British Columbia New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Jeweller |
He was born in Venlo, the son of Nicholas Jannsen and Maria Sloesen,[1] and came to Canada with his parents in 1952. Janssen later took over the operation of the business established by his parents in 1956.[2] In 1967, he married Florence Edith Irene McIver.[1] He was a member of the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce, also serving as its president. Janssen was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1988 by-election held after Bob Skelly resigned his seat to enter federal politics. He served as government whip in the assembly. Janssen was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture from 2000 to 2001.[2] He was defeated by Gillian Trumper when he ran for reelection to the assembly in the new riding of Alberni-Qualicum in 2001.[3]
Electoral history edit
| 2001 British Columbia general election: Alberni-Qualicum | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Gillian Trumper | 13,109 | 53.32 | +17.47 | $34,684 | |||
| New Democratic | Gerard Janssen | 7,395 | 30.08 | -21.93 | $10,768 | |||
| Green | Sergio Paone | 2,999 | 12.20 | +10.83 | $4,066 | |||
| Marijuana | Nicholas Saint Edmund Thorp | 1,081 | 4.40 | – | $1,578 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,584 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 93 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,677 | 74.70 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +19.7 | ||||||
| 1996 British Columbia general election: Alberni | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerard A. Janssen | 7,398 | 52.01 | -1.38 | ||||
| Liberal | Gillian Trumper | 5,099 | 35.85 | +18.21 | ||||
| Reform | V. Hansen | 823 | 5.79 | – | ||||
| Progressive Democrat | Ingrid Helen Rebar | 578 | 4.06 | – | ||||
| Green | Andre Sperling | 195 | 1.37 | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Karl Angus | 72 | 0.51 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Kathleen Lapreyrouse | 58 | 0.41 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,223 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 86 | 0.98 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,309 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +9.80 | ||||||
| 1991 British Columbia general election: Alberni | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerard A. Janssen | 7,136 | 53.39 | -4.08 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gillian Trumper | 3,665 | 27.43 | -0.37 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter J. Tanner | 2,358 | 17.64 | +2.91 | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Alan W. Banford | 206 | 1.54 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,365 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 372 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,737 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -2.23 | ||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, November 19, 1988: Alberni | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gerard A. Janssen | 6,401 | 57.47 | +2.18 | ||||
| Social Credit | George S. Dryden | 3,096 | 27.80 | −13.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Shirley M. Bonfield | 1,640 | 14.73 | +12.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 11,137 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 11,273 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +8.05 | ||||||
| By-election due to the Resignation of Robert Skelly to run for the Canadian House of Commons. | ||||||||
Source(s)
"November 19, 1988 By-election" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 19 January 2017. | ||||||||