David Eby

David Robert Patrick Eby, Q.C., M.L.A. (born July 21, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a lawyer and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, serving as attorney general and minister responsible for housing.[1] He was elected the British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey in the 2013 provincial election defeating Premier Christy Clark by 1,063 votes.[2]

The Honourable

David Eby

Q.C., MLA
Attorney General of British Columbia
Assumed office
July 18, 2017
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byAndrew Wilkinson
Minister Responsible for Housing of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 26, 2020
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded bySelina Robinson (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing)
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Point Grey
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Preceded byChristy Clark
Personal details
Born
David Eby

(1977-07-21) July 21, 1977
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Spouse(s)Dr. Cailey Lynch
Children2
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia
EducationSchulich School of Law
University of Waterloo
ProfessionLawyer, Academic

Two years earlier, Eby came within almost 600 votes of derailing Clark's bid to enter the legislature via a by-election in the same riding in a by-election on May 11, 2011. Clark had succeeded Gordon Campbell as leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and hence as Premier, weeks earlier.[3]

Eby grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, the son of a lawyer. He studied English at the University of Waterloo and then went on to graduate from Schulich School of Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He worked at Pivot Legal Society from 2003 to 2008[4] in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside before becoming the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association from 2008 until 2012.[5] He is adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia and also has served as president of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and as a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.[6]

He was called to the bar in June 2005,[7] and is the author of The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights.

Elections
2020 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDavid Eby12,60251.32−4.62
LiberalMark Bowen7,71231.41−1.75
GreenDevyani Singh4,24117.27+7.01
Total valid votes 24,555100.00–
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[8]
2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDavid Eby14,19555.94+8.35$72,150
LiberalJames Lombardi8,41433.16−10.03$71,630
GreenAmanda Konkin2,60410.26+3.49$1,525
IndependentBrian Taylor850.34–$0
Your Political PartyDavid Stall770.30–$368
Total valid votes 25,375100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1010.40+0.12
Turnout 25,47663.63+4.66
Registered voters 40,037
Source: Elections BC[9]
2013 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticDavid Eby11,49947.59
LiberalChristy Clark10,43643.19
GreenFrançoise Raunet1,6366.77
ConservativeDuane Nickull3921.62
IndependentWilliam Gibbens720.30
LibertarianMarisa Palmer660.27
Work LessHollis Jacob Linschoten510.21
PlatinumBernard Bedu Yankson110.05
Total valid votes 24,163100.00
Total rejected ballots 690.28
Turnout 24,23258.97
Source: Elections BC[10]
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 11, 2011: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalChristy Clark[11]7,75748.73$98,448
New DemocraticDavid Eby[11]7,19345.19$77,889
GreenFrançoise Raunet5453.42$309
FirstDanielle Alie3792.38$35,785
IndependentWilliam Gibbens280.18$388
IndependentEddie Petrossian160.10$321
Total valid votes 15,918 100
Total rejected ballots 33 0.21
Turnout 15,951 38.94
Called upon the resignation of Gordon Campbell.[12]

References
  1. "Student who flipped Point Grey property for $1.16 million profit prompts new call for stricter oversight for real estate". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  2. "Premier Christy Clark officially loses seat to NDP’s David Eby", Metro Vancouver, May 28, 2013
  3. BaileyI, Ian (November 9, 2012). "Clark's by-election challenger gets B.C. NDP nomination for 2013". Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?". Global BC. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. "David Eby". Staff Biols. BC Civil Liberties Association. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  7. "Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby". rabble.ca. March 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  9. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  11. "Clark calls by-election for May 11". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2011.
  12. Gordon Campbell steps down as MLA. CBC News, March 15, 2011.
British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Andrew Wilkinson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of British Columbia
July 18, 2017–		 Incumbent
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