Doug Routley

Doug Routley
MLA for Cowichan-Ladysmith
In office 2005–2009
Preceded by	Graham Bruce
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Preceded by	first member
Personal details
Born	May 9, 1961 New Westminster
Political party	New Democrat
Children	Sasha, Madeline

Doug Routley (born May 9, 1961) is the current MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Canadian province of British Columbia.^[1] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the riding of Cowichan-Ladysmith in the 2005 general election and then to the riding of Nanaimo-North Cowichan after new electoral districts were established for the 2009 general election.^[1][2]

He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.^[1]

Electoral results

British Columbia general election, 2005: Cowichan-Ladysmith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Doug Routley	13,402	50.20%
	Liberal	Graham Bruce	10,879	40.75%
	Green	Cindy-Lee Robinson	1,823	6.83%
	Independent	Jim Bell	290	1.09%
	Democratic Reform	Brian Fraser Johnson	223	0.84%
	Freedom	Jeremy Harold Sandwith Smyth	79	0.30%
Total			26,696	100.00%

British Columbia general election, 2009: Nanaimo-North Cowichan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Doug Routley	12,888	54.34%
	Liberal	Rob Hutchins	8,426	35.52%
	Green	Ian Gartshore	2,135	9.00%
	Refederation	Ron James Fuson	271	1.14%
Total valid votes			23,720	100.00%

References

1. "Doug Routley", leg.bc.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2013
2. "MLA helps homeless man who suffered heart attack", candad.com, March 27, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2013