Elayne Brenzinger
| Elayne Brenzinger | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Surrey-Whalley | |
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In office 2001–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Smallwood |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Ralston |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal → Democratic Reform |
Elayne Brenzinger (born 1951, in Scotland) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, Canada representing Democratic Reform British Columbia, a progressive/centrist political party formed in January 2005.
She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party in the 2001 provincial election for the riding of Surrey-Whalley, defeating cabinet minister and long time NDP MLA Joan Smallwood.
She resigned from the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent in March 2004 because of a dispute with the party leadership concerning the sale of BC Rail to CN.[1]
She was a key force in the creation of the Democratic Reform BC party, which was officially founded on January 15, 2005, and became its first MLA four days later.
On May 17, 2005, Brenzinger was defeated by New Democratic candidate Bruce Ralston in her Surrey-Whalley riding.