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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = David Eby
| name = David Eby
| honorific-suffix = [[Queen's Counsel|Q.C.]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (Canada)|MLA]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Queen's Counsel|Q.C.]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (Canada)|MLA]]
| image = David Eby 2 (33192064560) (cropped).jpg
| image = David Eby 2 (33192064560) (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| birth_name = David Eby
| birth_name = David Eby
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|21}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|21}}
| birth_place = [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place = [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| office = [[Attorney General of British Columbia]]
| office = [[Attorney General of British Columbia]]
| term_start = July 18, 2017
| term_start = July 18, 2017
| term_end =
| term_end =
| premier = [[John Horgan]]
| premier = [[John Horgan]]
| predecessor = [[Andrew Wilkinson (Canadian politician)|Andrew Wilkinson]]
| predecessor = [[Andrew Wilkinson (Canadian politician)|Andrew Wilkinson]]
| successor =
| successor =
| office1 = Minister Responsible for Housing of [[British Columbia]]
| office1 = Minister Responsible for Housing of [[British Columbia]]
| term_start1 = November 26, 2020
| term_start1 = November 26, 2020
| term_end1 =
| term_end1 =
| premier1 = [[John Horgan]]
| premier1 = [[John Horgan]]
| predecessor1 = [[Selina Robinson]] (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing)
| predecessor1 = [[Selina Robinson]] (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing)
| successor1 =
| successor1 =
| assembly2 = British Columbia Legislative
| assembly2 = British Columbia Legislative
| constituency_AM2 = [[Vancouver-Point Grey]]
| constituency_AM2 = [[Vancouver-Point Grey]]
| term_start2 = May 14, 2013
| term_start2 = May 14, 2013
| term_end2 =
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Christy Clark]]
| predecessor2 = [[Christy Clark]]
| successor2 =
| successor2 =
| residence = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| residence = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| education = [[Schulich School of Law]] <br> [[University of Waterloo]]
| education = [[Schulich School of Law]] <br> [[University of Waterloo]]
| party = [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]
| party = [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]
| religion =
| religion =
| profession = Lawyer, Academic
| profession = Lawyer, Academic
| spouse = Dr. Cailey Lynch
| spouse = Dr. Cailey Lynch
| children = 2
| children = 2
| Height = 6'7"
}}
}}


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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 on May 11, 2011. Clark had succeeded [[Gordon Campbell]] as leader of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]], and hence as Premier, weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite news|last=BaileyI|first=Ian|title=Clark's by-election challenger gets B.C. NDP nomination for 2013|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/christy-clarks-by-election-challenger-david-eby-gets-bc-ndp-nomination-for-2013/article5161613/|access-date=November 10, 2012|newspaper=Globe and Mail|date=November 9, 2012}}</ref>
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 on May 11, 2011. Clark had succeeded [[Gordon Campbell]] as leader of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]], and hence as Premier, weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite news|last=BaileyI|first=Ian|title=Clark's by-election challenger gets B.C. NDP nomination for 2013|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/christy-clarks-by-election-challenger-david-eby-gets-bc-ndp-nomination-for-2013/article5161613/|access-date=November 10, 2012|newspaper=Globe and Mail|date=November 9, 2012}}</ref>


== Early life and career ==
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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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pivotlegal.org/past_staff |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414050422/http://www.pivotlegal.org/past_staff |archive-date=2013-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Vancouver's [[Downtown Eastside]] before becoming the executive director of the [[British Columbia Civil Liberties Association]] from 2008 until 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/270139/david-eby-stepping-down-from-bccla-moving-on-to-politics/|access-date=September 3, 2015|publisher=Global BC|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=David Eby|url=http://bccla.org/news-media/media-kit/staff-bios/|work=Staff Biols|publisher=BC Civil Liberties Association|access-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>
Eby grew up in [[Kitchener, Ontario]]. His father, Brian, was a personal injury lawyer and his mother, Laura, was a teacher, and later a grade school principal. He has a sister, and two brothers, named Matthew and Patrick.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Get to Know Attorney General David Eby|url=https://www.cbabc.org/BarTalk/Articles/2018/August/Features/Get-to-Know-Attorney-General-David-Eby|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.cbabc.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mckenzie|first=Kevin Hinton & Ryan|title=BCBusiness|url=https://www.bcbusiness.ca/David-Eby-takes-centre-court-in-the-fight-for-affordable-housing|access-date=2021-11-18|website=BCBusiness|language=en}}</ref>


He was called to the bar in June 2005,<ref>{{cite news|title=Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby|url=http://rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2010/03/features/activist-profile-bc-civil-unions-david-eby|access-date=November 10, 2012|newspaper=rabble.ca|date=March 3, 2010}}</ref> and is the author of ''The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights''.
He studied English at the [[University of Waterloo]] and then went on to graduate from [[Schulich School of Law]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. He was called to the bar in June 2005.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 3, 2010|title=Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby|newspaper=rabble.ca|url=http://rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2010/03/features/activist-profile-bc-civil-unions-david-eby|access-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>

Eby played in and provided vocals for several electro-indie rock bands, including Ladner and World of Science.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet yoga dad: The mellowing of B.C. Attorney General David Eby|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/profile-the-mellowing-of-david-eby|access-date=2021-11-18|website=vancouversun|language=en-CA}}</ref>

His wife, Cailey, was a [[Registered nurse|Registered Nurse]], and went back to study medicine at [[University of British Columbia|UBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Get to Know Attorney General David Eby|url=https://www.cbabc.org/BarTalk/Articles/2018/August/Features/Get-to-Know-Attorney-General-David-Eby|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.cbabc.org}}</ref> They have a son, Ezra, and a daughter, Iva.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet yoga dad: The mellowing of B.C. Attorney General David Eby|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/profile-the-mellowing-of-david-eby|access-date=2021-11-18|website=vancouversun|language=en-CA}}</ref>

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He worked at [[Pivot Legal Society]] from 2003 to 2008<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pivotlegal.org/past_staff |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414050422/http://www.pivotlegal.org/past_staff |archive-date=2013-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Vancouver's [[Downtown Eastside]] before becoming the executive director of the [[British Columbia Civil Liberties Association]] from 2008 until 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/270139/david-eby-stepping-down-from-bccla-moving-on-to-politics/|access-date=September 3, 2015|publisher=Global BC|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=David Eby|url=http://bccla.org/news-media/media-kit/staff-bios/|work=Staff Biols|publisher=BC Civil Liberties Association|access-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref>

He is the author of ''The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights''.

== Election and time in opposition ==
After his election as MLA in 2013, Eby served as housing critic.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Some B.C. real estate agents insider trading and helping to money launder: NDP|language=en-CA|work=financialpost|url=https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/mortgages-real-estate/some-b-c-real-estate-agents-insider-trading-and-helping-to-money-launder-ndp|access-date=2021-11-18}}</ref>


==Elections==
==Elections==

Revision as of 06:25, 18 November 2021

The Honourable
David Eby
Q.C., MLA
Attorney General of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 18, 2017
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byAndrew Wilkinson
Minister Responsible for Housing of British Columbia
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 14, 2013
Preceded byChristy Clark
Personal details
Born
David Eby

(1977-07-21) July 21, 1977 (age 47)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
SpouseDr. Cailey Lynch
Children2
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia
EducationSchulich School of Law
University of Waterloo
ProfessionLawyer, Academic

David Robert Patrick Eby, Q.C., M.L.A. (born July 21, 1977) 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]

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 on May 11, 2011. Clark had succeeded Gordon Campbell as leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and hence as Premier, weeks earlier.[3]

Early life and career

Eby grew up in Kitchener, Ontario. His father, Brian, was a personal injury lawyer and his mother, Laura, was a teacher, and later a grade school principal. He has a sister, and two brothers, named Matthew and Patrick.[4][5]

He studied English at the University of Waterloo and then went on to graduate from Schulich School of Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was called to the bar in June 2005.[6]

Eby played in and provided vocals for several electro-indie rock bands, including Ladner and World of Science.[7]

His wife, Cailey, was a Registered Nurse, and went back to study medicine at UBC.[8] They have a son, Ezra, and a daughter, Iva.[9]

He worked at Pivot Legal Society from 2003 to 2008[10] in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside before becoming the executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association from 2008 until 2012.[11] 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.[12]

He is the author of The Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights.

Election and time in opposition

After his election as MLA in 2013, Eby served as housing critic.[13]

Elections

2020 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic David Eby 12,602 51.32 −4.62 $33,547.40
Liberal Mark Bowen 7,712 31.41 −1.75 $36,024.26
Green Devyani Singh 4,241 17.27 +7.01 $0.00
Total valid votes 24,555 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 96 0.39 −0.01
Turnout 24,651 59.95 −3.68
Registered voters 41,122
New Democratic hold Swing −1.44
Source: Elections BC[14][15]
2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic David Eby 14,195 55.94 +8.35 $72,150
Liberal James Lombardi 8,414 33.16 −10.03 $71,630
Green Amanda Konkin 2,604 10.26 +3.49 $1,525
Independent Brian Taylor 85 0.34 – $0
Your Political Party David Stall 77 0.30 – $368
Total valid votes 25,375 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 101 0.40 +0.12
Turnout 25,476 63.63 +4.66
Registered voters 40,037
Source: Elections BC[16]
2013 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic David Eby 11,499 47.59
Liberal Christy Clark 10,436 43.19
Green Françoise Raunet 1,636 6.77
Conservative Duane Nickull 392 1.62
Independent William Gibbens 72 0.30
Libertarian Marisa Palmer 66 0.27
Work Less Hollis Jacob Linschoten 51 0.21
Platinum Bernard Bedu Yankson 11 0.05
Total valid votes 24,163 100.00
Total rejected ballots 69 0.28
Turnout 24,232 58.97
Source: Elections BC[17]
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 11, 2011: Vancouver-Point Grey
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Christy Clark[18] 7,757 48.73 $98,448
New Democratic David Eby[18] 7,193 45.19 $77,889
Green Françoise Raunet 545 3.42 $309
First Danielle Alie 379 2.38 $35,785
Independent William Gibbens 28 0.18 $388
Independent Eddie Petrossian 16 0.10 $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.[19]

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. ^ "Get to Know Attorney General David Eby". www.cbabc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan. "BCBusiness". BCBusiness. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  6. ^ "Activist profile: The BC Civil Liberties Association's David Eby". rabble.ca. March 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Meet yoga dad: The mellowing of B.C. Attorney General David Eby". vancouversun. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  8. ^ "Get to Know Attorney General David Eby". www.cbabc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. ^ "Meet yoga dad: The mellowing of B.C. Attorney General David Eby". vancouversun. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "David Eby stepping down from BCCLA, moving on to politics?". Global BC. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "David Eby". Staff Biols. BC Civil Liberties Association. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  13. ^ "Some B.C. real estate agents insider trading and helping to money launder: NDP". financialpost. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  14. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  16. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Clark calls by-election for May 11". The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2011.
  19. ^ 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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