James Rabbitt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Yale-Lillooet | |
| In office October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Waterland |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1941 Princeton, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal Party (1996-?) Social Credit (1986-1996) |
| Profession | Businessman |
James Thomas "Jim" Rabbitt (born May 22, 1941)[1] is a businessman and former politician in British Columbia. He represented Yale-Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991 as a Social Credit member.
He was born in Princeton, British Columbia, the son of Patrick J. Rabbitt, and was educated at the University of British Columbia. In 1961, Rabbitt married Eileen A. Goldie. He was an alderman for Merritt and was mayor from 1980 to 1984. Rabbitt served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour and Consumer Services.[1] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1991 as a Social Credit member and again in 1996 as a Liberal, losing to Harry Lali each time.[2]
In 1988, he chaired a special legislative committee charged with reviewing the distribution of electoral districts in British Columbia.[3] In 1989, he published Taking action: a strategy for the management of solid wastes as chair of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Task Force.[4]
Electoral history
| 1996 British Columbia general election: Yale-Lillooet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harry Lali | 7,080 | 41.06 | -11.25 | $41,454 | |||
| Liberal | James Rabbitt | 5,912 | 34.29 | -13.40 | $50,073 | |||
| Reform | John Calvin Stinson | 3,419 | 19.83 | – | $23,749 | |||
| Progressive Democrat | Richard Bennett | 706 | 4.09 | – | – | |||
| Family Coalition | Ed Vanwoudenberg | 124 | 0.72 | – | $426 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,241 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 76 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,317 | 72.21 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -12.33 | ||||||
| 1991 British Columbia general election: Yale-Lillooet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Harry Lali | 7,740 | 52.31 | +7.60 | $36,378 | |||
| Social Credit | James Rabbitt | 7,057 | 47.69 | -0.45 | $38,170 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,797 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 697 | 4.50 | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,494 | 72.17 | ||||||
| New Democratic gain from Social Credit | Swing | +4.03 | ||||||
| 1986 British Columbia general election: Yale-Lillooet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | James Rabbitt | 7,424 | 48.14 | -8.64 | ||||
| New Democratic | Howard C. McDiarmid | 6,895 | 44.71 | +4.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Richard A.Y. Lee | 617 | 4.00 | +1.45 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Glenn Henderson | 485 | 3.15 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,421 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 277 | 1.79 | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,698 | |||||||
| Social Credit hold | Swing | -6.34 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 Flanagan, Kathryn M; Miller, Katherine J (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Ross, William; Russ, Norman (1989). "Towards a More Equitable Distribution Of Seats in British Columbia". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 12 (1). Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ↑ Taking action: a strategy for the management of solid wastes. British Columbia. Municipal Solid Waste Management Task Force. 1989. Retrieved 2012-02-27.