Ken Johnston (British Columbia politician)

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Diane Johnston
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(m. 1972)​
Ken Johnston
Richmond City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2008 –November 5, 2018
Residence Richmond, British Columbia
Occupationaccountant, banker

Ken Johnston (born 1950) is a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He is a former member of the Richmond City Council, serving between 1993 to 2001, and 2008 to 2018. He previously represented the Vancouver-Fraserview riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Biography

Born in Vancouver, [1] Johnston grew up in the neighbourhood of Fraserview and graduated from Killarney Secondary School in 1968. [2] He attended the University of British Columbia, and earned his Certified General Accountant designation in 1976; he subsequently worked as a public practice accountant before moving into private business in 1980. [2] He became a director of Richmond Savings Credit Union in 1986, and he served as board chair from 1995 to 1998. [1] [2] After Richmond Savings was merged into Coast Capital Savings, Johnston also served on the board of that institution. [2] He was also president of Richmond-based transportation company Novex Delivery Solutions. [3]

A resident of Richmond since 1976, Johnston first became a Richmond city councillor in 1993, [3] and was re-elected in 1996 and 1999. In the 2001 provincial election, he ran as a BC Liberal candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview, and defeated the incumbent New Democratic Party candidate Ian Waddell by 4,546 votes to become the riding's member of the legislative assembly (MLA). [4] [5] During his term in the BC legislature, he served as a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Government Operations, as well as various legislative standing committees, including the Health and Crown Corporations committees. [2]

He was replaced as the Liberal candidate in Vancouver-Fraserview for the 2005 provincial election by Wally Oppal, who was recruited by party leader Gordon Campbell to run in the riding. [6] [7] After finishing his term as MLA, he ran in the 2008 municipal election as part of Richmond First, and returned to Richmond City Council. [8] He was re-elected councillor in 2011 as a Richmond First candidate, [8] then in 2014 as part of the Richmond Community Coalition; [9] he lost re-election in 2018 by finishing in 12th place. [10] [11]

He married his wife Diane in 1972; they have two children together. [1] [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "MLA: Mr. Ken Johnston". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. June 4, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
  3. 1 2 "Councillor Ken Johnston". City of Richmond. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Vancouver-Fraserview". CBC News. April 29, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Candidate: Ken Johnston". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Oppal running for Liberals". CBC News. April 8, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Smith, Charlie (September 4, 2012). "Rob Howard becomes Richmond Centre's third straight B.C. Liberal MLA to quit after one term". Georgia Straight . Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Candidate for Councillor - Ken JOHNSTON". Richmond News. November 17, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  9. ↑ Wood, Graeme (July 28, 2014). "Councillors jump ship to Richmond Community Coalition party". Richmond News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ Campbell, Alan; Devlin, Megan; Xiong, Daisy (October 21, 2018). "RCA, RITE celebrate 2 rookies elected to council". Richmond News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ Kotyk, Alyse (November 5, 2018). "Richmond's new city council prepares to be sworn in tonight". Richmond News. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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