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Larry Neufeld MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Peace River South | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Bernier |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Conservatives |
Larry Neufeld is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Peace River South as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. [1] [2] [3]
Neufeld is a long-time resident of Peace River South with his wife of 33 years and his three children. [4] [5] Neufeld was raised in northern Saskatchewan as the eldest son of a first-generation farmer. [4] [5] He has earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering and has pursued graduate studies in this same discipline. At 29 years old,he was appointed as Vice President of Western Canada's largest environmental remediation contractor. [4]
Neufeld has been an entrepreneur since 2006 when he founded his own companies kickstarting his interest in responsible fiscal management and compound interest. On top of being a seasoned professional engineer and a successful business owner,Neufeld was a former Reserve Infantry Platoon Commander,and continues to dedicate volunteer hours to his local community. [4]
Neufeld has been a supporter of the People's Party of Canada,donating $400 in 2021 to the party and $400 in 2022 to PPC leader Maxime Bernier's riding association in Beauce. [6]
In November of 2023,Neufeld was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for the riding of Peace River South. [7] Neufeld showed a lack of willingness to attend the planned election forum in his riding,prompting incumbent BC United candidate Mike Bernier to voice his disappointment about Neufeld's lack of interest. [8] However Neufeld wrote in a reply stating that his focus during the campaign period is to "engage with voters directly at the doors". [8] Neufeld went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC with 69.8% of the votes unseating BC United incumbent,Mike Bernier,who ran as an independent following the intentional suspension of his party's political campaign on August 28,2024. [9] [10]
Neufeld currently serves on the official opposition's shadow cabinet as the critic for Natural Gas and LNG. [4]
| 2024 British Columbia general election : Peace River South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Larry Neufeld | 7,181 | 69.8% | +39.27 | ||||
| Unaffiliated | Mike Bernier | 2,525 | 24.6% | -26.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marshall Bigsby | 576 | 5.6% | -10.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,282 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC [11] | ||||||||
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