Peter Fassbender

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2017 British Columbia general election: Surrey-Fleetwood
Peter Fassbender
Peter Fassbender 2016.jpg
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Surrey-Fleetwood
In office
May 14, 2013 May 9, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 11,08553.58+9.17$74,487
Liberal Peter Fassbender 7,59936.73−8.70$66,268
Green Tim Binnema2,0049.69+3.88$879
Total valid votes20,688100.00
Total rejected ballots1600.77+0.10
Turnout20,84859.52+3.80
Registered voters35,025
Source: Elections BC [10] [11]
2013 British Columbia general election : Surrey-Fleetwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Peter Fassbender 8,97445.43+5.89$191,875
New Democratic Jagrup Brar 8,77444.41−4.88$74,514
Green Tim Binnema1,1475.81−0.62$1,641
Conservative Murali Krishnan8014.05−0.66$1,275
Vision Arvin Kumar590.30$2,195
Total valid votes19,755100.00
Total rejected ballots1340.67−0.33
Turnout19,88955.72+1.76
Registered voters35,692
Source: Elections BC [12]

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