Susan Brice

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George Brice
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Susan Brice
Saanich District Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005

Susan Brice (born July 7, 1943) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party, and served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell. She has served as a member of the Saanich District Council since 2005, [2] and was previously mayor and councillor in Oak Bay.

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Biography

Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, [3] [4] she attended the University of Victoria and worked as an elementary school teacher in Esquimalt and Oak Bay. [2] She served as an elected trustee to the Greater Victoria School Board from 1975 to 1980, including as chair of the board from 1978 to 1979. [3] [4] She was elected councillor to the Municipality of Oak Bay in 1980, then served as mayor from 1985 to 1990. [3] [4] She represented Oak Bay as a director on the Capital Regional District board during that time, and chaired the board from 1988 to 1989. [3]

She ran as a candidate for the Social Credit Party in a 1989 by-election for the provincial riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head, but lost to New Democrat Elizabeth Cull by 377 votes. [5] She contested the riding again at the 1991 provincial election, this time placing third behind Cull and Liberal Paul McKivett. [6] She was a host on CFAX AM1070 from 1990 to 1992, [4] then became executive director of the Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island. [2] [3]

She represented the BC Liberals in the riding of Saanich South at the 2001 provincial election, and defeated New Democrat David Cubberley to become member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). [3] [7] She was appointed to the cabinet in January 2004 as Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services, before being re-assigned as Minister of Human Resources that September. [8] She was also a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Education, and chair of the Government Caucus Committee on Health. [3]

After losing re-election as MLA in 2005 by 429 votes against Cubberley, [7] Brice instead ran for Saanich District Council at that year's municipal election, [1] [9] and has served as councillor since then. [2]

She has been married to husband George since 1965; they have two sons together. [3]

Electoral record

2001 British Columbia general election : Saanich South
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Susan Brice 12,69952.17%$40,228
New Democratic David Cubberley 6,83828.09%$38,619
Green Gracie MacDonald3,82315.70%$3,545
Marijuana Tamara Tulloch4621.90%$394
Conservative Paul Scrimger3491.43%$1,032
Independent James Robert Lauder1720.71%$608
Total valid votes24,343 100.00%
Total rejected ballots66 0.27%
Turnout24,409 76.00%
Source: Elections BC [10]
2005 British Columbia general election : Saanich South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic David Cubberley 12,80946.08+17.99
Liberal Susan Brice 12,38044.54−7.63
Green Brandon McIntyre2,0187.26−8.44
Democratic Reform Brett Hinch2230.80–
Western Canada Concept Douglas Christie 2070.74–
Independent Kerry Steinemann1610.58–
Total27,798 100.00
Total rejected ballots170 0.61%
Turnout27,968 72.03%
Source: Elections BC [11]

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