- Lorne Mayencourt
Lorne Mayencourt is a Canadian politician, who represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Burrard in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia . He is a member of the BC Liberal party.Mayencourt was first elected in the 2001 provincial election, defeating New Democrat opponent
Tim Stevenson .He was previously the founder and, for its first five years, executive director of the
Vancouver Friends for Life Society, which supports people living with AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.In the 2005 election, conflicting results throughout the night had both Mayencourt and Stevenson declared the victor in Vancouver-Burrard, and the uncertainty continued for several weeks. In the final count of regular ballots, Stevenson was declared the winner by 17 votes; however, when absentee ballots were counted on
May 30 , Mayencourt was declared the winner by a margin of 18 votes. After a judicial recount, Mayencourt was declared the victor by 11 votes.He is known for his
Private Member's Bill called the Safe Streets Act, which aimed to deter aggressivepanhandling .Mayencourt has announced that he will not run in the 2009 provincial election. He is the nominated
Conservative Party of Canada 's candidate inVancouver Centre for the next general election.External links
* [http://www.lornemayencourt.bc.ca MLA Lorne Mayencourt's web site]
* [http://www.lornemayencourt.com Lorne Mayencourt's Conservative Vancouver Centre EDA web site]
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