Graeme Bowbrick

Graeme Bowbrick KC (born 1966) is a Canadian lawyer, educator and former politician. Bowbrick is a faculty member in the Criminology Department at Douglas College and sits on the College Board.[2] He served as a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, representing the riding of New Westminster. He served as Minister of Advanced Education in 2000, and Attorney General in 2000–2001.[3] [4]

Graeme T. Bowbrick
KC
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for New Westminster
In office
May 28, 1996 – May 16, 2001
Preceded byAnita Hagen
Succeeded byJoyce Murray
Personal details
Born1965/1966 (age 56–57)[1]
Political partyNew Democrat

Bowbrick received a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University in 1989, an LL.B. from the University of Victoria in 1992 and was called to the Bar on May 14, 1993. He received an LL.M. from the University of British Columbia in 2013.[5]

Academic career

Bowbrick is an instructor in the Criminology and Legal Studies programs at Douglas College. He is also an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, teaching in the Criminology and Masters in Applied Legal Studies programs.

Electoral history
37th British Columbia election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalJoyce Murray11,05949.20%$47,701
New DemocraticGraeme Bowbrick6,97131.02%$26,704
GreenRobert Broughton2,98213.27%$3,401
MarijuanaMarlene P. Campbell8593.82%$394
UnityHoward Vernon Irving6042.69%
Total Valid Votes 22,475 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 113 0.50%
Turnout 22,588 71.07%
36th British Columbia election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticGraeme Bowbrick10,41846.69%$29,591
LiberalHelen Sparkes8,59138.50%$34,673
ReformBrian Stromgren1,4466.48%
Progressive DemocratCraig Sahlin1,1215.02%
GreenMichael G. Horn4882.19%$145
IndependentArthur Crossman1420.64%
Natural LawGeorge Bauch1070.48%$224
Total Valid Votes 22,313 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 133 0.59%
Turnout 22,446 70.41%
1993 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformTed White20,40740.01+31.09
LiberalMobina Jaffer15,95131.27+4.06
Progressive ConservativeWill McMartin7,90015.49-22.16
New DemocraticGraeme Bowbrick3,2546.38-17.48
NationalDallas Collis2,2344.38–
GreenArne B. Hansen5341.05+0.11
Natural LawBradford Cooke4470.88–
IndependentClarke L. Ashley1440.28–
LibertarianAnthony Jasich1160.23–
Commonwealth of CanadaPaul Fraleigh220.04–
Total valid votes 51,009100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.52

References
  1. Bowbrick knocked off his branch: [Final Edition] Middleton, Greg. The Province [Vancouver, B.C] 17 May 2001: A6.
  2. "Douglas College".
  3. "36th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 18, 2001". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. "BC Votes 2009 results". CBC.ca. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. "Lawyer Lookup – Graeme Bowbrick, Q.C." The Law Society of British Columbia. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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