Dennis MacKay
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| is | Private investigator Politician | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 1942 | |
| Age | 83 years | |
| Politics: | British Columbia Liberal Party |
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Biography
Dennis MacKay (born 1942) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2009.
MacKay moved into the riding in 1981. Before becoming an MLA, MacKay worked as a private investigator, a provincial coroner, and a security patrol agent. He served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for more than 30 years, including two years with the RCMP's Musical Ride.
Election results
| 2001 British Columbia general election: Bulkley Valley-Stikine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Dennis MacKay | 7,414 | 55.93 | +27.06 | $44,836 | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Goodacre | 2,823 | 21.29 | −15.73 | $30,795 | |||
| Unity | Rod Taylor | 1,190 | 8.98 | – | $11,169 | |||
| Green | Rolf Hussinger | 856 | 6.46 | +5.29 | $3,693 | |||
| Marijuana | Trevor McKilligan | 507 | 3.82 | – | $582 | |||
| All Nations | Theresa Tait | 405 | 3.05 | – | $5,540 | |||
| Citizens Alliance | Bill Forsyth | 62 | 0.47 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,257 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,301 | 73.28 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Bulkley Valley-Stikine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Dennis MacKay | 6,279 | 48.30 | $96,735 | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Donaldson | 5,177 | 39.82 | $50,561 | ||||
| Green | Leanna Mitchell | 769 | 5.91 | $3,466 | ||||
| Democratic Reform | Nipper Kettle | 354 | 2.72 | $2,899 | ||||
| Marijuana | Reginald Bruce Gunanoot | 205 | 1.58 | $100 | ||||
| British Columbia Party | Jack Kortmeyer | 175 | 1.35 | $344 | ||||
| People's Front | Frank Martin | 41 | 0.32 | $540 | ||||
| Total Valid Votes | 13,000 | 100 | ||||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 60 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,060 | 68.78 | ||||||