Susan Brice

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Susan Brice
Saanich District Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Saanich South
In office
May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005
Preceded byAndrew Petter
Succeeded byDavid Cubberley
Minister of Human Resources of British Columbia
In office
September 20, 2004 – June 16, 2005
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byStan Hagen
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services of British Columbia
In office
January 26, 2004 – September 20, 2004
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGulzar Cheema (Minister of State for Mental Health)
Succeeded byBrenda Locke
Mayor of Oak Bay
In office
1985–1990
Preceded byJ. Douglas Watts
Succeeded byDiana Butler
Personal details
Born (1943-07-07) July 7, 1943 (age 81)[1]
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[2]
Political partyBC Liberal
Other political
affiliations		BC Social Credit (ca. 1989-1991)
Spouse
George Brice
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(m. 1965)​

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.

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
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Susan Brice 12,699 52.17% $40,228
New Democratic David Cubberley 6,838 28.09% $38,619
Green Gracie MacDonald 3,823 15.70% $3,545
Marijuana Tamara Tulloch 462 1.90% $394
Conservative Paul Scrimger 349 1.43% $1,032
Independent James Robert Lauder 172 0.71% $608
Total valid votes 24,343 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 66 0.27%
Turnout 24,409 76.00%
Source: Elections BC[10]
2005 British Columbia general election: Saanich South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic David Cubberley 12,809 46.08 +17.99
Liberal Susan Brice 12,380 44.54 −7.63
Green Brandon McIntyre 2,018 7.26 −8.44
Democratic Reform Brett Hinch 223 0.80 –
Western Canada Concept Douglas Christie 207 0.74 –
Independent Kerry Steinemann 161 0.58 –
Total 27,798 100.00
Total rejected ballots 170 0.61%
Turnout 27,968 72.03%
Source: Elections BC[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "COUNCIL CANDIDATE: Susan Brice". Saanich News. October 24, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Susan Brice". District of Saanich. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "37th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 19, 2005: MLA: Hon. Susan Brice". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Brice, Hon. Susan (Saanich South) Minister of Human Resources". Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ McMartin, Will (November 23, 2010). "Ida Chong Should Worry". The Tyee. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "1991 British Columbia Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Saanich South". CBC News. April 29, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "Campbell Cabinet: 37th Parliament 2001-2005, 38th Parliament 2005-2009, 39th Parliament 2009-2011" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Notes on the Civic Elections". The Tyee. November 21, 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Statement of Votes - 37th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Statement of Votes - 38th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. November 14, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2024.