Lorne Mayencourt (born 1957) is a

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politician, who formerly represented the

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of Vancouver-Burrard in the

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as a member of the

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party.

Career

Mayencourt was first elected in the 2001 provincial election, defeating

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opponent

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. He was previously the founder and, for its first five years, executive director of the

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Friends for Life Society, which supports people living with AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. He is the founder of the BC New Hope Recovery Society and Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community in North Central BC which supports addicts in a long-term recovery community. In the

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, 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

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called the Safe Streets Act (2004), which aimed to deter

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. He chaired the provincial Safe Schools Task Force (2003) and introduced the Safe Schools Act (2005) to combat bullying in the school system based on racism, sexism and homophobia. He introduced the Apology Act to facilitate sincere and timely reconciliation between government, business and citizens. Mayencourt announced that he would not run in the 2009 provincial election, and resigned early to run as the

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's candidate in

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for the 2008 general election. He lost to incumbent Liberal MP

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. Mayencourt announced that he would seek the

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nomination in the riding of

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for the

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after the current incumbent

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, who ended up winning the nomination and subsequently winning the election.

Electoral record

References

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