Tony Luck is a Canadian politician who was elected to the

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in the

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. He represents the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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. Luck is a former councillor in both

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and Merritt, British Columbia.

Early life and career

Luck currently resides in Merritt with his wife Wanda. He is a father to nine children and grandfather to 25 children. Luck was born in

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, British Columbia, raised in Richmond, and raised his family in Abbotsford. When he became an empty-nester in Mission, he moved to Merritt eight years ago to retire there. He has received two degrees from the

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(UFV), a

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in 1996, and a

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in history in 2006. He later served on the board of directors of the UFV Alumni Association, acting as chair from 2008 through 2013. He worked at

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for twenty six years, and subsequently as a consultant with Investors Group. Following his career in municipal politics, Luck worked as a real estate agent in Merritt. Luck is also involved in various organizations in his community including Community Futures Nicola Valley and the Chamber of Commerce where he worked to get legislation to address grow-op remediation and remediation resolutions to the Provincial Chamber of Commerce.

Political career

Municipal Politics

In 2005, Luck was the leader of the Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia. Luck was a city councillor for Mission from 2012 through 2016. He ran for mayor in the 2014 municipal election, but was unsuccessful. He was a city councillor for Merritt from 2018 through 2022, and ran for mayor of the city in the 2022 municipal election, coming in second place. He has also held leadership positions in the Fraser Valley Regional District and Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA). During his time with SILGA he led discussions around improvements to the Emergency Management BC and ESS. He describes his leadership style as "management by walking around" which entails listening face to face with constituents.

2024 provincial election

In March 2024, Luck was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for the riding of Fraser-Nicola. He went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of BC securing 54.72% of the vote, defeating NDP hopeful Francyne Joe. Luck currently serves in the official opposition's shadow cabinet as the Critic for Municipal Affairs and Local Government. His policy priorities include fiscal responsibility and fair taxation policies, healthcare reform to improve access to quality healthcare services, and affordable housing.

Early life and career

Political career

Municipal Politics

2024 provincial election

Electoral record

References

See also