Leonard Krog

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Leonard Krog
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Mayor of Nanaimo
Assumed office
November 5, 2018
Preceded byBill McKay
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Nanaimo
In office
May 17, 2005 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byMike Hunter
Succeeded bySheila Malcolmson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Parksville-Qualicum
In office
October 17, 1991 – May 28, 1996
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPaul Reitsma
Personal details
Born1953/1954 (age 67–68)[1]
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democrat

Leonard Eugene Krog is a Canadian politician and lawyer in British Columbia, who currently serves as Mayor of Nanaimo. Prior to his tenure as mayor, Krog served in the provincial legislature, and was first elected in the 1991 general election representing the riding of Parksville-Qualicum. In his first term, he served as a backbencher in the Mike Harcourt NDP government. He ran for re-election in 1996 but was defeated by Paul Reitsma. He ran again in the 2005 election in the Nanaimo constituency and defeated the Liberal incumbent Mike Hunter.

In 2003, he ran for the leadership of the NDP but lost to Carole James.

When the NDP formed government in 2017, Krog was appointed Government Caucus Chair in the legislature.[2]

On October 20, 2018, he was elected Mayor of Nanaimo.[3]

Electoral record[]

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2017 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Leonard Krog 12,746 46.54 +0.83 $27,486
Liberal Paris Gaudet 8,911 32.54 −4.66 $68,406
Green Kathleen Harris 5,454 19.91 +9.31 $5,042
Libertarian Bill Walker 277 1.01 – $2,583
Total valid votes 27,388 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 137 0.50 +0.06
Turnout 27,525 62.30 +4.14
Registered voters 44,184
New Democratic hold Swing +2.75
Source: Elections BC[4]
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2013 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Leonard Krog 10,821 46.25 −7.08 $57,730
Liberal Walter Douglas Anderson 8,568 36.62 +0.32 $37,016
Green Ian Elliot Gartshore 2,532 10.82 +1.68 $5,020
Conservative Bryce Nelson Crigger 1,221 5.22 – $6,297
Independent Brunie Brunie 253 1.09 – $1,339
Total valid votes 23,395 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 103 0.44 −0.27
Turnout 23,498 57.96 +0.84
Registered voters 40,545
New Democratic hold Swing −3.70
Source: Elections BC[5]
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2009 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Leonard Krog 11,877 53.33 +7.9
Liberal Jeet Manhas 8,086 36.31 -6.2
Green Dirk Becker 2,036 9.14 -0.8
Refederation Linden Robert Shaw 272 1.22
Total valid votes 22,271 99.29
Total rejected ballots 160 0.71
Turnout 22,431 57.12
Eligible voters 39,273
New Democratic hold Swing +7.1

^ Change is based on redistributed results.

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2005 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Leonard Krog 13,226 51.90 +21.67
Liberal Mike Hunter 8,657 33.97 -10.67
Green Doug Catley 2,933 11.51 -5.94
Marijuana Mat Dillon 294 1.15 -2.92
Independent Brunie Brunie 204 0.80 -0.11
Refederation Linden Robert Shaw 169 0.66 –
Total valid votes 25,483 99.45
Total rejected ballots 140 0.55 +0.05
Turnout 25,623 62.83 -7.04
Eligible voters 40,782
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +16.17
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2001 British Columbia general election: Nanaimo
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mike Hunter 9,748 44.64 +11.28 $46,911
New Democratic Leonard Krog 6,602 30.23 -18.51 $15,152
Green Doug Catley 3,810 17.45 +15.33 $3,225
Marijuana Donald Edgar Lavallée 889 4.07 – $428
Unity Steve Miller 588 2.69 – $1,799
Independent Brunie Brunie 199 0.91 – $530
Total valid votes 21,836 99.50
Total rejected ballots 110 0.50 -0.27
Turnout 21,946 69.87 +0.08
Registered voters 31,412
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +14.90
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British Columbia provincial by-election, December 14, 1998: Parksville-Qualicum
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Judith Reid 13,862 52.61 +11.42 $80,746
New Democratic Leonard Krog 5,978 22.69 -17.03 $51,078
Progressive Democrat Bruce Hampson 3,585 13.61 +8.50 $32,872
Reform Roger Rocan 1,560 5.92 -6.19 $13,303
Green Stuart Parker 458 1.74 +0.45 $100
Independent Brunie Brunie 419 1.67 – $650
Independent Bruce Ryder 163 0.62 – $106
Independent Les Blank 136 0.51 – $923
Family Coalition Mary Elinor Moreau 94 0.35 – $1,849
British Columbia Party John Motiuk 74 0.28 – $9,988
Total valid votes/Expense limit 26,349 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots 55 0.38  
Turnout 26,404 60.09  
Liberal hold Swing +14.22
By-election due to the Resignation of Paul Reitsma
Source(s)
"December 14, 1998 By-election" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. December 14, 1998. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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1996 British Columbia general election: Parksville-Qualicum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Reitsma 13,459 41.19 +5.90
New Democratic Leonard Krog 12,976 39.72 -0.52
Reform Teunis Westbroek 5,846 12.11 –
Progressive Democrat Garner Stone 1,669 5.11 –
Green Mark Robinson 422 1.29 +0.12
Natural Law Cliff Brown 110 0.34 –
Common Sense David Martin 81 0.24 –
Total valid votes 32,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots 143 0.44
Turnout 32,815 77.12
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +3.21
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1991 British Columbia general election: Parksville-Qualicum
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Leonard Krog 10,408 40.24 $47,385.69
Liberal William J. Patrick 9,128 35.29 $4,703.30
Social Credit Janet Crapo 5,846 22.60 $67,722.89
Green Ernie Yacob 303 1.17 $$596.50
Family Coalition Augustine J. Cunningham 180 0.70 $439.00
Total valid votes 25,863 100.00
Total rejected ballots 398
Turnout 26,261 79.24

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members/41st-Parliament/krog-Leonard
  3. ^ "Leonard Krog elected mayor of Nanaimo, win triggers by-election". CTV News Vancouver Island. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 9 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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