Doug Bing
Canadian politician
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Doug Bing (Chinese: 李德明; born 1950 or 1951) is a Canadian politician and dentist who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows from 2013 to 2017, and a Pitt Meadows municipal councillor from 2005 to 2014.
Doug Bing | |||||||||||
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | |||||||||||
| In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Michael Sather | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lisa Beare | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 74–75)[1] | ||||||||||
| Party | BC Liberal | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Helen Henderson | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Profession | Dentist | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李德明 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李德明 | ||||||||||
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Biography
Born in Vancouver,[2] Bing is a third-generation Chinese Canadian.[3] He served as president at his high school's student council, and as student representative at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Senate.[2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree from UBC, before graduating with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the same school in 1977.[2][4] He met his wife Helen at UBC, and the couple opened a dental clinic in Pitt Meadows in 1980; they have three sons together.[2][4]
He was elected as a Pitt Meadows municipal councillor in 2005, and won re-election in 2008 by finishing in first place.[5] After announcing his intention to run for mayor of Pitt Meadows in April 2011, he stepped aside that August and instead sought re-election as councillor.[5] He finished first again at the 2011 civic election and won his third term on council.[6]
He was nominated as the British Columbia Liberal Party candidate for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in February 2013,[7] and defeated New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Elizabeth Rosenau by 620 votes in the 2013 provincial election to become the riding's MLA.[2][8][9] He stayed on as Pitt Meadows councillor until February 2014 without receiving a salary or expense reimbursement from the city.[10][11] He served on several committees in the 40th Parliament, including the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy, the Select Standing Committee on Health, and the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.[2]
He was defeated for re-election in 2017 by NDP candidate Lisa Beare.[12][13]
Electoral record
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Beare | 12,045 | 44.80 | +1.92 | $60,276 | |||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,428 | 38.79 | −6.70 | $55,180 | |||
| Green | Alex Pope | 3,329 | 12.38 | +3.23 | $6,534 | |||
| Conservative | Gary John O'Driscoll | 676 | 2.51 | +0.03 | ||||
| Independent | Steve Ranta | 408 | 1.52 | – | $979 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,886 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,059 | 64.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[14] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,824 | 45.49 | -0.26 | $50,220 | |||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Joan Rosenau | 10,204 | 42.88 | -4.19 | $61,491 | |||
| Green | Michael Lawrence Patterson | 2,178 | 9.15 | +3.62 | $1,188 | |||
| No Affiliation | Manuel "Mike" Pratas | 589 | 2.48 | – | $1,320 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,795 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 184 | 0.77 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,979 | 59.87 | +2.97 | |||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +1.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[15][16] | ||||||||