Susan Brice
Canadian politician
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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.
Susan Brice | |
|---|---|
| Saanich District Councillor | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich South | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Petter |
| Succeeded by | David Cubberley |
| Minister of Human Resources of British Columbia | |
| In office September 20, 2004 – June 16, 2005 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Stan Hagen |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services of British Columbia | |
| In office January 26, 2004 – September 20, 2004 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Gulzar Cheema (Minister of State for Mental Health) |
| Succeeded by | Brenda Locke |
| Mayor of Oak Bay | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Preceded by | J. Douglas Watts |
| Succeeded by | Diana Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1943[1] |
| Party | BC Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | BC Social Credit (ca. 1989-1991) |
| Spouse |
George Brice (m. 1965) |
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] | ||||||||