Joe Trasolini
Joe Trasolini (born 1947 or 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2012 to 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
Joe Trasolini | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – May 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Iain Black |
| Succeeded by | Linda Reimer |
| Mayor of Port Moody | |
| In office 1999–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Mike Clay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 75–76)[1] |
| Political party | New Democrat |
He was first elected in a by-election on April 19, 2012.[2] Prior to his election to the legislature, Trasolini served four terms as mayor of Port Moody.[3]
Trasolini immigrated to British Columbia in 1963 from his birthplace in Italy. He graduated from the BCIT Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Technology Program, and worked in the public and private sector. Since 1985, Trasolini has owned and managed a contracting firm.
In 1996 Trasolini was elected to Port Moody City Council, and in 1999 was elected mayor. Trasolini was the first mayor in British Columbia to institute a weekly open door session, an opportunity for constituents to meet with the mayor and raise issues important to them.
Trasolini served as a director of Metro Vancouver and on the TransLink Mayor's Council, where he secured funding for the SkyTrain's Evergreen Line expansion.
He was defeated in the 2013 provincial election by Linda Reimer of the BC Liberals.
Electoral record
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Linda Reimer | 9,675 | 46.38 | +16.08 | $97,626 | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Trasolini | 9,238 | 44.29 | -10.05 | $130,654 | |||
| Green | Billie Helps | 1,708 | 8.19 | – | $250 | |||
| Libertarian | Jeff Monds | 237 | 1.14 | – | $250 | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,858 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 133 | 0.63 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,991 | 58.75 | 26.68 | |||||
| Registered voters | 35,731 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, 19 April 2012: Port Moody-Coquitlam | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Joe Trasolini | 6,247 | 54.34 | +14.54 | $132,357 | |||
| Liberal | Dennis Marsden | 3,484 | 30.30 | −21.85 | $95,639 | |||
| Conservative | Christine N. Clarke | 1,766 | 15.36 | – | $21,847 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,497 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 45 | 0.39 | −0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,542 | 32.07 | −25.37 | |||||
| Registered voters | 35,991 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
References
- Religion, city politics in byelection mix; Fiery, respected former mayor Trasolini casts formidable shadow over relatively unknown opponents Ward, DougView Profile. The Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, B.C] 07 Apr 2012: A.6.
- "NDP Joe Trasolini elected in B.C. byelection". CTV News, April 20, 2012.
- "Former Port Moody mayor Joe Trasolini named B.C. NDP candidate". The Georgia Straight, November 23, 2011.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Port Moody-Coquitlam By-Election, 19 April 2012" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links
- Joe Trasolini (copy archived March 2012)