Doug Bing

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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.

Doctor Doug Bing
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 73–74)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	BC Liberal
Spouse	Helen Henderson
Residence(s)	Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Profession	Dentist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李德明
Simplified Chinese	李德明
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Démíng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 Dak1-ming4

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

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
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]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
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]