Jan Pullinger

Janis Margaret "Jan" Pullinger (born 1947)^[1] is a former Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1989 to 2001.^[2] She was a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Jan Pullinger
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cowichan-Ladysmith
In office October 17, 1991 – May 16, 2001
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Graham Bruce
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo
In office March 15, 1989 – October 17, 1991 Serving with Dale Lovick (1989-1991)
Preceded by	Dave Stupich
Succeeded by	Dale Lovick
Personal details
Born	1947
Political party	New Democrat

Pullinger was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a 1989 by-election, succeeding Dave Stupich in the riding of Nanaimo. In what was then a dual-member district, she served alongside Dale Lovick, whom she would later marry.^[3] In the 1991 election, the electoral districts were realigned and Pullinger ran in the new riding of Cowichan-Ladysmith, which she represented for two terms until her retirement from politics in 2001,^[2] while Lovick continued to represent Nanaimo.

She served in the Executive Council of British Columbia, as Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Community Development, Co-Operatives and Volunteers, and Minister of Social Development and Economic Security.

Electoral record

B.C. General Election 1996: Cowichan-Ladysmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	NDP	Jan Pullinger	12,249	49.85%		$32,625
	Liberal	Ray Smith	7,783	31.68%		$14,683
	Reform	Tom Walker	2,434	9.91%		$14,763
	Progressive Democrat	Perry James Johnston	1,459	5.94%	–	$1,983
	Green	Julian West	645	2.63%	–	$3,167
Total valid votes			24,570	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			117	0.47%
Turnout			24,687	73.97%

B.C. General Election 1991: Cowichan-Ladysmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	NDP	Jan Pullinger	11,038	48.53%		$42,602
	Social Credit	Graham Bruce	6,809	29.94%	–	$65,164
	Liberal	Anthony M. Hennig	4,896	21.53%		$4,797
Total valid votes			22,743	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			374	1.62%
Turnout			23,117	78.60%