Steve Orcherton
Canadian politician
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::summary Canadian politician ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Steve Orcherton |
| image | Steve Orcherton.jpg |
| birth_date | This is the one to watch: [Final Edition] |
| birth_place | Fort Churchill, Manitoba |
| residence | Victoria, British Columbia |
| office | MLA for Victoria-Hillside |
| term_start | 1996 |
| term_end | 2001 |
| predecessor | Robin Blencoe |
| successor | Sheila Orr |
| party | New Democrat |
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| name = Steve Orcherton | image = Steve Orcherton.jpg | caption = | birth_date =This is the one to watch: [Final Edition] Wilson, Carla. Times - Colonist [Victoria, B.C] 14 May 2001: A5. | birth_place = Fort Churchill, Manitoba | residence = Victoria, British Columbia | office = MLA for Victoria-Hillside | term_start = 1996 | term_end = 2001 | predecessor = Robin Blencoe | successor = Sheila Orr | party = New Democrat | religion = | occupation = Steve Orcherton (born 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. He sat as a member of the New Democratic Party.
He was defeated by only 82 votes in the 2001 provincial election by Sheila Orr, the same candidate he had faced in the 1996 provincial election. In the 2005 provincial election, Orcherton again sought the New Democratic Party nomination in Victoria-Hillside, but lost to Rob Fleming, who defeated Orr in the general election.
Electoral record
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