Larry Chalmers Explained

Birth Date:21 July 1944
Birth Place:Rural Municipality of Glenwood, Manitoba
Death Place:Kelowna, British Columbia
Residence:Kelowna, British Columbia
Constituency Am1:Okanagan South
Assembly1:British Columbia Legislative
Alongside1:Cliff Serwa
Term Start1:October 22, 1986
Term End1:October 17, 1991
Predecessor1:Riding Established
Successor1:Judi Tyabji[1]
Party:Social Credit
Occupation:Realtor

Larry Chalmers (July 21, 1944 – May 2, 2013) was a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Okanagan South from 1986 to 1991 and as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the British Columbia Social Credit Party under Premier Rita Johnston.

In 1986, Chalmers was elected alongside Cliff Serwa in the two-member riding of Okanagan South.

In 1987, he served as a member of the legislative Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General for the province of British Columbia.[2]

His provincial political career ended in the 1991 British Columbia general election when he was defeated by newcomer Judi Tyabji in the newly created riding of Okanagan East.

As a realtor, Chalmers served as former Director at British Columbia Real Estate Association, former President of the Okanagan Mainland Real Estate Board, former President and Director at Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, and chair of the Economic Development Commission.[3]

Election results

|-|-|-|- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes!align="right"| 22,299!align="right"|100.00|- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|349!align="right"||}

Notes and References

  1. [Okanagan East]
  2. British Columbia. Canadian Parliamentary Review. 1987.
    1. 10, #4
    . 22 February 2015.
  3. Web site: CHALMERS, Larry - Kelowna Obituaries. castanet.net.