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Bill Barisoff is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Born in Oliver, he was an MLA from 1996 until 2013, representing the districts of Okanagan-Boundary, Penticton-Okanagan Valley and Penticton over the course of his career.
Before entering politics, he owned a trucking firm.
Bill Barisoff was re-elected as MLA for Penticton on May 12, 2009. He has served as Speaker of the House since September 12, 2005 and previously served as Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection and Minister of Provincial Revenue.[1]
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Vancouver Sun
Sat, 18 May 2013 08:51:19 -0700
In Penticton, Mayor Dan Ashton had an eye on Bill Barisoff's riding, and approached the party once the outgoing Speaker announced his retirement. He had to fight a four-way race for the nomination, and says he believes his municipal political ...
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Vancouver Sun
Tue, 14 May 2013 23:45:17 -0700
Kevin Falcon from Surrey-Cloverdale, Colin Hansen of Vancouver-Quilchena, the personable George Abbott from Shuswap, speaker Bill Barisoff from Penticton, Mr. Saanich, the quiet Murray Coell — all gone. Some absences won't be missed. Kash Heed of ...
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News Talk Sports AM 1150
Wed, 15 May 2013 04:47:45 -0700
... and Doug Maxwell of the BC First Party finished a distant third and fourth respectively. Ashton replaces a retired Bill Barisoff in Victoria... and his victory means there will have to be a by-election to fill the Mayor's chair in Penticton. Jon ...
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Macleans.ca (blog)
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:22:01 -0700
One observation that I have come to appreciate from our now retired MLA and former Speaker of the House Bill Barisoff, is that most citizens prefer aggressive partisan attacks are left out of the debate and discussion. Although I will not be using ...
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Pentiction Western News
Thu, 02 May 2013 15:18:17 -0700
“I moved out here and unhappily joined the B.C. Liberals for a couple of years and helped out Bill Barisoff. They said this was the free-enterprise party in this province, and they weren't,” said Popoff. “I left that party and joined the B.C ...
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Globe and Mail
Wed, 01 May 2013 18:45:26 -0700
There is no incumbent in Penticton – long-time Liberal MLA Bill Barisoff announced last year he wouldn't seek re-election – and Dan Ashton, Penticton's mayor who is running for the Liberals, is arguably Mr. Cannings's biggest opponent. The Liberals ...
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Huffington Post Canada
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:04:50 -0700
Bill Barisoff. The <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/08/20/bill-barisoff-penticton-mla-quits_n_1811456.html" target="_hplink">Liberal MLA for Penticton</a> was first elected in 1996. In 2005 he was named Speaker of the B.C. Legislature.
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Pentiction Western News
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:52:34 -0700
Banko also announced his retirement from advocacy work in 2011. That drew a mention from former Penticton MLA Bill Barisoff, who wrote in a newspaper column at the time that Banko was a “tireless and passionate individual,” who “made a difference in ...
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