Iain Black

Iain Black
Minister of Labour of British Columbia
In office
October 25, 2010 – March 23, 2011
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byMurray Coell
Succeeded byStephanie Cadieux
Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development of British Columbia
In office
June 10, 2009 – October 25, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byIda Chong
Succeeded byOffice redistributed
Minister of Labour and Citizens Services of British Columbia
In office
June 23, 2008 – June 10, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byOlga Ilich
Succeeded byMurray Coell
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Port Moody-Coquitlam
Port Moody-Westwood (2005–2009)
In office
May 17, 2005 – October 3, 2011
Preceded byChristy Clark
Succeeded byJoe Trasolini
Personal details
Born1967 (age 57–58)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
PartyConservative (federal)
BC United (provincial)

Iain James Stewart Black (born 1967) is a Canadian politician who served a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the riding of Port Moody-Westwood (later redistributed as Port Moody-Coquitlam) from 2005 to 2011.[1] A member of the BC Liberal Party, he served in the Campbell cabinet as minister of Labour and Citizens' Services from 2008 to 2009, minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development from 2009 to 2010, and as minister of Labour from 2010 to 2011.

Black resigned as a member of the legislature in October 2011 to accept a job as the president and CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade.[2] Black later joined Maximizer Software as president and CEO in 2019.[3]

In early 2024, Black announced his candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the 2025 election.[3]

Electoral history

2025 Canadian federal election: Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ron McKinnon 27,299 47.35 +9.43
Conservative Iain Black 24,778 42.98 +12.86
New Democratic Laura Dupont 4,263 7.39 –20.21
Libertarian Lewis Clarke Dahlby 790 1.37 N/A
Green Michael Peter Glenister 519 0.90 N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 57,649 69.36
Eligible voters 83,113
Liberal notional hold Swing –1.72
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2009 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Iain Black 9,979 52.15 $92,290
New Democratic Shannon Watkins 7,614 39.80 $76,297
Green Rebecca Helps 1,261 6.59 $1,048
Your Political Party James Filippelli 198 1.03 $775
Refederation Donna Vandekerkhove 82 0.43 $260
Total valid votes 19,134 100
Total rejected ballots 102 0.53
Turnout 19,236 57.44
Registered voters 33,487
B.C. General Election 2005: Port Moody-Westwood
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Iain Black 14,161 53.75% $105,019
  NDP Karen Rockwell 9,848 37.38% $59,981
Green Kathy Heisler 1,670 6.34% – $200
Your Political Party James Filippelli 442 1.68% $710
  Independent Arthur Crossman 227 0.86% $125
Total valid votes 26,348 100%
Total rejected ballots 128 0.49%
Turnout 26,476 60.57%

References

  1. ^ British Columbia Votes 2009: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. CBC News.
  2. ^ Bailey, Ian (August 24, 2011). "As another Liberal MLA quits, Clark says it's business as usual". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bailey, Ian (February 4, 2024). "B.C.'s Iain Black joining other high-profile candidates in run for federal Tories as party's fortunes surge". The Globe and Mail. Ottawa.
  4. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
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