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Russell Gordon Fraser
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver South
In office
May 5, 1983 – October 17, 1991
Serving with Stephen Rogers
Preceded byPeter Hyndman
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Attorney general of British Columbia
In office
July 13, 1990 – November 5, 1991
PremierBill Vander Zalm
Rita Johnston
Preceded byBud Smith
Succeeded byColin Gabelmann
Solicitor general of British Columbia
In office
November 1, 1989 – December 13, 1990
PremierBill Vander Zalm
Preceded byAngus Ree
Succeeded byIvan Messmer
Minister of Post-Secondary Education of British Columbia
In office
February 11, 1986 – November 6, 1986
PremierBill Bennett
Bill Vander Zalm
Preceded byPat McGeer (Universities, Science and Communications)
Succeeded byStan Hagen (Continuing Education and Job Training)
Personal details
Born(1934-03-01)March 1, 1934
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DiedMay 23, 2024(2024-05-23) (aged 90)
PartyBritish Columbia Social Credit Party
SpouseJone Fraser
ResidenceWest Vancouver
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
ProfessionEngineer

Russell Gordon Fraser (March 1, 1934 – May 23, 2024) was a Canadian politician and engineer who represented the constituency of Vancouver South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991. A member of the British Columbia Social Credit Party (Socred) caucus, he served as cabinet minister under premiers Bill Bennett, Bill Vander Zalm and Rita Johnston.

Biography

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Born in Vancouver, Fraser graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1958 with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree, and served as president of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia in 1979.[1][2] He was a commissioner on the Vancouver Park Board from 1976 to 1982, serving as chair from 1980 to 1981.[3]

He ran in the 1983 provincial election as a Social Credit candidate in Vancouver South, and was elected as one of two members of the legislative assembly (MLA) for the riding alongside Stephen Rogers.[4]: 346  Initially a backbencher, he was named to Premier Bill Bennett's cabinet in February 1986 as Minister of Post-Secondary Education,[5] and retained that role after Bill Vander Zalm took over as premier that August.[6]

He was re-elected MLA in the October 1986 election,[4]: 356  but was dropped from Vander Zalm's cabinet that November in favour of Stan Hagen.[6][7] He returned to the cabinet in November 1989 as Solicitor General, and additionally became Attorney General in July 1990 following the resignation of Bud Smith; he stayed on as Solicitor General until that December.[6]

After Vander Zalm's resignation in April 1991, he was considered for interim leader of the party (and thus premier), but lost the caucus vote on the fourth ballot to Rita Johnston by 21–17;[8][9] he remained as Attorney General in Johnston's cabinet.[10] With the riding of Vancouver South being dissolved ahead of the October 1991 election, Fraser ran for re-election in the newly established constituency of Vancouver-Langara, but finished in third place as part of the Socreds' electoral collapse.[11]

Fraser died on May 23, 2024, at the age of 90.[12]

Electoral record

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1991 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Langara
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Val Anderson 7,241 36.95 $13,737
New Democratic Peter M. Kendall 6,774 34.57 $25,805
Social Credit Russell G. Fraser 5,374 27.42 $50,387
Green Kamala J. Todd 134 0.88 $32
Conservative Malcolm A. Weatherston 75 0.38
Total valid votes 19,598 100.00
Total rejected ballots 373 1.87
Turnout 19,971 72.64

References

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  1. ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1985). Guide Parlementaire Canadien (in French). Gale Canada.
  2. ^ "News" (PDF). UBC Alumni Chronicle, Summer 1979. Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Board Commissioners". Vancouver Park Board. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 346, 356. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  5. ^ Bennett, Judith Antonik; Verspoor, Frederike (1989). "British Columbia Executive Council Appointments: 1871-1986" (PDF). British Columbia Legislative Library. p. 68. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "Vander Zalm Cabinet: 33rd-34th Parliament 1986–1991" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "New faces added to leaner B.C. cabinet". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon. Canadian Press. November 7, 1986. p. 48. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Baldrey, Keith; Hunter, Justine; Hogben, David; Jeff, Lee (April 3, 1991). "Vander Zalm loyalist first woman premier". Vancouver Sun. pp. A1 – A2.
  9. ^ Palmer, Vaughn (December 3, 2013). "Vaughn Palmer: Roadmap on how to fire a political leader runs through Victoria". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "Rita Johnston Cabinet: 34th Parliament 1991" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "1991 British Columbia Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "Russell Gordon Fraser". Vancouver Sun. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.