Jim Doyle (Canadian Politician) - Defeat and Subsequent Career

Defeat and Subsequent Career

The 2001 legislative election saw all but two of incumbent NDP's candidates, including Doyle, defeated. In 2002 he successfully campaigned for election as Mayor of Golden. In October 2007, Doyle left the NDP and joined the BC Liberal Party. He ran for re-election, in November 2008, as mayor of Golden but lost to councillor Aman Virk by a 573-568 vote.

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