Jeremy Dalton

Jeremy Dalton BA (September 22, 1942 – May 28, 2005) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and later an independent. He served as MLA for the riding of West Vancouver-Capilano for two terms after the 1991 and 1996 elections.

Before entering politics, Dalton attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree. He also ran a private law practice and taught at Langara College. He was married to Leah Dalton and had three children.

He was first elected in the British Columbia general election, 1991 for the district of West Vancouver-Capilano, winning a majority of votes, every poll, and the second-highest margin in the province.

While in opposition, Dalton was critic for labour and consumer services early on. He was education critic after that, In the rumblings leading up to the Gordon Wilson-Judi Tyabji scandal, he replaced Gary Farrell-Collins as opposition whip. After Tyabji's sacking as opposition house leader, he was appointed to that position by Liberal Leader Gordon Wilson. Later in 1993 he became critic for attorney-general. While justice critic, Dalton (and most of the Liberal opposition) took the unusual step of supporting NDP attorney-general Colin Gabelmann after the latter admitted to including incorrect information in a court affidavit so as to not have to appear in court. The day after Dalton and the rest of the Liberals reversed their position.

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