title: Charlie Wyse
text: # Charlie Wyse
  
  Charlie Wyse (born September 12, 1946) is an educator and former Canadian politician, who was a New Democratic Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia from 2005 to 2009. He represented the riding of Cariboo South.
  
  Wyse, a teacher until 2004, served 23 years as a member of the city council for Williams Lake.
  
  He ran in the newly created riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin for the 2009 election. He was initially declared the winner on election night, but was subsequently declared defeated by BC Liberal challenger Donna Barnett after a recount.
  
  ## Electoral record
  
  vte2013 British Columbia general election: Cariboo-Chilcotin :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Donna Barnett | 7,679 | 56.18 |
  | | New Democratic | Charlie Wyse | 4,740 | 34.68 |
  | | Green | Dustin Victor Price | 747 | 5.46 |
  | | Independent | Gary Young | 503 | 3.68 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,669 | 100.00 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 68 | 0.50 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,737 | 63.64 |
  | Source: Elections BC |||||||
  