Dale Lovick

Laurence Dale Lovick (born March 4, 1944) is an educator and former political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Nanaimo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1986 to 2001 as a member of the NDP.

Early life Lovick was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and received his education at the University of British Columbia and Carleton University. At the time of his first election, Nanaimo was a dual-member district. Lovick served alongside Dave Stupich; who resigned in 1988 and was succeeded in a by-election by Jan Pullinger, whom Lovick would later marry. When the province's electoral districts were realigned into single member districts for the 1991 election, Lovick continued to represent Nanaimo, while Pullinger moved to the new neighbouring district of Cowichan-Ladysmith.

Career Lovick held various leadership roles within the Legislative Assembly, serving as the deputy speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 1996, and then Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 1998.