Bruce Banman

R. Bruce Banman is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia. He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Abbotsford South. First elected in the 2020 British Columbia general election as a BC Liberal (now BC United), he crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party on September 13, 2023. Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, he was the mayor of Abbotsford, British Columbia from 2011 to 2014, and an Abbotsford city councillor from 2018 to 2021.

Municipal politics
In 2011, Banman was elected mayor of Abbotsford, defeating incumbent mayor George Peary. He was defeated for re-election in 2014 by Henry Braun.

Banman returned to municipal politics in 2018, in a bid for a seat on the Abbotsford City Council. He was successful in his bid, and received the second-highest number of votes among the candidates. Banman resigned as councillor on February 18, 2021, in order to fully devote his time to being MLA for Abbotsford South, to which he had been elected in October 2020. His resignation took effect on February 28.

Provincial politics
Ahead of the 2020 election, Banman was selected as the BC Liberal candidate for the seat of Abbotsford South, defeating two others for the nomination. He was subsequently elected in the general election, defeating Inder Johal of the NDP by over 2,000 votes. He served in the shadow cabinet as critic to the Minister of Citizens' Services.

On September 13, 2023, Banman crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party, becoming the party's second MLA in the legislature. Banman justified his party change as allowing him to better represent his constituents. His crossing gave the Conservatives official party status in the legislature, and he was named the caucus house leader.