Steve Thomson (born 1951 or 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Kelowna-Mission.[1][2] Thomson was re-elected in 2013 and 2017 and elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on June 22, 2017. He had previously served as Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations since 2011.[3] Thomson resigned as Speaker on June 29, 2017, after less than a week in office, immediately following the defeat of the minority Liberal government of Christy Clark on a confidence vote.[4]
Steve Thomson | |
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| 38th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office June 22, 2017 – June 29, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Lieutenant Governor | Judith Guichon |
| Preceded by | Linda Reid |
| Succeeded by | Darryl Plecas |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kelowna-Mission | |
| In office May 12, 2009 – September 21, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sindi Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Renee Merrifield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Thomson joined the cabinet in 2009 as Minister of Agriculture and Lands and has also served as Minister of Natural Resource Operations, Minister of Energy, as chair to the Environment and Land Use Committee and as a member of the Treasury Board.
In Opposition, he served as the Official Opposition Critic for Citizens' Services and for Trade.
Prior to entering politics, he was executive director of the BC Agriculture Council, general manager of the BC Fruit Growers Association and the BC Milk Producers Association, as well as director of the Kelowna Museum, the Okanagan Innovation Fund, and the BC BioEnergy Network.
Electoral record
edit| 2017 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 15,041 | 57.18 | +0.32 | $53,316 | |||
| New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 5,720 | 21.24 | −4.6 | $13,757 | |||
| Green | Rainer Wilkins | 3,836 | 14.24 | – | $18 | |||
| Conservative | Charles Hardy | 1,976 | 7.34 | −5.33 | $8,095 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,933 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 112 | 0.42 | −0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,045 | 57.67 | +4.09 | |||||
| Registered voters | 46,898 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 13,687 | 56.86 | +2.96 | $78,163 | |||
| New Democratic | Tish Lakes | 6,221 | 25.84 | −0.23 | $28,693 | |||
| Conservative | Mike McLoughlin | 3,051 | 12.67 | +0.81 | $30,353 | |||
| No Affiliation | Dayleen Van Ryswyk | 1,113 | 4.62 | – | $12,350 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,072 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 161 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,233 | 53.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 11,506 | 53.90 | $74,868 | ||
| NDP | Tisha Kalmanovich | 5,566 | 26.07 | $21,149 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Thompson | 2,531 | 11.86 | $9,931 | ||
| Green | Crystal Wariach | 1,563 | 7.32 | – | $5,137 | |
| Independent | Silverado Socrates | 130 | 0.61 | $250 | ||
| Refederation | Daniel Thorburn | 51 | 0.24 | – | $360 | |
| Total valid votes | 21,347 | 100 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 115 | 0.54 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,462 | 50.68 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Name: Steve Thomson Anonymous. Kelowna Capital News [Kelowna, B.C] 23 Apr 2009: 4.
- ^ Waters, Alistair. "Stewart loses cabinet ministry posting". Kelowna Capital News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Shaw, Rob. "B.C. legislature resumes, MLAs elect Liberal Steve Thomson as Speaker". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Steve Thomson resigns as speaker of the B.C. Legislature". 29 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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