Shane Simpson
Shane Simpson | |
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| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Michelle Stilwell |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Hastings | |
| Assumed office May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Joy MacPhail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Shane Simpson is the current MLA for Vancouver-Hastings in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.[1]
He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and served as the official opposition critic for the environment from 2005 to 2009. He served as critic for Housing, ICBC, the BC Lottery Corporation and the BC Liquor Distribution Branch from 2009 until 2012. In addition Simpson is the NDP Caucus Chair.
Early life and career
Born and raised in East Vancouver, Shane has been active in his community for over 30 years. He led the fight to stop Lafarge from building a concrete batch plant beside New Brighton Park, a popular and historically significant park facing Burrard Inlet.
In his professional career, Shane has worked as the Director of Policy and Communications for Smart Growth BC, Chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, Instructor in the Community Economic Development program at Simon Fraser University, Executive Director of the Worker Ownership Resource Center, Legislative Coordinator for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, coordinator and fundraiser for the Ray Cam Cooperative Center, executive assistant to former Vancouver East MP Margaret Mitchell, and as a self-employed consultant on business and economic development for labour, co-operative and non-profit groups.
Shane was the recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for his contribution to community in 2002. In 1992, he was awarded the Governor General's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal for Community Service.
He lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.
Politics
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 British Columbia general election. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.
Election results
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Shane Simpson | 14,382 | 59.98 | +0.41 | $38,308 | |||
| Liberal | Jane Spitz | 5,152 | 21.49 | -6.15 | $24,876 | |||
| Green | David H.T. Wong | 4,238 | 17.67 | +6.56 | $3,621 | |||
| Communist | Kimball Mark Cariou | 206 | 0.86 | – | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,978 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 0.78 | -0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,166 | 59.59 | +6.38 | |||||
| Registered voters | 40,555 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Shane Simpson | 12,782 | 59.51 | |||||
| Liberal | Fatima Siddiqui | 5,936 | 27.64 | |||||
| Green | Brennan Wauters | 2,386 | 11.11 | |||||
| Social Credit | Carrol B. Woolsey | 374 | 1.74 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,478 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 206 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21684 | 53.21 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
Template:British Columbia provincial election, 2009/Electoral District/Vancouver-Hastings
References
- ^ "About Shane". Shane Simpson, MLA. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.