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Simon Gibson

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Simon Gibson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Abbotsford-Mission
In office
May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2020
Preceded byRandy Hawes
Succeeded byPam Alexis
Personal details
Born1949 or 1950 (age 73–74)[1]
Political partyBC Liberal
Residence(s)Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Simon John Gibson (born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician who, after being defeated in the 1996 provincial election as a candidate for the Reform Party, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and again in the 2017 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2020 provincial election. During his two terms in the BC Legislature, he served as Parliamentary Secretary for Independent Schools and as Opposition critic for Advanced Education.

Prior to his election, Gibson was a member of Abbotsford City Council for more than 30 years.[3] In the 2022 municipal elections, he was again elected to Abbotsford City Council.

Electoral record

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2017 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Simon Gibson 12,879 51.19 +0.52 $50,561
New Democratic Andrew Murray Christie 7,339 29.17 +1.97 $284
Green Jennifer Holmes 4,297 17.08 +8.01 $1,482
Christian Heritage Dan Cameron 644 2.56 $466
Total valid votes 25,159 100.00
Total rejected ballots 135 0.53
Turnout 25,294 59.20
Source: Elections BC[4]
2013 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Mission
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Simon Gibson 10,417 50.67 −7.7 $61,719
New Democratic Preet Rai 5,591 27.20 −5.37 $51,805
Conservative Don Stahl 1,946 9.47 $5,271
Green Aird Flavelle 1,865 9.07 +0.01 $3,377
Independent Wendy Bales 415 2.02 $2,699
Independent Roman Bojczuk 204 0.99 $2,547
Excalibur Marcus Halliday 119 0.58 $310
Total valid votes 20,557 100.00
Total rejected ballots 117 0.57
Turnout 20,674 56.63
Source: Elections BC[5]

References

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  1. ^ Simon Gibson - Abbotsford Councillor Anonymous. Abbotsford Times [Abbotsford, B.C] 02 Dec 2008: 22.
  2. ^ "Fraser Valley: End of the line for van Dongen as Liberals bolster stronghold in Fraser Valley". The Province, May 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Gibson and Plecas prepare for new opportunities as Abbotsford MLAs". Abbotsford News, May 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.