Simon Gibson

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Simon Gibson
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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
Born1949/1950 (age 71–72)[1]
Political partyBC Liberal
ResidenceAbbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Simon John Gibson (born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Prior to his election, Gibson was a member of Abbotsford City Council for more than 30 years.[3]

Electoral record[]

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[]

  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.


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