Steve Thomson (politician)

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
38th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
June 22, 2017 – June 29, 2017
PremierChristy Clark
Lieutenant GovernorJudith Guichon
Preceded byLinda Reid
Succeeded byDarryl Plecas
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kelowna-Mission
In office
May 12, 2009 – September 21, 2020
Preceded bySindi Hawkins
Succeeded byRenee Merrifield
Personal details
Born1951 or 1952 (age 71–72)
Political partyLiberal
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.

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
2017 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSteve Thomson15,04157.18+0.32$53,316
New DemocraticHarwinder Sandhu5,72021.24−4.6$13,757
GreenRainer Wilkins3,83614.24–$18
ConservativeCharles Hardy1,9767.34−5.33$8,095
Total valid votes 26,933100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1120.42−0.24
Turnout 27,04557.67+4.09
Registered voters 46,898
Source: Elections BC[5][6]
2013 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSteve Thomson13,68756.86+2.96$78,163
New DemocraticTish Lakes6,22125.84−0.23$28,693
ConservativeMike McLoughlin3,05112.67+0.81$30,353
No AffiliationDayleen Van Ryswyk1,1134.62–$12,350
Total valid votes 24,072100.00
Total rejected ballots 1610.66
Turnout 24,23353.58
Source: Elections BC[7]
B.C. General Election 2009 Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalSteve Thomson11,50653.90$74,868
  NDP Tisha Kalmanovich 5,566 26.07 $21,149
ConservativeMark Thompson2,53111.86$9,931
GreenCrystal Wariach1,5637.32–$5,137
  Independent Silverado Socrates 130 0.61 $250
RefederationDaniel Thorburn510.24–$360
Total valid votes 21,347 100
Total rejected ballots 115 0.54
Turnout 21,462 50.68

References
  1. Name: Steve Thomson Anonymous. Kelowna Capital News [Kelowna, B.C] 23 Apr 2009: 4.
  2. Waters, Alistair. "Stewart loses cabinet ministry posting". Kelowna Capital News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. Shaw, Rob. "B.C. legislature resumes, MLAs elect Liberal Steve Thomson as Speaker". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. "Steve Thomson resigns as speaker of the B.C. Legislature". 29 June 2017.
  5. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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