Shane Lee Simpson (born 1954 or 1955) is a Canadian politician, who served as MLA for Vancouver-Hastings in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.[2]
Shane Simpson | |
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| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction of British Columbia | |
| In office July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020 | |
| Premier | John Horgan |
| Preceded by | Michelle Stilwell |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Simons |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Hastings | |
| In office May 17, 2005 – October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Joy MacPhail |
| Succeeded by | Niki Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70)[1] Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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 was the NDP Caucus Chair.
Early life and career
editBorn and raised in East Vancouver, Shane Simpson 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.[citation needed]
In his professional career, Simpson 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.[citation needed]
Simpson 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.[citation needed]
He lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.
Politics
editHe was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 British Columbia general election. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.
On September 4, 2020, Simpson announced that he wouldn't run for re-election in the next general election.[3]
Election results
edit| 2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4][5] | ||||||||
| 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[6] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Shane Simpson | 10,857 | 55.45 | $66,781 | ||||
| Liberal | Haida Lane | 6,323 | 32.35 | $42,119 | ||||
| Green | Ryan Daniel Conroy | 2,012 | 10.29 | $4,137 | ||||
| Work Less | Chris Telford | 198 | 1.01 | $250 | ||||
| Sex | Dietrich Pajonk | 99 | 0.51 | $268 | ||||
| People's Front | Donna Petersen | 76 | 0.38 | $250 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,565 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 163 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,728 | 50.58 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 39,006 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Joy MacPhail's successor nominated:: [Final Edition] Fowlie, Jonathan.The Vancouver Sun; Vancouver, B.C. [Vancouver, B.C]31 Jan 2005: B1 Front.
- ^ "About Shane". Shane Simpson, MLA. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Longtime B.C. MLA Shane Simpson not seeking re-election - NEWS 1130". www.citynews1130.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ "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.