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Bob Simpson (British Columbia politician)

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Bob Simpson
Mayor of Quesnel
In office
November 18, 2014 – October 15, 2022
Preceded byMary Sjostrom
Succeeded byRon Paull
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Cariboo North
In office
May 17, 2005 – May 14, 2013
Preceded byJohn Wilson
Succeeded byCoralee Oakes
Personal details
Born1956 or 1957 (age 67–68)[1]
Scotland
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democrat → Independent

Robert Simpson (born 1956 or 1957) is a former MLA for Cariboo North in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.

He was a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was removed from caucus on October 7, 2010, for public dissent regarding then New Democratic Party leader Carole James, and subsequently sat in the legislature as an Independent MLA.[2]

On February 7, 2013, Simpson joined with Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington and Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen to present a six-point agenda for democratic reform, including changes to B.C.'s electoral finance law and the Election Act.[3]

Simpson was defeated when he ran for a third term in the Legislature in the 2013 provincial election as an independent.

Simpson announced on June 20, 2014 that he would run for Mayor of Quesnel, British Columbia[4] where he defeated incumbent Mayor Mary Sjostrom. He then held the position until October 15, 2022, when he lost to Ron Paull.[5][6]

Electoral record

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2013 British Columbia general election: Cariboo North
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Coralee Oakes 5,867 41.41
Independent Bob Simpson 5,264 37.16
New Democratic Duncan Barnett 3,036 21.43
Total valid votes 14,167 100.00
Total rejected ballots 81 0.57
Turnout 14,248 59.77
Source: Elections BC[7]
BC General Election 2009: Cariboo North
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Bob Simpson 7004 49.51 +2.12 $53,378
Liberal Bruce Ernst 6501 45.95 +0.40 $138,230
Green Doug Gook 643 4.54 −0.83 $1,550
Total 14,148
Total rejected ballots 87 0.61%
Turnout 14,235 60.24%
BC General Election 2005: Cariboo North
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Bob Simpson 7,353 47.28% $45,906
Liberal Steve Wallace 7,084 45.55% $90,171
Green Douglas Gook 835 5.37% – $1,828
Marijuana James Michael Delbarre 281 1.81% $100
Total valid votes 15,553 100%
Total rejected ballots 126 0.81%
Turnout 15,679 64.26%

References

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  1. ^ A solitary man; Kicked out of the NDP caucus after criticizing leader Carole James, MLA Bob Simpson is now an independent in a party of one. Not that he minds. (Ward, Doug) The Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, B.C] October 23, 2010: C.1.
  2. ^ "B.C. NDP leader kicks out Cariboo MLA | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bob Simpson - My Life Abbreviated". Bobsimpsonmla.ca. May 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Prince George Free Press » Simpson seeking Quesnel mayor's job". Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bob Simpson". City of Quesnel. February 23, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Quesnel Election Results". Global News. October 15, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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