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♂ Simon John Gibson
aliasSimon Gibson
Record
22817 · 6146

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 2 4
Birth c. 1949
Age ± 75 years
First mandate 14 May 2013 → 11 years + 4 days ago
↳ at age ± 64 years
 
Mandate ended 3 years + 6 months ago (23 October 2020)
Special notes
None
 
Simon John Gibson (c.1949– )
© Photo 2017 University of the Fraser Valley — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Abbotsford, British Columbia (1983–2013; 2022– )
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 7 5 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Pam Alexis  f 
 		 ⊕ Michael G. De Jong  m 
 
Eligible: 31,594 Votes: 21,615 Participation: 68.41% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 British Columbia
28 May 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7956(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±47
RP
 3/6 4,405 20.53% -6,498 Winner:
LIB
 10,903 50.81% Michael G. De Jong
Eligible: 36,510 Votes: 20,674 Participation: 56.63% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8255(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±64
LIB
 1/7 10,417 50.67% +4,826 Loser:
NDP
 5,591 27.20% Preet Rai

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,724 Votes: 25,294 Participation: 59.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41		 British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8362(F) — 4 Jul 2023 18:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±68
LIB
 1/4 12,879 51.19% +5,540 Loser:
NDP
 7,339 29.17% Andrew M. Christie
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 ±68
LIB
 →
NDP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,043 Votes: 25,387 Participation: 53.97% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42		 British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35532(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±71
LIB
 2/5 9,620 38.12% -744 Winner:
NDP
 10,364 41.07% Pam Alexis

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Simon Gibson		  4 May 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 May 2024 20:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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