Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Shane L. Simpson
aliasShane L. Simpson
Record
56955 · 6207

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 100%
 
British Columbia 4 0 4
Birth c. 1954
Age ± 70 years
First mandate 17 May 2005 → 18 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 51 years
 
Mandate ended 3 years + 6 months ago (23 October 2020)
Special notes
None
 
Shane L. Simpson (c.1954– )
© Photo 2017 BC NDP — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 15 5 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Kimball M. Cariou  m 
 
Ian Gregson  m 
 
Eligible: 39,105 Votes: 21,676 Participation: 55.43% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
38
British Columbia
17 May 2005
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8154(F) — 10 Jan 2022 20:22 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±51
NDP
1/8 11,726 54.61% +4,816 Loser:
LIB
6,910 32.18% Laura McDiarmid

Service:
3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,006 Votes: 19,728 Participation: 50.58% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39
British Columbia
12 May 2009
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8233(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
NDP
1/6 10,857 55.49% +4,534 Loser:
LIB
6,323 32.32% Haida Lane

Service:
4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,751 Votes: 21,684 Participation: 53.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40
British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8324(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±59
NDP
1/4 12,782 59.51% +6,846 Loser:
LIB
5,936 27.64% Fatima Siddiqui

Service:
3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,555 Votes: 24,166 Participation: 59.59% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
41
British Columbia
9 May 2017
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 NDP  29 Jun 2017
ID: 8397(F) — 4 Jul 2023 22:55 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±63
NDP
1/4 14,382 59.98% +9,230 Loser:
LIB
5,152 21.49% Jane Spitz
After his election:
29 Jun 2017 ±63
LIB
NDP
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 42,916 Votes: 22,256 Participation: 51.86% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42
British Columbia
24 October 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 35604(F) — 3 Jul 2023 19:37 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±66
Successor:
NDP
13,362 60.56% Niki Sharma

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Shane Simpson
08 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Feb 2024 20:53 (but data presented dynamically)