Linda Margaret Larson (born 1948 or 1949) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[3] She represented the electoral district of Boundary-Similkameen as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party until 2020.
Linda Larson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Boundary-Similkameen | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – November 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John Slater |
| Succeeded by | Roly Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberals |
| Spouse | Larry Larson |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Oliver, British Columbia |
| Salary | $62,331 [2] |
In government, she served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health for Seniors and as the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Education. In opposition, she served as the Official Opposition critic for Childcare as well as the Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition.
Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Larson was a municipal councillor and mayor in Oliver.[4]
Electoral record
edit| 2017 British Columbia general election: Boundary-Similkameen | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Linda Larson | 9,513 | 42.80 | −3.79 | $68,560.09 | |||
| New Democratic | Colleen Ross | 7,275 | 32.73 | −6.26 | $60,024.28 | |||
| Independent | Peter Entwistle | 3,165 | 14.24 | – | $3,653.00 | |||
| Green | Vonnie Lavers | 2,274 | 10.23 | +1.45 | $1,170.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,227 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,325 | 64.80 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 34,450 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Boundary-Similkameen | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Linda Larson | 8,499 | 46.59 | +9.14 | $61,031 | |||
| New Democratic | Sam Hancheroff | 7,113 | 38.99 | +6.08 | $70,135 | |||
| Green | John Kwasnica | 1,602 | 8.78 | −0.7 | $1,334 | |||
| No Affiliation | Mischa Popoff | 655 | 3.59 | – | $3,725 | |||
| Independent | Doug Pederson | 375 | 2.06 | – | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,244 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.62 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,357 | 61.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Mayor-elect touts Oliver: [FINAL Edition] The Vancouver Sun; Vancouver, B.C. [Vancouver, B.C]29 Apr 1997: B.5.
- ^ "MLA Compensation (unaudited)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Early results: Interior of B.C.". Global News, May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Linda Larson". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 2017 Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
- ^ "Statement of Election Income and Expenses". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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