Shane Simpson

Shane Simpson is the current MLA for Vancouver-Hastings in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.[1]

For the jazz guitarist, see Shane Simpson (musician).

The Honourable Shane Simpson MLA
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office July 18, 2017
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Michelle Stilwell
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Hastings
Incumbent
Assumed office May 17, 2005
Preceded by	Joy MacPhail
Personal details
Born	Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	New Democrat

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 is the NDP Caucus Chair.

Early life and career

Born and raised in East Vancouver, Shane 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.

In his professional career, Shane 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.

Shane 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.

He lives in East Vancouver with his wife and daughter.

Politics

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 British Columbia general election. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election results

2017 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Shane Simpson	12,468	59.36
	Liberal	Jane Spitz	4,692	22.34
	Green	David H.T. Wong	3,660	17.42
	Communist	Kimball Mark Cariou	185	0.88
Total valid votes			21,005	100.00
Source: Elections BC[2]

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[3]

2009 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Hastings
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Shane Simpson	10,837	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	75	0.38	$250
Total Valid Votes			19,565	100
Total Rejected Ballots			163	0.83
Turnout			19,728	50.58

References

1. "About Shane". Shane Simpson, MLA. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
2. "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
3. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

External links

• Shane Simpson
• Profile with British Columbia New Democratic Party Caucus page
• Profile at Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

British Columbia Provincial Government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Michelle Stilwell	Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction July 18, 2017–	Incumbent