Steve Thomson (politician)

Steve Thomson (born 1951 or 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Kelowna-Mission.[1][2] Thomson was re-elected in 2013 and 2017 and elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on June 22, 2017. He had previously served as Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations since 2011.[3] Thomson resigned as Speaker on June 29, 2017, after less than a week in office, immediately following the defeat of the minority Liberal government of Christy Clark on a confidence vote.[4]

Steve Thomson

MLA
38th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
June 22 – June 29, 2017
PremierChristy Clark
Lieutenant GovernorJudith Guichon
Preceded byLinda Reid
Succeeded byDarryl Plecas
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kelowna-Mission
Assumed office
May 12, 2009
Preceded bySindi Hawkins
Personal details
Born1951/1952 (age 68–69)
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceKelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Thomson joined the cabinet in 2009 as Minister of Agriculture and Lands and has also served as Minister of Natural Resource Operations, Minister of Energy, as chair to the Environment and Land Use Committee and as a member of the Treasury Board.

Prior to entering politics, he was executive director of the BC Agriculture Council, general manager of the BC Fruit Growers Association and the BC Milk Producers Association, as well as director of the Kelowna Museum, the Okanagan Innovation Fund, and the BC BioEnergy Network.

Electoral record
2017 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalSteve Thomson13,98557.64
New DemocraticHarwinder Kaur Sandhu5,10221.03
GreenRainer Wilkins3,42214.10
ConservativeCharles Hardy1,7557.23
Total valid votes 24,264100.00
Source: Elections BC[5]
2013 British Columbia general election: Kelowna-Mission
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalSteve Thomson1368756.86
New DemocraticTish Lakes622125.84
ConservativeMike McLoughlin305112.67
No AffiliationDayleen Van Ryswyk11134.62
Total valid votes 24072100.00
Total rejected ballots 1610.66
Turnout 2423353.58
Source: Elections BC[6]

References
  1. Name: Steve Thomson Anonymous. Kelowna Capital News [Kelowna, B.C] 23 Apr 2009: 4.
  2. Waters, Alistair. "Stewart loses cabinet ministry posting". Kelowna Capital News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. Shaw, Rob. "B.C. legislature resumes, MLAs elect Liberal Steve Thomson as Speaker". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. https://www.straight.com/news/931347/steve-thomson-resigns-speaker-bc-legislature
  5. "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Gordon Campbell, Former Premier of British Columbia		 Order of precedence in British Columbia
as of 2017		 Succeeded by
Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia


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