Bob_Simpson_(British_Columbia_politician)

Bob Simpson (British Columbia politician)

Bob Simpson (British Columbia politician)

Canadian politician


Robert Simpson (born 1956 or 1957) is a former MLA for Cariboo North in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.

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He was a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He was removed from caucus on October 7, 2010, for public dissent regarding Carole James, former leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, and subsequently sat in the legislature as an Independent MLA.[2]

On February 7, 2013, Simpson joined with Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington and Abbotsford South MLA John van Dongen to present a six-point agenda for democratic reform, including changes to B.C.'s electoral finance law and the Election Act.[3]

Simpson announced on June 20, 2014 that he would run for Mayor of Quesnel, British Columbia[4] where he defeated incumbent Mayor Mary Sjostrom. He then held the position until October 15, 2022, when he lost to Ron Paull.[5][6]

Electoral record

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References

  1. A solitary man; Kicked out of the NDP caucus after criticizing leader Carole James, MLA Bob Simpson is now an independent in a party of one. Not that he minds. (Ward, Doug) The Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, B.C] October 23, 2010: C.1.
  2. "B.C. NDP leader kicks out Cariboo MLA | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. "Bob Simpson - My Life Abbreviated". Bobsimpsonmla.ca. May 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013.
  4. "Bob Simpson". City of Quesnel. February 23, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. "2022 Quesnel Election Results". Global News. October 15, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  6. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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