Simon Gibson

Simon John Gibson (born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Simon Gibson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Abbotsford-Mission
In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2020
Preceded by	Randy Hawes
Succeeded by	Pam Alexis
Personal details
Born	1949/1950 (age 70–71)[1]
Political party	BC Liberal
Residence	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Prior to his election, Gibson was a member of Abbotsford City Council for more than 30 years.[3]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Mission
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Simon Gibson	12,879	51.19	+0.52	$50,561
	New Democratic	Andrew Murray Christie	7,339	29.17	+1.97	$284
	Green	Jennifer Holmes	4,297	17.08	+8.01	$1,482
	Christian Heritage	Dan Cameron	644	2.56	–	$466
Total valid votes			25,159	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135	0.53
Turnout			25,294	59.20
Source: Elections BC[4]

2013 British Columbia general election: Abbotsford-Mission
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Simon Gibson	10,417	50.67	−7.7	$61,719
	New Democratic	Preet Rai	5,591	27.20	−5.37	$51,805
	Conservative	Don Stahl	1,946	9.47	–	$5,271
	Green	Aird Flavelle	1,865	9.07	+0.01	$3,377
	Independent	Wendy Bales	415	2.02	–	$2,699
	Independent	Roman Bojczuk	204	0.99	–	$2,547
	Excalibur	Marcus Halliday	119	0.58	–	$310
Total valid votes			20,557	100.00
Total rejected ballots			117	0.57
Turnout			20,674	56.63
Source: Elections BC[5]

References

1. Simon Gibson - Abbotsford Councillor Anonymous. Abbotsford Times [Abbotsford, B.C] 02 Dec 2008: 22.
2. "Fraser Valley: End of the line for van Dongen as Liberals bolster stronghold in Fraser Valley". The Province, May 15, 2013.
3. "Gibson and Plecas prepare for new opportunities as Abbotsford MLAs". Abbotsford News, May 20, 2013.
4. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
5. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.