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Linda Larson
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 73–74)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberals |
| Spouse | Larry Larson |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Oliver, British Columbia |
| Salary | $62,331 [2] |
Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Larson was a municipal councillor and mayor in Oliver.[4]
Electoral record
| 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 | 64.52 | ||||||
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.