Scott Hamilton (politician)

Scott Hamilton (born December 11, 1957) is a former Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.^[2] He represented the electoral district of Delta North as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Scott Hamilton
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Delta North
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Guy Gentner
Succeeded by	Ravi Kahlon
Personal details
Born	1957/1958 (age 64–65)^[1]
Political party	BC Liberals

He served as Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, as well as several other committees of the Legislative Assembly.

Delta City Council

Hamilton was first elected to Delta, British Columbia City Council in 2002 and was re-elected in 2005, 2008 and 2011.^[3] He served on several committees and commissions in his years on Delta Council. Most notably, he is responsible for advocating a new housing policy that resulted in a more progressive framework, and led to greater options for secondary housing opportunities in Delta.^[4]

He is currently the managing director for Quadrant Management Ltd, a property development and project management company that provides services to a variety of established industrial and commercial clients.

Personal life

Hamilton and his wife Kristen have lived in North Delta since 1986. They have two grown daughters. Prior to his election to the 40th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Hamilton was employed in the information technology business.

Electoral record

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Delta North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Ravi Kahlon	11,465	48.83	+5.24	$48,460
	Liberal	Scott Hamilton	9,319	39.69	−4.84	$65,204
	Green	Jacquie Miller	2,697	11.48	+5.40	$2,920
Total valid votes			23,481	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			123	0.52	+0.10
Turnout			23,604	64.99	+5.05
Registered voters			36,319
Source: Elections BC^[5]^[6]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election: Delta North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Scott Hamilton	9,613	44.53
	New Democratic	Sylvia Bishop	9,410	43.59
	Green	Bill Marshall	1,312	6.08
	Conservative	Tinku Parmar	983	4.55
	Independent	John Shrek Shavluk	210	0.97
	Communist	George Gidora	58	0.27
Total valid votes			21,586	100.00
Total rejected ballots			92	0.42
Turnout			21,678	59.94
Source: Elections BC^[7]

References

1. B.C. VOTES: Delta-North candidates on the record (Kupchuk, Rick). The Leader [Surrey, B.C] May 2, 2013: pg 1.
2. "Christy Clark says economy a priority after election win". CBC News, May 15, 2013.
3. "Jackson wins fifth term". Delta Optimist, November 23, 2011.
4. Delta Council
5. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
7. (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.