Shirley Bond

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Shirley Bond
British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Prince George-Valemount
Prince George-Mount Robson (2001–2009)
Assumed office
May 16, 2001
Preceded byLois Boone
Personal details
Born1956 or 1957 (age 66–67)
BC United
OccupationMinister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training for British Columbia

Shirley Bond (born 1956 or 1957)

BC Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2001 British Columbia general election. She was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for the Prince George-Valemount riding in 2017
. She was appointed Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister responsible for Labour on June 10, 2013 serving in that capacity until the Liberal government was unseated in a non-confidence vote in 2017.

She also served as vice-chair of the Treasury Board, chaired the Cabinet Committee on New Relationship Coordination, and sat as a member of the cabinet climate action committee. Before being elected to the legislative assembly, she served three terms on the Prince George school board. Bond lives in Prince George with her twin adult children and their families, including grandsons Caleb and Cooper. Her husband Bill, to whom she was married for 41 years, died in 2020.[3]

Prior to being elected, Bond was also attending the University of Northern British Columbia but did not attain her bachelor's degree. She has an arts and sciences diploma from the College of New Caledonia.

Electoral record

2020 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal
 Shirley Bond 9,703 55.62 −2.58 $29,563.67
New Democratic Laura Parent 4,717 27.04 −2.52 $6,549.23
Green MacKenzie Kerr 2,597 14.89 +2.65 $5,375.30
Libertarian Sean Robson 428 2.45 – $46.95
Total valid votes 17,445 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
2017 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal
 Shirley Bond 11,209 58.20 +1.25 $47,005
New Democratic Natalie Fletcher 5,694 29.56 −6.33 $36,872
Green Nan Kendy 2,356 12.24 – $2,925
Total valid votes 19,259 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 154 0.79 −0.28
Turnout 19,413 56.75 +0.19
Source: Elections BC[6]
2013 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal
 Shirley Bond 11,291 56.95 +6.34 $168,786
New Democratic Sherry Ogasawara 7,116 35.89 −1.69 $103,073
Conservative Nathan Giede 1,105 5.57 +1.26 $7,665
Christian Heritage Donald A. Roberts 314 1.58 - $1,705
Total valid votes 19,826 100.00
Total rejected ballots 214 1.07
Turnout 20,040 56.56
Source: Elections BC[7]

References

  1. ^ Shirley Bond - Education minister Bond shares her own inspiring story Mallam, Teresa. The Prince George Free Press [Prince George, B.C] 07 Oct 2008: A.16.
  2. ^ P.G. Mount Robson's Liberal candidates: Party members choose their candidate Friday and Saturday: [Final Edition] Hoekstra, Gordon. Prince George Citizen [Prince George, B.C] 27 Sep 2000: 5.
  3. ^ Balzer, Jess (2020-06-09). "Outpouring of community support after passing of Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond's husband". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  4. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  5. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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