Margaret Hobbs

Margaret Frances Hobbs (1909[1] ca 1998[2]) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1962 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

She was born Margaret Frances Jackson in Ontario and was educated in Manitoba. She married George Hobbs. She was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1962 by-election held following the death of her husband. She was defeated when she ran for reelection in 1963. Originally a resident of Revelstoke, Hobbs later moved to Victoria.[1]

Electoral results

British Columbia provincial by-election, September 4, 1962: Revelstoke
Party Candidate Votes%
NDP-CCFMargaret Hobbs 1,127 42.12%
Social CreditArvid Waldemar Lundell 1,066 39.84%
LiberalJohn Wallace Johnston 483 18.05%
Total valid votes 2,676
Total rejected ballots 15
Called upon the death of G. Hobbs on 30 January 1962.
Source: http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf
British Columbia general election, 1963: Revelstoke
Party Candidate Votes%
Social CreditArvid Waldemar Lundell 1,176 41.3%
New DemocraticMargaret Hobbs 1,071 37.8%
LiberalWilliam James Burnett 385 13.5%
Progressive ConservativeOwen Orlando Williams 211 7.4%
Total valid votes 2,843
Total rejected ballots 15
Turnout 77.2%
Source: http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf

References

  1. 1 2 Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  2. "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. March 26, 1998. Retrieved 2011-12-24.


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