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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
NDP-CCF | Margaret Hobbs | 1,127 | 42.12% | |||||
Social Credit | Arvid Waldemar Lundell | 1,066 | 39.84% | |||||
Liberal | John 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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Social Credit | Arvid Waldemar Lundell | 1,176 | 41.3% | |||||
New Democratic | Margaret Hobbs | 1,071 | 37.8% | |||||
Liberal | William James Burnett | 385 | 13.5% | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Owen 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 2 Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
- ↑ "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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