Shirley Bond (born 1956 or 1957)[2] is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the 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 did not run for re-election in 2024.
Shirley Bond | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia | |
| In office November 23, 2020 – May 16, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Falcon |
| Leader of the BC Liberal Party | |
Interim | |
| In office November 23, 2020 – February 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Falcon |
| Attorney General of British Columbia | |
| In office August 18, 2011 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Barry Penner |
| Succeeded by | Suzanne Anton |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | |
| In office March 14, 2011 – February 8, 2012 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Rich Coleman |
| Succeeded by | Mike Morris |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia | |
| In office June 10, 2009 – March 14, 2011 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Kevin Falcon |
| Succeeded by | Blair Lekstrom |
| 10th Deputy Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office December 15, 2004 – June 10, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Christy Clark |
| Succeeded by | Colin Hansen |
| Minister of Education of British Columbia | |
| In office June 16, 2005 – June 10, 2009 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Tom Christensen |
| Succeeded by | Margaret MacDiarmid |
| Minister of Health Services of British Columbia | |
| In office December 15, 2004 – June 16, 2005 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Colin Hansen |
| Succeeded by | George Abbott |
| Minister of Advanced Education of British Columbia | |
| In office June 5, 2001 – December 15, 2004 | |
| Premier | Gordon Campbell |
| Preceded by | Cathy McGregor |
| Succeeded by | Ida Chong |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Prince George-Valemount Prince George-Mount Robson (2001–2009) | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lois Boone |
| Succeeded by | Rosalyn Bird |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 67–68) Prince George, British Columbia[1] |
| Political party | BC United |
| Occupation | Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training for British Columbia |
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. As of May 1, 2024, Bond served as the Shadow Minister for Health, Senior Services & Long Term Care.
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. On August 30, 2024, Bond announced her retirement from politics.[4] In the October 2024 British Columbia general election her seat was won by BC Conservative candidate Rosalyn Bird.[5]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount | ||||||||
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| 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 | 110 | 0.63 | –0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,555 | 47.42 | –9.33 | |||||
| Registered voters | 37,020 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –0.03 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount | ||||||||
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| 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[8] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount | ||||||||
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| 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[9] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Mallam, Teresa (October 7, 2008). "Education minister Bond shares her own inspiring story". The Prince George Free Press. p. A16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Shirley Bond won't be running for re-election". Prince George Citizen. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ Popple, Abigail (2024-10-19). "Rosalyn Bird wins Prince George-Valemount seat". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Boegman, Anton (July 27, 2021). "42nd Election Report and Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 267–269. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.