Margaret Hobbs
Margaret Frances Hobbs (née Jackson; March 15, 1909[1] – August 14, 1997) 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.
Margaret F. Hobbs | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1962–1963 | |
| Preceded by | George Hobbs |
| Succeeded by | Arvid Lundell |
| Constituency | Revelstoke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Frances Jackson March 15, 1909 Berwick, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 14, 1997 (aged 88) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse(s) | George Hobbs |
| Occupation | educator |
She was born in Berwick, 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 and died there in 1997.[2][3]
Electoral results
| British Columbia provincial by-election, September 4, 1962: Revelstoke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| NDP-CCF | Margaret Hobbs | 1,127 | 42.12 | |||||
| Social Credit | Arvid 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 | ||||||||
| 1963 British Columbia general election: Revelstoke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Social Credit | Arvid 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
- BC Death Registration 1997-09-016676
- Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
- "Classified". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. August 18, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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