Tom Shypitka

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Tom Shypitka
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Kootenay East
Assumed office
May 9, 2017
Preceded byBill Bennett
Personal details
Political partyBC United
Tom Shypitka
Medal record
Curling
Labatt Brier
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Hamilton

Thomas Glenn Shypitka is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Kootenay East as a member of the BC United caucus.[1]

Shypitka is also an accomplished curler,[2] having represented British Columbia at the 1991 Labatt Brier and 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.

Electoral record[edit]

2020 British Columbia general election: Kootenay East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Tom Shypitka 9,897 57.90 +1.33 $38,182.15
New Democratic Wayne Stetski 5,499 32.17 +2.5 $19,605.32
Green Kerri Wall 1,697 9.93 −1.34 $3,805.90
Total valid votes 17,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2017 British Columbia general election: Kootenay East
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Tom Shypitka 9,666 56.57 −6.42 $53,655
New Democratic Randal Macnair 5,070 29.67 −7.34 $34,336
Green Yvonne Marie Prest 1,926 11.27 $2,412
Libertarian Keith D. Komar 425 2.49 $2,027
Total valid votes 17,087 100.00
Total rejected ballots 101 0.59
Turnout 17,188 55.71
Source: Elections BC[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "NDP loses key Kootenay seat to the B.C. Liberals" Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News British Columbia, May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tom Shypitka | Meet Our Councillors | Mayor and Council | Our City | City of Cranbrook". Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  3. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.