Lorne Doerkson
Lorne Doerkson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cariboo-Chilcotin | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Donna Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
Lorne Doerkson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Cariboo-Chilcotin as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He serves as the Opposition Critic for Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, and Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. He earlier served as the Opposition Critic for Rural Development and as the Official Opposition Deputy Whip.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Doerkson was a newspaper publisher with Black Press and a financial consultant with Investors Group.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Cariboo-Chilcotin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lorne Doerkson | 6,600 | 51.25 | −7.52 | $29,284.50 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Andrews | 4,180 | 32.46 | +6.23 | $1,965.55 | |||
| Independent | Katya Potekhina | 457 | 3.55 | – | $1,453.00 | |||
| Libertarian | James Buckley | 263 | 2.04 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,879 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Angie Mindus, "ELECTION 2020: Preliminary results show Lorne Doerkson elected in Cariboo Chilcotin". 100 Mile Free Press, October 24, 2020.
- ^ Kelly Sinoski, "Lorne Doerkson running for Liberal MLA nomination in Cariboo-Chilcotin". Williams Lake Tribune, August 26, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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