Douglas Horne

Canadian politician
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IntroCanadian politician
PlacesCanada
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth1966
Age58 years
Politics:British Columbia Liberal Party
The details

Biography

Douglas Horne is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. He was the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He previously served as the Premier's Parliamentary Secretary, as well as Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole (Chair of the Committee of Supply). In addition, he has served as the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (2012–13), Deputy Chair of the Select Standing Committee for Public Accounts (2009–13) and a Member of the Select Standing Committee for Children and Youth (2009–13) for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He also served on the Provincial Treasury Board, the Legislative Review Committee, and the Local Government Elections Task Force during his first term of office.

Prior to being elected he was a corporate executive specializing in corporate finance and business development.

Horne resigned from the legislature on August 14, 2015 to run as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the 2015 election. Horne lost to Ron McKinnon of the Liberal Party.

Following his time in elected office, Horne returned to the private sector and founded Golden Leaf Capital Group,<ref>[1]<ref> a boutique investment and project management firm based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Projects under development include Evanesce Packaging Solutions Inc., a company bringing to market a proprietary compostable packaging material. <ref>[2]<ref>

Electoral record

Federal

2015 Canadian federal election: Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRon McKinnon19,93835.28+27.02$22,747.95
ConservativeDouglas Horne18,08332.00-23.53$193,315.18
New DemocraticSara Norman15,40027.25-3.72$25,811.51
GreenBrad Nickason2,0763.67-0.66$5,259.89
LibertarianLewis Clarke Dahlby1,0141.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit56,511100.00 $221,031.20
Total rejected ballots2870.51
Turnout56,79866.75
Eligible voters85,122
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+25.27
Source: Elections Canada

Provincial

2013 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDouglas Horne9,76649.90-6.93$97,947
New DemocraticChris Wilson7,31537.37+1.91$55,655
GreenRon Peters1,1445.84-0.12$0
ConservativeShane Kennedy1,0715.47$1,491
LibertarianPaul Geddes2771.42-0.33$4,753
Total valid votes19,573100.00 
Total rejected ballots1520.77-0.10
Turnout19,72553.23+4.37
Eligible voters37,056
Liberal holdSwing+4.42
2009 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDouglas Horne8,64456.83+2.3$87,288
New DemocraticHeather McRitchie5,39335.46-1.9$23,778
GreenJared Evans9075.96$300
LibertarianPaul Geddes2661.75$250
Total valid votes15,210100.00 
Total rejected ballots1330.87
Turnout15,34348.86
Eligible voters31,397
Liberal notional holdSwing+2.10
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