Douglas Horne

Douglas Horne
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
In office
May 12, 2009 – August 11, 2015
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byJodie Wickens
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Political partyBC Liberal (Provincial), Conservative (Federal)

Douglas Horne is a former Canadian politician who served as a BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain from 2009 to 2015.

Horne was first elected in the 2009 provincial election.[1] He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia between 2013 and 2015. He also 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 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, Horne was a corporate executive specializing in corporate finance and business development.

Horne resigned from the legislature on August 14, 2015,[2] to run as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in the 2015 election. He lost to Ron McKinnon of the Liberal Party.[3]

Following his time in office, Horne returned to the private sector and founded Golden Leaf Capital Group,[4] a boutique investment and project management firm based in Vancouver. Projects under development include Evanesce Packaging Solutions Inc., a company bringing to market a proprietary compostable packaging material.[5]

Electoral record

Federal

2015 Canadian federal election: Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ron McKinnon 19,938 35.28 +27.02 $22,747.95
Conservative Douglas Horne 18,083 32.00 -23.53 $193,315.18
New Democratic Sara Norman 15,400 27.25 -3.72 $25,811.51
Green Brad Nickason 2,076 3.67 -0.66 $5,259.89
Libertarian Lewis Clarke Dahlby 1,014 1.79 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,511 99.49   $221,031.20
Total rejected ballots 287 0.51 –
Turnout 56,798 66.73 –
Eligible voters 85,122
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.27
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]

Provincial

2013 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Douglas Horne 9,766 49.90 -6.93 $97,947
New Democratic Chris Wilson 7,315 37.37 +1.91 $55,655
Green Ron Peters 1,144 5.84 -0.12 $0
Conservative Shane Kennedy 1,071 5.47 – $1,491
Libertarian Paul Geddes 277 1.42 -0.33 $4,753
Total valid votes 19,573 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 152 0.77 -0.10
Turnout 19,725 53.23 +4.37
Eligible voters 37,056
Liberal hold Swing +4.42
2009 British Columbia general election: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Douglas Horne 8,644 56.83 +2.3 $87,288
New Democratic Heather McRitchie 5,393 35.46 -1.9 $23,778
Green Jared Evans 907 5.96 – $300
Libertarian Paul Geddes 266 1.75 – $250
Total valid votes 15,210 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 133 0.87 –
Turnout 15,343 48.86 –
Eligible voters 31,397
Liberal notional hold Swing +2.10

References

  1. ^ British Columbia Votes 2009: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
  2. ^ http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/news/nr-by-vmp-cqb-2016-01/ Elections B.C. by-election call
  3. ^ http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e Elections Canada results for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
  4. ^ "Home". goldenleafgroup.ca.
  5. ^ "Home". evanescepackaging.com.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Official Voting Results - Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
  8. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.