Margaret Hobbs

Margaret Frances Hobbs (1909^[1] – ca 1998^[2]) 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.

She was born Margaret Frances Jackson in 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.^[1]

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 Waldemar 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

British Columbia general election, 1963: Revelstoke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Credit	Arvid Waldemar 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

1. Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
2. "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. March 26, 1998. Retrieved 2011-12-24.