Results, Ridings and Candidates
Pitt Meadows - Maple Ridge - Mission
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 238/238 polls | |||
| CON | Randy Kamp | 26,552 | 51.69 |
Elected |
| NDP | Mike Bocking | 16,915 | 32.93 |
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| GRN | Mike Gildersleeve | 3,936 | 7.66 |
|
| LIB | Dan Olson | 3,400 | 6.62 |
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| LTN | Jeff Monds | 320 | 0.62 |
|
| IND | Evans Nicholson | 139 | 0.27 |
|
| IND | Chum Richardson | 103 | 0.20 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Randy Kamp (Incumbent)
- Mike Gildersleeve
- Evans Nicholson
- Chum Richardson
- Dan Olson
- Jeff Monds
- Mike Bocking
Randy Kamp
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Aug. 30, 1953
Age: 55
Birthplace: Salmon Arm, B.C.
Education: Holds a bachelor's in Theology and has done extensive graduate studies in linguistics. He has also completed several courses in non-profit management.
Profession: Non-profit manager
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Ruth
Children: Three
Career Background: Early in his adult life, he was a department store manager. Later, he and his family lived in the Philippines where he was regional director for a non-profit organization that does linguistic work among minority language groups.
Community Activities: Pastor at Maple Ridge Baptist Church, and since 1997 has been executive assistant to Grant McNally, the current MP for Dewdney-Alouette. Served on the board of directors for a number of non-profit organizations, including the local minor football association.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Dewdney-Alouette (renamed Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission) in 2004. Re-elected in 2006.
Political History
Committee: Member of the Fisheries and Oceans Committee.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative Caucus.
Mailing address:PO Box 528
Maple Ridge, B.C.
V2X 3P2
Contact information:
Telephone: 866-466-0053
Mike Gildersleeve
Party: Green Party of Canada
Profession: Family group conferencing facilitator; social worker; carpenter; union leader
Children: Two children
Community Activities: Member of the western Canada wilderness committee since 1988 and currently is chair of the board. Is an active member of the Blue Mountain Kanaka Creek Conservation Group, Pitt Polder Preservation Society and former member of Pitt River Area Watershed Network. Is a former board member at large for the BC Association of Social Workers and served as a member of the Maple Ridge rural planning committee in 1996/1997.
Contact information:
Phone: 604 308-8234
mike.gildersleeve@greenparty.ca
Evans Nicholson
Party: Independent
Age: 57
Birthplace: Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
Profession: Corrections officer
Children: One son
Career Background: Worked with troubled youth in both provincial and federal corrections. Also worked as a high school teacher in Langley for a year.
Community Activities: Hosts a booth and provides ministry resources at Missions Fest Vancouver and Toronto.
Contact information:
Chum Richardson
Party: Independent
Birthdate: Oct. 25, 1937
Age: 70
Birthplace: Vancouver
Profession: Retired
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Betty
Children: Three children
Career Background: Previously employed by the Royal Canadian Air Force, sawmills, shake and shingle mills, and worked in the fields of commercial fishing, logging and trucking.
Community Activities: Active with the province's disability games board, the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows accessibility committee, the CEED Centre Society board, the Pitt Meadows museum board and the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Festival Society.
Electoral History
Municipal: Ran unsuccessfully in one municipal election.
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in five provincial elections in British Columbia.
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in a previous general election.
Mailing address:
107-12128-222 St
Maple Ridge, B.C.
V2X 5W5
Contact information:
Dan Olson
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Burnaby, B.C.
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Joanne
Children: Two - Amanda and Brandon
Career Background: Was employed for 20 years at BC Tel/Telus, which included five years as a business agent/executive officer for the Telecommunications Workers Union. Is the former owner of Olson’s Playhouse Café Maple Ridge (a coffee shop/ice-cream parlour that provided live entertainment in an alcohol-free environment for families). Is currently the executive director for the Port Coquitlam Business Improvement Association. Also does part-time work at the Coast Mountain Bus Company.
Community Activities: Founding member of CAN – Citizens for Accessible Neighbourhoods. Founding member and organizer of the 224th Street Merchants' Association. Served on the board of directors of the Ridge-Meadows Community Festival Society. Volunteer with the Maple Ridge Jazz and Blues Festival.
Electoral History
Municipal: Ran unsuccessfully in the 2005 Maple Ridge municipal election.
Mailing address:
12092-228th St.
Maple Ridge, B.C.
V2X 6M3
Contact information:
Telephone: 604-466-5766
Mike Bocking
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Age: 51
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Partner: Kelly
Children: Three daughters
Career Background: Has worked as a journalist at the Vancouver Sun since 1979. In 1988 was elected president of the union representing more than 2000 newspaper employees in B.C.
Community Activities: Active in a group opposing urban sprawl in Mission, B.C. Took part in public opposition to policies of the Surrey School Board in the 1990s.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Dewdney-Alouette (since renamed Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission) in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Mailing address:
PO Box 21013
Maple Ridge, B.C.
V2X 1P7
Contact information:
Telephone: 604-462-9838
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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