| Sheila Orr | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Victoria-Hillside | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Orcherton |
| Succeeded by | Rob Fleming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 or 1950 (age 74–75) |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Residence | Victoria, British Columbia |
Sheila Orr (born 1949 or 1950) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Victoria-Hillside in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 until her defeat in the 2005 provincial election. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party.
Prior to her election, she served on Saanich District Council and as a director of the Capital Regional District.
Electoral record
| 1996 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Hillside | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Orcherton | 11,585 | 53.32 | $37,372 | ||||
| Liberal | Sheila Orr | 6,862 | 31.58 | $40,983 | ||||
| Progressive Democrat | Gary Beyer | 1,227 | 5.65 | $100 | ||||
| Reform | Dan Willson | 979 | 4.51 | $5,595 | ||||
| Green | David Scott White | 790 | 3.64 | $4,715 | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Erich Peter | 102 | 0.47 | $2,304 | ||||
| Natural Law | Andy Guest | 97 | 0.45 | $211 | ||||
| Libertarian | C. David Randall | 86 | 0.40 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,728 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,867 | 67.53 | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Hillside | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Sheila Orr | 7,878 | 37.71 | $46,661 | ||||
| New Democratic | Steve Orcherton | 7,796 | 37.31 | $49,950 | ||||
| Green | Stuart Hertzog | 4,142 | 19.82 | $3,285 | ||||
| Marijuana | Chuck Beyer | 663 | 3.17 | $762 | ||||
| Unity | Allan Whittal | 293 | 1.40 | $870 | ||||
| Communist | George Gidora | 72 | 0.35 | $749 | ||||
| Citizens Commonwealth | Laery Braaten | 49 | 0.24 | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,893 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 140 | 0.67 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,033 | 68.73 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election: Victoria-Hillside | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Rob Fleming | 13,926 | 57 | $72,755 | ||||
| Liberal | Sheila Orr | 7,042 | 29 | $117,576 | ||||
| Green | Steve Filipovic | 2,934 | 12 | $4,899 | ||||
| Democratic Reform | Jim McDermott | 363 | 1.5 | $5,652 | ||||
| Work Less | Katrina Jean Herriot | 167 | 0.7 | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,432 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,648 | 63 | ||||||
References
- This is the one to watch: Wilson, Carla. Times - Colonist 14 May 2001: A5.
- Victoria Times Colonist, September 20, 2001
External links
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