Betty Zane Hinton | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | riding renamed |
| Succeeded by | Cathy McLeod |
| Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Thompson | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – January 23, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | riding renamed |
| Member of Parliament for Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys | |
| In office November 27, 2000 – June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson Riis |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1950 Trail, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) |
| Spouse | James Hinton |
| Residence | Vernon, British Columbia |
| Profession | business manager |
Betty Zane Hinton (born February 22, 1950) is a Canadian politician, previously representing the constituency of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the federal parliament.
Born in Trail, British Columbia, Hinton has served as mayor of Logan Lake, British Columbia, and as an alderman and school trustee in Kamloops, British Columbia.
In the 2000 Canadian federal election, she was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Canadian Alliance candidate in the riding of Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys. She was re-elected as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Kamloops—Thompson in the 2004 Canadian federal election. A businesswoman, she has served as the Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, as well as the Opposition Critic of Multiculturalism, the Status of Women, Public Health, and as Critic of Veterans Affairs. She was also the Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.
Re-elected in the 2006 Canadian federal election, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs in the 39th Parliament. Hinton assisted the introduction of the Veterans' Bill of Rights.[1] Hinton did not seek re-election in 2008;[2] fellow Conservative Cathy McLeod succeeded her.
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Betty Hinton | 20,948 | 39.27 | -1.08 | $50,696 | |||
| New Democratic | Michael Crawford | 16,417 | 30.78 | +4.59 | $34,590 | |||
| Liberal | Ken Sommerfeld | 13,454 | 25.22 | -3.04 | $41,547 | |||
| Green | Matt Greenwood | 2,518 | 4.72 | +0.39 | $855 | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,337 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 101 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,438 | 63 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.84 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Kamloops–Thompson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Conservative | Betty Hinton | 20,611 | 40.35 | $50,665 | ||||
| Liberal | John O'Fee | 14,434 | 28.26 | $78,065 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Carroll | 13,379 | 26.19 | $62,464 | ||||
| Green | Grant Fraser | 2,213 | 4.33 | $3,649 | ||||
| Independent | Arjun Singh | 440 | 0.86 | $289 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 51,077 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,232 | 63.9 | ||||||
| This riding was created from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley, all of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the last election. Betty Hinton was the incumbent from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys. | ||||||||