Lorne Doerkson | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cariboo-Chilcotin | |
| Assumed office October 24, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Donna Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
Lorne Doerkson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Cariboo-Chilcotin as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He serves as the Opposition Critic for Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, and Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Doerkson was a newspaper publisher with Black Press and a financial consultant with Investors Group.[2]
| 2020 British Columbia general election: Cariboo-Chilcotin | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lorne Doerkson | 6,600 | 51.25 | −7.52 | $29,284.50 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Andrews | 4,180 | 32.46 | +6.23 | $1,965.55 | |||
| Independent | Katya Potekhina | 457 | 3.55 | – | $1,453.00 | |||
| Libertarian | James Buckley | 263 | 2.04 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,879 | 100.00 | – | |||||
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| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||