Scott Anderson (Canadian politician)
Scott Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia | |
| Interim October 4, 2017 – April 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Brooks (2016) |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Bolin |
| Vernon City Councillor | |
| In office 2014–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Conservative |
Other political affiliations | BC Conservative |
Scott Anderson MP is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee in the House of Commons since 2025.[1][2] He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to federal politics, he served as interim leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia from 2017 to 2019.[3][4]
Anderson served as a Vernon city councillor from 2014 to 2022 before unsuccessfully running for mayor.[5]
Member of Parliament
[edit]Anderson was elected in the 2025 federal election.
In January 2026, Anderson stated that he was courted by the Liberal Party to cross the floor and join the party; he released a statement reaffirming his commitment to the party.[6]
Anderson has focused his efforts in Ottawa to bring light to important local topics, including spending considerable time advocating for a local ostrich farm [7] which had been found to have engaged in activity violating health and safety laws.[8]
Electoral history
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Scott Anderson | 33,850 | 50.42 | +6.59 | $63,852.05 | |||
| Liberal | Anna Warwick Sears | 28,769 | 42.85 | +23.08 | $93,602.15 | |||
| New Democratic | Leah Ellen Main | 3,417 | 5.09 | –16.62 | $17,888.54 | |||
| Green | Blair Visscher | 1,105 | 1.65 | –3.53 | $5,197.12 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 67,141 | 99.36 | – | $145,609.55 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 432 | 0.64 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 67,573 | 72.72 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,921 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –8.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Cumming (X) † | 4,346 | 50.84 |
| Scott Anderson | 3,673 | 42.96 |
| Erik Olesen | 530 | 6.20 |
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Vernon-Monashee | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Eric Bailey Foster | 12,503 | 46.34 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mark Steven Olsen | 9,233 | 34.22 | |||||
| Conservative | Scott Anderson | 3,169 | 11.75 | |||||
| Green | Rebecca Helps | 1,905 | 7.06 | |||||
| Independent | Korry Zepik | 169 | 0.63 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,979 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,056 | 57.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[11] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Smith, Jennifer (29 April 2025). "Conservative Scott Anderson taking the lead in Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee". Vernon Morning Star. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ Lorraine, Cheyanna (29 April 2025). "Scott Anderson wins Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee by over 5,000 votes". Kelowna Now. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Vernon councillor named interim Conservative leader". Vernon Morning Star. Black Press Media. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Fort St. John councillor named B.C. Conservative leader". Victoria News. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ↑ Knox, Roger (13 October 2022). "Vernon council shares potential last words". Vernon Morning Star. Black Press Media. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Conservative MP says Liberals 'pulling out all the stops' in floor-crossing offer". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/568955/Vernon-Lake-Country-Monashee-Conservative-MP-speaks-out-against-ostrich-cull
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7047660
- ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
- ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada.
Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
- ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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