Betty Hinton

Betty Zane Hinton
Betty Zane Hinton
Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committees of the Whole
	In office; February 2, 2004 – May 23, 2004
Speaker	Peter Milliken
Preceded by	Eleni Bakopanos
Succeeded by	Jean Augustine
Member of Parliament; for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo; (Kamloops—Thompson; 2004–2006); (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys; 2000–2006)
	In office; November 27, 2000 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Nelson Riis
Succeeded by	Cathy McLeod
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1950 (age 76); Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Party	Conservative
Other political; affiliations	Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)
Spouse	James Hinton
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.

Electoral history

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Betty Hinton	20,948	39.27	–1.08	$50,690.98
	New Democratic	Michael Crawford	16,417	30.78	+4.59	$33,621.33
	Liberal	Ken Sommerfeld	13,454	25.22	–3.04	$41,261.42
	Green	Matthew Greenwood	2,518	4.72	+0.39	$896.99
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,337	99.81	–	$98,387.78
Total rejected ballots			101	0.19	–
Turnout			53,438	63.02	–
Eligible voters			84,802
	Conservative hold		Swing		–2.84
Source: Elections Canada^[3]^[4]

2004 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Betty Hinton	20,611	40.35	$50,158.11
	Liberal	John O'Fee	14,434	28.26	$77,657.39
	New Democratic	Brian Carroll	13,379	26.19	$54,444.97
	Green	Grant Fraser	2,213	4.33	$3,649.84
	Independent	Arjun Singh	440	0.86	$289.62
Total valid votes/expense limit			51,077	99.70	$94,499.64
Total rejected ballots			155	0.30
Turnout			51,232	63.89
Eligible voters			80,194
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		–
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.
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Catherine Litt, "Hinton happy to keep war veterans job," Kamloops Daily News, January 5, 2007, pg. A.1.Fro.
↑ MP Betty Hinton Will Not Seek Re-election, bettyhinton.ca, October 10, 2007
↑ "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kamloops--Thompson, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

External links

Betty Hinton – Parliament of Canada biography

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[1] Catherine Litt, "Hinton happy to keep war veterans job," Kamloops Daily News, January 5, 2007, pg. A.1.Fro.

[2] MP Betty Hinton Will Not Seek Re-election, bettyhinton.ca, October 10, 2007

[3] "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.

[4] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[5] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kamloops--Thompson, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.

[6] "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kamloops—Thompson". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.

[7] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

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