Margaret Hobbs
# Margaret Hobbs

Margaret Frances Hobbs (née Jackson; March 15, 1909 – August 14, 1997) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Revelstoke in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1962 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

She was born in Berwick, Ontario and was educated in Manitoba. She married George Hobbs. She was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1962 by-election held following the death of her husband. She was defeated when she ran for reelection in 1963. Originally a resident of Revelstoke, Hobbs later moved to Victoria and died there in 1997.

## Electoral results

vteBritish Columbia provincial by-election, September 4, 1962: Revelstoke :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | NDP-CCF | Margaret Hobbs | 1,127 | 42.12 |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 1,066 | 39.84 |
| | Liberal | John Wallace Johnston | 483 | 18.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,676 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 15 |
| Called upon the death of G. Hobbs on 30 January 1962. |||||||
| Source: http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |||||||

vte1963 British Columbia general election: Revelstoke :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Social Credit | Arvid Lundell | 1,176 | 41.3 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Hobbs | 1,071 | 37.8 |
| | Liberal | William James Burnett | 385 | 13.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Owen Orlando Williams | 211 | 7.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,843 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77.2 |
| Source: http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |||||||
