Pete Davis MLA | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Kootenay-Rockies | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Shypitka |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BC Conservative |
Pete Davis is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Kootenay-Rockies as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. [1]
Davis is originally from Revelstoke and was raised by a single mother in Cranbrook. He has been married to his wife,Heather,since 2002,and together they have four children. [2] Davis considers himself an avid outdoorsmen and has strong ties to the camping,boating,and motorcycle communities. [2]
Davis is an experienced business professional who has cultivated relationships with stakeholders from sectors including logging,forestry,automotive,heavy equipment,and mining across the Elk Valley and East Kootenays. [2] Prior to becoming an elected official,Davis was involved in federal politics for 7 years working with the Kootenay-Columbia Conservative Electoral District Association. [3]
On March 25,2024,Davis was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for the riding of Kootenay-Rockies. [4] He went on to win the election,defeating incumbent MLA Tom Shypitka with 42.7% of the vote. [5] He currently serves in the official opposition shadow cabinet as the Critic for Mining. [6]
| 2024 British Columbia general election : Kootenay-Rockies | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Pete Davis | 8,217 | 42.71 | – | $66,181.76 | |||
| Independent | Tom Shypitka | 5,844 | 30.37 | -27.0 | $33,456.11 | |||
| New Democratic | Sam Atwal | 4,184 | 21.75 | -11.2 | $23,254.71 | |||
| Green | Kerri Wall | 996 | 5.18 | -4.6 | $11,054.43 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,241 | 99.89 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.11 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 19,262 | 60.79 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 31,684 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from BC United | Swing | +34.9 [n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC [7] [8] | ||||||||
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