Todd Stone
Todd Stone | |
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 Todd Stone in 2016 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-South Thompson | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Krueger |
| Succeeded by | Electoral district dissolved |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia | |
| In office June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Preceded by | Mary Polak |
| Succeeded by | Claire Trevena |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC Liberals |
| Children | 3 |
Todd Graham Stone is a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Kamloops-South Thompson from 2013 to 2024 under the banner of the British Columbia Liberal Party (renamed BC United in 2023). Stone was Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure from 2013 to 2017.[1]
In 2025, Stone became the president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC.[2]
Political career
[edit]Stone was actively involved in the British Columbia Liberal Party from the 1990s.[3] After being elected to the B.C. legislature in the 2013 provincial election, he was appointed as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[4] In this role, Stone increased speed limits to 120 km/h on rural highways and introduced legislation for ticketing improper use of passing lanes.[5] Stone also served as Minister responsible for Emergency Management BC, and as Deputy House Leader.[6]
After the BC Liberals lost their majority in the 2017 provincial election, Stone was appointed Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs.[7]
In October 2017, Stone entered the BC Liberal Party leadership election to replace former B.C. Premier Christy Clark.[8] He lost to Andrew Wilkinson after four rounds of voting.[9]
On February 7, 2022, Stone was appointed BC Liberal house leader and Official Opposition Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery, Trade, & Innovation.[10]
On August 29, 2024, Stone announced that he would not run in the October 2024 election, and he would support the B.C. Conservative Party candidate in his Kamloops riding. Stone took the action after the leader of BC United (formerly the B.C. Liberal Party) decided to withdraw the party from the election campaign and endorse the B.C. Conservative Party.[11]
Career outside politics
[edit]Before entering politics, Todd Stone was the founder and CEO of iCompass Technologies, a Kamloops-based software company.[2][1][12]
In 2025, Stone was named the president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC, an advocacy organization representing approximately 6,000 B.C. mineral producers.[2][12]
Stone has served on the boards of Thompson Rivers University, the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and the Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo United Way.[4][6]
Personal life
[edit]Todd Stone met his wife, Chantelle, during an election campaign. They have three daughters.[13]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2020 British Columbia general election: Kamloops-South Thompson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Todd Stone | 13,453 | 51.14 | −4.64 | $45,977.93 | |||
| New Democratic | Anna Thomas | 8,575 | 32.60 | +10.70 | $7,276.89 | |||
| Green | Dan Hines | 4,276 | 12.26 | −4.60 | $19,298.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,304 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Kamloops-South Thompson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Todd Stone | 15,465 | 55.78 | −1.33 | $57,128 | |||
| New Democratic | Nancy Bepple | 6,072 | 21.90 | −13.25 | $18,044 | |||
| Green | Donovan Cavers | 5,783 | 20.86 | – | $15,965 | |||
| Libertarian | Jessica Lea Bradshaw | 295 | 1.07 | – | $135 | |||
| Communist | Beat Klossner | 109 | 0.38 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,724 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 144 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,868 | 64.60 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[16] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Kamloops-South Thompson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Todd Stone | 14,956 | 57.11 | +3.25 | $158,697 | |||
| New Democratic | Tom Friedman | 9,204 | 35.15 | +0.25 | $85,161 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Sharp | 1,603 | 6.12 | +1.44 | $8,900 | |||
| Independent | Brian Alexander | 425 | 1.62 | – | $6,135 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,188 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,345 | 62.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[17] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Xiong, Daisy (July 14, 2025). "AME taps former B.C. minister as new president and CEO". Business in Vancouver.
- 1 2 3 Dawson, Josh (July 15, 2025). "Ex-Kamloops MLA Todd Stone named new boss of Association of Mineral Exploration". CastanetKamloops.net.
- ↑ PEEBLES, Frank. "Stone tours region, seeking Liberal leadership nod". Prince George Citizen. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- 1 2 "Todd Stone sworn in as new Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure". BC Gov News. June 13, 2013.
- ↑ Smart, Amy (April 18, 2015). "Stone admits speeding to catch ferry". Times - Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. A1.
- 1 2 "MLA: Hon. Todd Stone". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- ↑ "Todd Stone". Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ↑ Smyth, Mike (October 14, 2017). "Liberal leadership race: Will it be Stone on the throne?". The Province. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ↑ Shaw, Rob (February 3, 2018). "B.C. Liberal leadership round-by-round voting results". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ↑ Yuzda, Liza and Denise Wong (February 7, 2022). "Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat". CityNews. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ↑ "B.C. United MLAs Shirley Bond, Todd Stone drop election campaigns: Party's withdrawal and support for B.C. Conservatives mean 140 candidates are vying for 93 positions". CBC News. August 29, 2024.
- 1 2 "Todd Stone - AME". Association for Mineral Exploration. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026. Retrieved September 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Liberal leadership race: Will it be Stone on the throne?". The Province. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.