Todd Stone

Todd Stone
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-South Thompson
In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2024
Preceded by	Kevin Krueger
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
Born	1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
Political party	BC Liberals
Spouse	Chantelle Stone
Children	3

Todd Graham Stone (born 1972) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and sat in the legislature until 2024.^[2] He represents the electoral district of Kamloops-South Thompson as a member of the BC United Party. On February 7, 2022, he was appointed BC Liberal house leader and Official Opposition Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery, Trade, & Innovation.^[3]

After being elected to the 40th Parliament, Stone was appointed as the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. Upon reelection in the May 2017 provincial election, Stone was appointed as the Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs.^[4]

In October 2017, Stone entered the race to replace Christy Clark as the Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party.^[5] However, he lost to Andrew Wilkinson after 4 rounds of voting.^[6]

Background

He is the founder and CEO of a Kamloops-based software company. He serves on the board of the Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo United Way (though currently on leave), and served for over six years as vice-chair of the board of governors of Thompson Rivers University. He also served on the boards of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, Kamloops Ventures Fund (VCC) Inc., ACETECH, and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). In addition, he was an active contributor to the Friends of UCC University Society and the Friends of the Kamloops Airport.

In his role as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Stone increased speeding limits to 120 km/h on rural highways and introduced legislation for ticketing improper use of passing lanes.^[7]

Stone has been actively involved in the British Columbia Liberal Party since the 1990s.^[8] He has lived in both Vancouver and Victoria,^[9] and has been a Kamloops resident for 28 years. He met his wife, Chantelle, during an election campaign. As of 2017, they have been married for 17 years and have three daughters together, aged 7–13.^[10]

Electoral record

v t e 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[11][12]

v t e 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[13]

v t e 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[14]

References

1. Todd Stone unturned Klassen, Andrea. Kamloops This Week [Kamloops, B.C] 20 May 2013: 1.
2. "Early results: Interior of B.C.". Global News, May 14, 2013.
3. Yuzda, Liza and Denise Wong (7 February 2022). "Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat". CityNews. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
4. "Todd Stone".
5. Smyth, Mike (14 October 2017). "Liberal leadership race: Will it be Stone on the throne?". The Province. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
6. Shaw, Rob (3 February 2018). "B.C. Liberal leadership round-by-round voting results". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
7. Smart, Amy (18 April 2015). "Stone admits speeding to catch ferry". Times - Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. p. A1.
8. PEEBLES, Frank. "Stone tours region, seeking Liberal leadership nod". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
9. "Todd Stone". BC Liberal Party. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
10. "Liberal leadership race: Will it be Stone on the throne?". The Province. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
11. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
12. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
13. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
14. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.