Betty Hinton

Betty Zane Hinton
Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
In office January 23, 2006 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	riding renamed
Succeeded by	Cathy McLeod
Member of Parliament for Kamloops—Thompson
In office June 28, 2004 – January 23, 2006
Preceded by	new riding
Succeeded by	riding renamed
Member of Parliament for Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys
In office November 27, 2000 – June 28, 2004
Preceded by	Nelson Riis
Succeeded by	riding abolished
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-22) February 22, 1950 Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)
Spouse	James Hinton
Residence	Vernon, British Columbia
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. Hinton did not seek re-election in 2008; fellow Conservative Cathy McLeod succeeded her.

Electoral history

2006 Canadian federal election: Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Betty Hinton	20,948	39.27	-1.08	$50,696
	New Democratic	Michael Crawford	16,417	30.78	+4.59	$34,590
	Liberal	Ken Sommerfeld	13,454	25.22	-3.04	$41,547
	Green	Matt Greenwood	2,518	4.72	+0.39	$855
Total valid votes			53,337	100.0
Total rejected ballots			101	0.2
Turnout			53,438	63
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.84

2004 Canadian federal election: Kamloops–Thompson
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Betty Hinton	20,611	40.35	$50,665
	Liberal	John O'Fee	14,434	28.26	$78,065
	New Democratic	Brian Carroll	13,379	26.19	$62,464
	Green	Grant Fraser	2,213	4.33	$3,649
	Independent	Arjun Singh	440	0.86	$289
Total valid votes			51,077	100.0
Total rejected ballots			155	0.3
Turnout			51,232	63.9
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.

External links

• Betty Hinton – Parliament of Canada biography