# Shirley Bond

Shirley Bond (born 1956 or 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the BC Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2001 British Columbia general election. She was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for the Prince George-Valemount riding in 2017. She did not run for re-election in 2024.
She was appointed Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister responsible for Labour on June 10, 2013 serving in that capacity until the Liberal government was unseated in a non-confidence vote in 2017. As of May 1, 2024, Bond served as the Shadow Minister for Health, Senior Services & Long Term Care.
She also served as vice-chair of the Treasury Board, chaired the Cabinet Committee on New Relationship Coordination, and sat as a member of the cabinet climate action committee. Before being elected to the legislative assembly, she served three terms on the Prince George school board. Bond lives in Prince George with her twin adult children and their families, including grandsons Caleb and Cooper. Her husband Bill, to whom she was married for 41 years, died in 2020.
Prior to being elected, Bond was also attending the University of Northern British Columbia but did not attain her bachelor's degree. She has an arts and sciences diploma from the College of New Caledonia. On August 30, 2024, Bond announced her retirement from politics. In the October 2024 British Columbia general election her seat was won by BC Conservative candidate Rosalyn Bird.

## Electoral record

vte2020 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shirley Bond | 9,703 | 55.62 | −2.58 | $29,563.67 |
| | New Democratic | Laura Parent | 4,717 | 27.04 | −2.52 | $6,549.23 |
| | Green | MacKenzie Kerr | 2,597 | 14.89 | +2.65 | $5,375.30 |
| | Libertarian | Sean Robson | 428 | 2.45 | – | $46.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,445 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 110 | 0.63 | –0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,555 | 47.42 | –9.33 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 37,020 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –0.03 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shirley Bond | 11,209 | 58.20 | +1.25 | $47,005 |
| | New Democratic | Natalie Fletcher | 5,694 | 29.56 | −6.33 | $36,872 |
| | Green | Nan Kendy | 2,356 | 12.24 | – | $2,925 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,259 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.79 | −0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,413 | 56.75 | +0.19 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election: Prince George-Valemount :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Shirley Bond | 11,291 | 56.95 | +6.34 | $168,786 |
| | New Democratic | Sherry Ogasawara | 7,116 | 35.89 | −1.69 | $103,073 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Giede | 1,105 | 5.57 | +1.26 | $7,665 |
| | Christian Heritage | Donald A. Roberts | 314 | 1.58 | - | $1,705 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,826 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 214 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,040 | 56.56 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||