Career
Before becoming a politician, Throness completed a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, publishing a book on the Penitentiary Acting of 1779 and its origins in religious debate. Throness was previously the party"s candidate in the same electoral district in a by-election in 2012, following the resignation of Barry Penner, but was defeated by Gwen O"Mahony of the New Democrats. He defeated O"Mahony in the 2013 general election, capturing 49.15% of votes cast compared to her 36.01% share of the vote.
The British Columbia Conservative candidate received 10.77% of the votes, and the Green Party candidate received 4.07%.
