Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 BC election. Its current name has been in use since 1991.
Peace River North has been represented by a variety of British Columbia Political parties over the years. The riding has consistently elected political parties that come from the right side of the political spectrum. For many years the riding was represented by the BC Social Credit Party. Currently, the riding is represented by the centre-right BC Liberal Party. The left of centre New Democratic party has never been successful in electing a candidate to the BC Legislature, despite fielding numerous candidates since the 1950s.
In 2023, a petition to recall the district's MLA, Dan Davies, was approved by Elections BC under the Recall and Initiative Act. However, the petition did not attract the required number of signatures.[1]
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River North comprises the entire area of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the northern portion of the Peace River Regional District, located in northeastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. Communities in the electoral district consist of Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Taylor and Hudson's Hope.[2]
Member of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
History
Election results
2009 British Columbia general election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Pat Pimm | 3,992 | 43.15 | –16.22 | $55,563 |
| Independent | Arthur Hadland | 2,899 | 31.33 | – | $17,962 |
| New Democratic | Jackie Allen | 1,293 | 13.98 | –13.14 | $17,855 |
| Green | Liz Logan | 1,010 | 10.92 | +4.03 | $26,218 |
| Refederation | Sue Arntson | 58 | 0.63 | – | $260 |
Total valid votes | 9,252 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.6 |
Turnout | 9,304 | 40 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | –23.78 |
Citations
- ^ Michael Popove (April 5, 2023). "Bid to recall Peace River North MLA fails". CJDC-TV. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ "Peace River North Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 4, 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.
References
- Results of 2013 election (pdf)
- BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
- Results of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures (pdf)
- Results of 1991 election
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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