Prince George—Peace River

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Prince George—Peace River
British Columbia electoral district


Prince George—Peace River in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Jay Hill
Conservative
District created 1976
First contested 1979
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 105,865
Electors (2006) 70,345
Area (km²) 237,174
Pop. density (per km²) 0.45
Census divisions
Census subdivisions Prince George, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Mackenzie, Peace River B, Peace River C, Peace River D, Fraser-Fort George A, Fraser-Fort George D

Prince George—Peace River is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.

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[edit] Geography

Communities include the oil-and-gas exploration centre of Fort St. John; Fort Nelson, with the province's biggest wood products plant; Dawson Creek; and the part of Prince George north of the Nechako River and east of the Fraser River.

[edit] History

This electoral district was originally created in 1966 from parts of Cariboo) and Kamloops ridings.

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Fort Nelson—Peace River riding and a part of Prince George—Bulkley Valley ridings. In 1978, Fort Nelson—Peace River was renamed "Prince George—Peace River". There were no elections during the period it was called "Fort Nelson—Peace River".

Politically, this riding has been amongst the most right-wing in Canada, electing Progressive Conservative MP Frank Oberle from 1972-1993, and Conservative Jay Hill since that point. One of the reasons for this could be a lack of Liberal campaigning.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Jay Hill, a former farmer. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is currently the Chief Government Whip.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Jay Hill 22,409 59.88% $62,175.54
     New Democratic Party Malcolm Crockett 6,363 17.00% $10,141.41
     Liberal Nathan Bauder 5,895 15.75% $3,983.34
     Green Hilary Crowley 2,400 6.41% $4,837.76
     Independent Donna Young 359 0.96% $589.17
Total valid votes 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Jay Hill 21,281 58.71% $53,326
     New Democratic Party Michael Hunter 7,501 20.69% $11,997
     Liberal Arleene Thorpe 4,988 13.76% $19,341
     Green Hilary Crowley 2,073 5.71% $1,252
     Canadian Action Harley J. Harasym 301 0.83% $1,028
     Marxist-Leninist Tara Rimstad 101 0.27%
Total valid votes 36,245 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 162 0.44%
Turnout 36,407 53.56%


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Jay Hill 23,840 69.61% $47,199
     Liberal Arleene Thorpe 5,319 15.53% $22,183
     Progressive Conservative Jan Christiansen 2,103 6.14% $4,980
     New Democratic Party Lenart Nelson 1,597 4.66% $4,329
     Green Hilary Crowley 744 2.17% $1,306
     Canadian Action Henry A. Dunbar 562 1.64% $2,640
     Marxist-Leninist Colby Nicholson 80 0.23% $8
Total valid votes 34,245 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 118 0.34%
Turnout 34,363 56.65%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Jay Hill 22,270 66.91% $48,148
     Liberal Barb Shirley 5,683 17.07% $23,330
     New Democratic Party Alex Michalos 2,989 8.98% $14,819
     Progressive Conservative Charles Lugosi 1,911 5.74% $16,754
     Green Julie Zammuto 429 1.28% $450
Total valid votes 33,282 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 105 0.31%
Turnout 33,387 57.55%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Jay Hill 20,671
     Liberal Jacques Monlezun 7,140
     Progressive Conservative Ted Sandhu 4,104
     New Democrat Alan Timberlake 4,099
     Natural Law Robert Walker 292
     Christian Heritage John Van der Woude 198
     Commonwealth Dorothy Folk 114
     Independent Archie Tannock 89


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle, Sr. 13,903
     New Democrat Alan Timberlake 11,684
     Reform Jay Hill 5,077
     Liberal Jacques Monlezun 4,183
     Independent Howard Karpes 169
     Confederation of Regions Lorne W. Backus 89


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle, Sr. 21,154
     New Democrat Jim Best 8,168
     Liberal Paul Bouey 3,368
     New Democrat J. Paul Ekering 385
     Social Credit Richard J. Lawrence 342
     Confederation of Regions John F. Light 335
     Libertarian Sid Schneider 127


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle, Sr. 13,593
     New Democrat Bob Simpson 6,835
     Liberal Jim McIntyre 5,044
     Social Credit Richard J. Lawrence 620


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle, Sr. 16,288
     New Democrat Bob Simpson 5,478
     Liberal Les Broddy 4,957


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle, Sr. 18,769
     Liberal Allan Bate 13,759
     New Democrat Stuart Robert Steventon 5,880
     Social Credit Wendell Philip Smith 1,665


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle, Sr. 14,648
     Liberal Bob Borrie 11,766
     New Democrat Bill Close 8,076
     Social Credit Al Kruegar 2,726


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Bob Borrie 10,926
     Progressive Conservative Peter Runkle 9,293
     New Democrat Erhart Regier 6,894
     Social Credit Bert Leboe 3,776
     Independent John H. Powers 402

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