North Coast (provincial electoral district)
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1990 | ||
First contested | 1991 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 27,992 | ||
Area (km²) | 65,972 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 0.42 | ||
Census division(s) | Central Coast, Skeena-Queen Charlotte | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Masset, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte, Sandspit |
North Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation which came into effect for the 1991 election, largely out of the previous riding of Prince Rupert.
Geography[]
As of the 2020 provincial election, North Coast comprises the entire area of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte and Central Coast Regional Districts and the southern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, located in the central and northern coast of British Columbia, Haida Gwaii and other islands. Communities in the electoral district consist of Prince Rupert, Bella Coola, Bella Bella, Queen Charlotte, Masset, Port Edward, Klemtu and Port Clements.[1]
History[]
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Prince Rupert, Atlin, Skeena and Mackenzie prior to 1991 | ||||
35th | 1991–1996 | Dan Miller | New Democratic | |
36th | 1996–2001 | |||
37th | 2001–2005 | Bill Belsey | Liberal | |
38th | 2005–2009 | Gary Coons | New Democratic | |
39th | 2009–2013 | |||
40th | 2013–2017 | Jennifer Rice | ||
41st | 2017–2020 | |||
42nd | 2020-present |
Member of Legislative Assembly[]
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Jennifer Rice. She was first elected in May 14, 2013.
Election results[]
2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Jennifer Rice | 4,544 | 72.82 | +15.52 | $20,456.05 | |||
Liberal | Roy Jones Jr. | 1,429 | 22.90 | −10.77 | $10,919.11 | |||
Libertarian | Jody Craven | 267 | 4.28 | – | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 6,240 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Registered voters | ||||||||
Source: Elections BC[2][3] |
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Jennifer Rice | 5,242 | 57.30 | +0.58 | $32,367 | |||
Liberal | Herb Pond | 3,081 | 33.67 | +0.6 | $60,058 | |||
Green | Hondo Arendt | 826 | 9.03 | −1.18 | $945 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,149 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.48 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,193 | 61.16 | ||||||
Registered voters | 15,030 | |||||||
Source: Elections BC[4] |
2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Jennifer Rice | 4,617 | 56.72 | −0.61 | $67,356 | |||
Liberal | Judy Fraser | 2,692 | 33.07 | −1.91 | $46,272 | |||
Green | Hondo Arendt | 831 | 10.21 | +2.52 | $346 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,140 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 51 | 0.62 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,191 | 52.85 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +0.65 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[5] |
2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Yes | 4,131 | 67.18 | |
No | 2,018 | 32.82 |
2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Gary Coons | 5,097 | 57.33 | +3.56 | $63,441 | |||
Liberal | Herb Pond | 3,110 | 34.98 | −3.52 | $97,880 | |||
Green | Lisa Girbav | 683 | 7.69 | +1.90 | $1,616 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,890 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 70 | 0.78 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,960 | 57.14 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.54 |
2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
FPTP | 5,231 | 60.66 | |
BC-STV | 3,393 | 39.34 |
2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Gary Coons | 5,845 | 53.77 | +16.16 | $55,751 | |||
Liberal | Bill Belsey | 4,185 | 38.50 | −6.75 | $138,287 | |||
Green | Hondo Arendt | 629 | 5.79 | +0.63 | $780 | |||
Marijuana | David Johns | 211 | 1.94 | −3.80 | $100 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,870 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.43 | ||||||
Turnout | 10,917 | 60.86 | ||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.46 |
2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Yes | 5,444 | 52.93 | |
No | 4,842 | 47.07 |
2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Bill Belsey | 4,915 | 45.25 | +19.50 | $51,617 | |||
New Democratic | Colleen Fitzpatrick | 4,084 | 37.61 | −27.21 | $28,479 | |||
Marijuana | Kenneth Leonard Peerless | 623 | 5.74 | – | $1,840 | |||
Green | David Konsmo | 560 | 5.16 | +3.10 | $152 | |||
All Nations | Emsily Victor Bolton | 526 | 4.84 | – | $8,371 | |||
Unity | Clarence Hall | 152 | 1.40 | – | $730 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,860 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 46 | 0.42 | ||||||
Turnout | 10,906 | 66.27 | ||||||
Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +23.36 |
1996 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Dan Miller | 7,298 | 64.82 | +5.07 | $29,582 | |||
Liberal | Odd Eidsvik | 2,899 | 25.75 | +2.57 | $26,079 | |||
Reform | Clarence Hall | 830 | 7.37 | – | $1,912 | |||
Green | Patrick Lemaire | 232 | 2.06 | – | $406 | |||
Total valid votes | 11,259 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 84 | 0.74 | ||||||
Turnout | 11,343 | 63.33 | ||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.25 |
1991 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
New Democratic | Dan Miller | 6,365 | 59.75 | $29,619 | ||||
Liberal | Rocky L. Sorensen | 2,469 | 23.18 | $5,724 | ||||
Social Credit | Linda D. Marshall-Lutz | 1,818 | 17.07 | $20,100 | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,652 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 312 | 2.85 | ||||||
Turnout | 10,964 | 68.37 |
References[]
- ^ "North Coast 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 2, 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.
External links[]
- British Columbia provincial electoral districts
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia