Peace River South
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1955 | ||
First contested | 1956 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 28,097 | ||
Area (km²) | 32,085 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 0.88 |
Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South 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.
Geography[]
As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River South comprises the southern portion of the Peace River Regional District, located in eastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east. Communities in the electoral district consist of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge and Pouce Coupe.[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly[]
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
History[]
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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South Peace River prior to 1991 | ||||
35th | 1991–1995 | Jack Weisgerber | Social Credit | |
1995–1996 | Reform | |||
36th | 1996–1997 | |||
1997–2001 | Independent | |||
37th | 2001–2005 | Blair Lekstrom | Liberal | |
38th | 2005–2009 | |||
39th | 2009–2010 | |||
2010–2011 | Independent | |||
2011–2013 | Liberal | |||
40th | 2013–2017 | Mike Bernier | ||
41st | 2017–2020 | |||
42nd | 2020–present |
Its most recent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Mike Bernier. He was first elected in 2013 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Election results[]
2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Mike Bernier | 3,862 | 51.19 | −24.78 | $11,466.78 | |||
Conservative | Kathleen Connolly | 2,303 | 30.53 | – | $0.00 | |||
New Democratic | Corey Grizz Longley | 1,180 | 15.64 | −8.39 | $1,321.80 | |||
Wexit | Dorothy Sharon Smith | 177 | 2.84 | – | $538.35 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,544 | 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 | |||
Liberal | Mike Bernier | 6,637 | 75.97 | +29.24 | $26,175 | |||
New Democratic | Stephanie Goudie | 2,099 | 24.03 | +2.79 | $8,179 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,736 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 131 | 1.48 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,867 | 49.97 | ||||||
Registered Voters | 17,746 | |||||||
Source: Elections BC[4] |
2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Mike Bernier | 4,373 | 46.73 | -16.35 | $107,254 | |||
Conservative | Kurt Zane Peats | 2,546 | 27.21 | - | $26,829 | |||
New Democratic | Darwin Wren | 1,988 | 21.24 | -5.79 | $36,616 | |||
Independent | Tyrel Andrew Pohl | 451 | 4.82 | - | $2,668 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,358 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.39 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,395 | 49.89 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | –21.78 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[5] |
2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Yes | 4,073 | 58.82 | |
No | 2,852 | 41.18 |
2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Blair Lekstrom | 4,801 | 63.08 | +5.34 | $83,241 | |||
New Democratic | Pat Shaw | 2,057 | 27.03 | –5.73 | $13,686 | |||
Green | Grant Fraser | 553 | 7.00 | –2.50 | $350 | |||
Independent | Donna Young | 220 | 2.89 | – | $1,976 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,611 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.57 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,655 | 44.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.54 |
2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
FPTP | 4,884 | 66.31 | |
BC-STV | 2,481 | 33.69 |
2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Blair Lekstrom | 5,810 | 57.74 | –6.46 | $67,507 | |||
New Democratic | Pat Shaw | 3,296 | 32.76 | +25.07 | $19,318 | |||
Green | Ariel Lade | 956 | 9.50 | +5.42 | $200 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,062 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 71 | 0.71 | ||||||
Turnout | 10,133 | 56.3 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | –15.76 |
2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Yes | 5,279 | 54.24 | |
No | 4,453 | 45.76 |
2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Blair Lekstrom | 6,393 | 64.20 | +33.35 | $58,198 | |||
Social Credit | Grant Mitton | 1,726 | 17.33 | +13.64 | $12,655 | |||
New Democratic | Elmer Kabush | 767 | 7.69 | –23.19 | $865 | |||
Marijuana | Michelle Rainey-Fenkarek | 444 | 4.45 | – | $3,288 | |||
Green | Stacey Dean Lajeunesse | 407 | 4.08 | +2.89 | $100 | |||
Unity | Garret Golhof | 225 | 2.25 | – | $1,540 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,962 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.34 | ||||||
Turnout | 9,996 | 62.37 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Reform | Swing | +9.86 |
1996 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Reform | Jack Weisgerber | 3,901 | 31.89 | –5.32 | $15,351 | |||
New Democratic | Patrick Michiel | 3,778 | 30.88 | –0.10 | $19,349 | |||
Liberal | Brian Haddow | 3,774 | 30.85 | +2.55 | $22,822 | |||
Social Credit | Aime Girard | 452 | 3.69 | –33.52 | $7,548 | |||
Progressive Democrat | Wade Alexander Allan | 183 | 1.50 | – | $100 | |||
Green | Shane Hartnell | 145 | 1.19 | –2.32 | $100 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,233 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 49 | 0.40 | ||||||
Turnout | 12,282 | 62.60 | ||||||
Reform gain from Social Credit | Swing | +16.00 |
1991 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Social Credit | Jack Weisgerber | 4,617 | 37.21 | $24,824 | ||||
New Democratic | Anne Matheson | 3,844 | 30.98 | $16,578 | ||||
Liberal | Marcheta D. N. Leoppky | 3,512 | 28.30 | $3,345 | ||||
Green | Hermann E. Bruns | 435 | 3.51 | $1,394 | ||||
Total valid votes | 12,408 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 308 | 2.42 | ||||||
Turnout | 12,716 | 69.72 |
Question A: Recall | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Yes | 9,706 | 86.15 | |
No | 1,561 | 13.85 |
Question B: Ballot Initiatives | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
Yes | 9,759 | 88.86 | |
No | 1,223 | 11.14 |
References[]
- ^ "Peace River South Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. 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.
External links[]
- British Columbia provincial electoral districts
- Dawson Creek