Skeena British Columbia electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA Ellis Ross Liberal District created 1924 First contested 1924 Last contested 2020 Population (2001) 32,021 Area (km²) 23,569 Pop. density (per km²) 1.4 Census division(s) Kitimat-Stikine Census subdivision(s) Kitimat , Terrace
Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena , which encompassed a larger area.
Demographics [ ]
Population
32,021
Population change, 1996–2001
−6.4%
Area (km2 )
23,569
Population density (people per km2 )
1.4
Geography [ ]
As of the 2020 provincial election, Skeena comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine , with the exception of the southern tip of the region which is part of the North Coast electoral district. It is located in western British Columbia, with the northwest bordering Alaska, United States. Communities in the electoral district consist of Terrace and Kitimat .[1]
History [ ]
This electoral district has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:
Member of Legislative Assembly [ ]
Its MLA is Ellis Ross , the former Chief Councillor for the Haisla Nation . He was first elected in 2017. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party . He briefly served as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing in the Government of Christy Clark .
Election results [ ]
Graph of provincial election results in Skeena (Since 1960, minor parties are grouped into "Others")
hide 2020 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Ellis Ross
5,810
52.06
−0.27
$47,839.99
New Democratic
Nicole Halbauer
4,961
44.45
+1.16
$42,856.47
Independent
Martin Holzbauer
389
3.49
–
$0.00
Total valid votes
11,160
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
59
0.53
−0.05
Turnout
11,219
51.89
−10.87
Registered voters
21,621
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
Side
Votes
%
First Past the Post
4,863
66.83
Proportional representation
2,414
33.17
Total valid votes
7,277
100.00
Rejected ballots
57
0.78
Source: Elections BC[4]
hide 2017 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Ellis Ross
6,772
52.23
+9.02
$60,169
New Democratic
Bruce Alan Bidgood
5,613
43.29
−4.42
$53,814
Land Air Water
Merv Ritchie
580
4.48
–
Total valid votes
12,965
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
75
0.58
+0.03
Turnout
13,040
62.76
+6.91
Registered voters
20,779
Source: Elections BC [5]
hide 2013 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Robin Austin
5,609
47.71
-3.06
$41,610
Liberal
Carol Joan Leclerc
5,087
43.27
+5.81
$82,805
Conservative
Mike Brousseau
797
6.78
-0.95
$24,924
British Columbia Party
Trevor Hendry
263
2.24
$250
Total valid votes
11,756
100.00
Total rejected ballots
65
0.55
Turnout
11,821
55.85
Source: Elections BC [6]
B.C. General Election 2009 Skeena
NDP
Robin Austin
5,865
50.77
+2.47
$68,501
Liberal
Donny Van Dyk
4,328
37.46
-7.76
$84,795
Conservative
Michael Brousseau
893
7.73
$6,594
Green
Anita Norman
467
4.04
-0.74
$1,346
Total Valid Votes
11,553
100%
Total Rejected Ballots
64
0.7%
Turnout
11,617
55%
B.C. General Election 2005 Skeena
NDP
Robin Austin
6,166
48.12%
$56,311
Liberal
Roger Harris
5,807
45.32%
$122,214
Green
Patrick Hayes
616
4.81%
–
$900
Unity
Daniel Stelmacker
224
1.75%
$1,312
Total Valid Votes
12,813
100%
Total Rejected Ballots
89
0.7%
Turnout
12,902
63%
B.C. General Election 2001 : Skeena
Liberal
Roger Harris
8,653
65.15%
$34,842
NDP
Helmut Giesbrecht
2,644
19.91%
$16,230
Green
Roger Colin Benham
695
5.23%
–
$1,893
Marijuana
Bob Erb
810
6.10%
$4,908
All Nations
Gerald Victor Amos
479
3.61%
–
$3,918
Total Valid Votes
13,281
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
68
0.51%
Turnout
13,349
72.13%
B.C. General Election 1996 : Skeena
NDP
Helmut Giesbrecht
5,353
40.34%
$29,298
Liberal
Rick Wozney
4,718
35.56%
$53,331
Reform
Andy Burton
2,744
20.68%
$21,615
Social Credit
Dave Serry
249
1.88%
–
$3,731
Green
Doug Bodnar
205
1.54%
–
$100
Total Valid Votes
13,269
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
93
0.70%
Turnout
13,362
70.72%
B.C. General Election 1991 : Skeena
NDP
Helmut Giesbrecht
5,597
46.67%
$31,137
Social Credit
Dave Parker
4,766
39.74%
–
$65,535
Liberal
Juanita Hatton
1,629
13.59%
$983
Total Valid Votes
11,992
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
201
1.65%
Turnout
12,193
72.46%
B.C. General Election 1986 : Skeena
Social Credit
David Fletcher Hewlett Parker
8,259
48.61%
–
NDP
Frank Howard
7,101
41.79%
Liberal
William Hayes
839
4.94%
Independent
Sebastian Gordon
793
4.66%
$983
Total Valid Votes
16,992
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
225
1.65%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1983 : Skeena
NDP
Frank Howard
9,682
51.12%
Social Credit
Joanne B. Monaghan
8,962
47.31%
–
Independent
Lionel Wayne Sears
297
1.57%
Total Valid Votes
18,941
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
242
1.65%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1979 : Skeena
NDP
Frank Howard
7,561
50.29%
Social Credit
Cyril Morley Shelford
7,193
47.85%
–
Independent
David L. McCreery
197
1.31%
Independent
Arthur David Serry
83
0.55%
Total Valid Votes
15,034
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
233
1.65%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1975 : Skeena
Social Credit
Cyril Morley Shelford
6,863
50.00%
–
NDP
Hartley Douglas Dent
6,145
44.77%
Liberal
Ronald N. Gowe
484
3.52%
Progressive Conservative
Victor Charles George Jolliffe
235
1.71%
Total Valid Votes
13,727
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
141
%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1972 : Skeena
NDP
Hartley Douglas Dent
5,442
46.90%
Social Credit
Cyril Morley Shelford
3,605
31.07%
–
Liberal
Ian Charles MacDonald
1,441
12.42%
Progressive Conservative
Richard William Sargent
1,040
8.96%
Independent
Lionel Wayne Sears
76
0.65%
Total Valid Votes
11,604
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
206
%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1969 : Skeena
Social Credit
Dudley George Little
5,044
51.20%
–
NDP
James Harold Robertson
4,059
41.20%
Liberal
Kurt Theodor Kolterhoff
748
7.59%
Total Valid Votes
9,851
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
180
%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1963 : Skeena
Social Credit
Dudley George Little
2,963
50.23%
–
NDP
Richard Mouat Toynbee
1,975
33.48%
Liberal
William Ivor Donald
961
16.29%
Total Valid Votes
5,899
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
65
%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1960 : Skeena
Social Credit
Dudley George Little
2,379
41.19%
–
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Monty Alton
2,137
37.00%
Liberal
William Donald Stickney
848
14.68%
Conservative
Guy Ronald Williams
411
7.12%
Total Valid Votes
5,775
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
109
%
Turnout
%
B.C. General Election 1956 : Skeena
Social Credit
Hugh Addison Shirreff
1,886
37.01%
–
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Frank Howard
1,823
35.77%
Liberal
Paul Wilbur Hallman
1,387
27.22%
Total Valid Votes
5,096
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
132
%
Turnout
%
Total
24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Frank Howard
1,768
37.04%
2,110
50.15%
Liberal
Lionel Charles Houle
1,413
29.60%
2,097
49.85%
Social Credit
Richard Stanley Lawrence
1,372
28.75%
-
- %
Progressive Conservative
William John O'Neill
220
4.61%
-
-%
Total valid votes
4,773
100.00%
4,207
%
Total rejected ballots
279
Total Registered Voters
5,933 (1952 list)
Turnout
70.15%
Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown
hide 1952 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
Liberal
Edward Tourtellotte Kenney
1,500
41.27
1,865
58.59
Co-operative Commonwealth
Frank Howard
1,048
28.83
1,318
41.41
Progressive Conservative
Herbert Wallace Leach
586
16.12
–
–
Social Credit
Kenneth Oroville McAmmond
501
13.78
–
–
Total valid votes
3,635
%
3,183
100.00
Total rejected ballots
147
Note: Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown
B.C. General Election 1933 : Skeena
Liberal
Edward Tourtellotte Kenney
902
56.34%
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Joseph Edgar Panter
451
28.17%
Independent
Ralph Carmichael Bamford
248
15.49%
Total Valid Votes
1,601
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
49
%
Turnout
%
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