Peace River North
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Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
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[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 32,353 |
| Population change, 1996-2001 | 4.3% |
| Area (km2) | 160,485 |
| Population density (people per km2) | 0.20 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is the Hon. Richard Neufeld, a former Social Credit and Reform BC MLA. He was first elected in 1991. He now represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Neufeld was appointed Minister of Energy and Mines on June 5, 2001. He is a former mayor of Fort Nelson.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2005 Peace River North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BC Liberal | Richard Neufeld | 5,498 | 59.37% | ||
| New Democrat | Brian Churchill | 2,511 | 27.12% | ||
| Green | Clarence G. Apsassin | 638 | 6.89% | ||
| Independent | Leonard Joseph Seigo | 613 | 6.62% | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,768 | 100.00% | |||
| B.C. General Election 2001: Peace River North | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| BC Liberal | Richard Neufeld | 6,629 | 73.22% | $37,046 | ||
| New Democrat | Brian Churchill | 1,047 | 11.56% | $9,796 | ||
| Marijuana | Paul Renaud | 810 | 8.95% | $3,199 | ||
| Unity | Roy Daniel Stange | 568 | 6.27% | $867 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,054 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.61% | ||||
| Turnout | 9,109 | 55.12% | ||||
| B.C. General Election 1996: Peace River North | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| BC Reform | Richard Neufeld | 5,299 | 48.41% | $23,557 | ||
| BC Liberal | Ben Knutson | 3,137 | 28.66% | $20,370 | ||
| New Democrat | Brian Churchill | 1,975 | 18.04% | $27,682 | ||
| Social Credit | Dave Bodnar | 240 | 2.19% | $3,978 | ||
| Progressive Democrat | Neil Bitterman | 169 | 1.54% | $425 | ||
| Independent | Brent Hoar | 125 | 1.14% | $100 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,945 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 43 | 0.39% | ||||
| Turnout | 10,988 | 60.49% | ||||
| B.C. General Election 1991: Peace River North | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Social Credit | Richard Neufeld | 5,758 | 54.79% | $23,852 | ||
| New Democrat | A. Jean Leahy | 2,347 | 22.33% | $34,828 | ||
| BC Liberal | Vincent R. Rodriguez | 2,048 | 19.49% | $2,305 | ||
| Green | Clarence G. Apsassin | 303 | 2.88% | $1,895 | ||
| Independent | Dorothy L. Folk | 54 | 0.51% | $925 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,510 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 277 | 2.57% | ||||
| Turnout | 10,787 | 70.01% | ||||
[edit] External links
- 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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