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Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
28,097 |
| Population change, 1996-2001 |
-9.2% |
| Area (km2) |
32,085 |
| Population density (people per km2) |
0.94 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Blair Lekstrom, a former mayor of Dawson Creek. He was first elected in 2001 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2001: Peace River South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Blair Lekstrom |
6,393 |
64.20% |
|
$58,198 |
| |
Social Credit |
Grant Mitton |
1,726 |
17.33% |
|
$12,655 |
| |
New Democrat |
Elmer Kabush |
767 |
7.69% |
|
$865 |
| |
Marijuana |
Michelle Rainey-Fenkarek |
444 |
4.45% |
|
$3,288 |
| |
Green |
Stacey Dean Lajeunesse |
407 |
4.08% |
|
$100 |
| |
Unity |
Garret Golhof |
225 |
2.25% |
|
$1,540 |
| Total valid votes |
9,962 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
34 |
0.34% |
|
|
| Turnout |
9,996 |
62.37% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1991: Peace River South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Social Credit |
Jack S. Weisgerber |
4,617 |
37.21% |
|
$24,824 |
| |
New Democrat |
Anne Matheson |
3,844 |
30.98% |
|
$16,578 |
| |
BC 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 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
308 |
2.42% |
|
|
| Turnout |
12,716 |
69.72% |
|
|
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