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Prince George North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the general election of 1979.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
36,696 |
| Population change, 1996-2001 |
-4.5% |
| Area (km2) |
56,431 |
| Population density (people per km2) |
0.65 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is the Hon. Pat Bell, former owner of a trucking company and co-owner of a logging company. He owns two Wendy's Restaurants in Prince George. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Bell was appointed Minister of State for Mining on January 26, 2004, and on June 16, 2005, after the 2005 election, was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Lands.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2001: Prince George North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Pat Bell |
9,215 |
61.02% |
|
$43,559 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Bryan Llewellyn |
2,148 |
14.22% |
|
$6,552 |
| |
Green |
Hilary Crowley |
1,137 |
7.53% |
|
$2,866 |
| |
Unity |
David G. Low |
838 |
5.55% |
|
$267 |
| |
Western Reform |
Lisa Maskell |
621 |
4.11% |
|
$8,195 |
| |
Marijuana |
Robert Grimsrud |
588 |
3.89% |
|
$500 |
| |
Independent |
Fred McLeod |
478 |
3.17% |
|
$854 |
| |
Independent |
Leif Jensen |
76 |
0.51% |
|
$100 |
| Total valid votes |
15,101 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
68 |
0.45% |
|
|
| Turnout |
15,169 |
71.77% |
|
|
| B.C. General Election 1996: Prince George North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
NDP |
Paul Ramsey |
5,837 |
39.58% |
|
$32,817 |
| |
BC Liberal |
Bob Viergever |
4,923 |
33.38% |
|
$47,977 |
| |
BC Reform |
Ron Hirvi |
2,430 |
16.48% |
|
$15,529 |
| |
Progressive Democrats |
Adele Graber |
891 |
6.04% |
|
$1,199 |
| |
Independent |
Ken Benham |
495 |
3.36% |
|
$868 |
| |
Green |
Carolyn Linden |
173 |
1.17% |
|
$100 |
| Total valid votes |
14,749 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
117 |
0.79% |
|
|
| Turnout |
14,866 |
66.75% |
|
|
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