Cariboo—Prince George

The riding of Cariboo—Prince George extends from near Williams Lake in the south to Prince George in the north and Vanderhoof in the west. Cities and towns in this area include Williams Lake, Quesnel, Wells, Prince George & Vanderhoof. Voters in the Vanderhoof and Prince George tend to vote more Conservative while voters in the Cariboo (Quesnel, Williams Lake) do not vote Conservative as much and vote more NDP.

History

This district was created in 2003 from parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
38th	2004–2006	Dick Harris	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Dick Harris, a former businessman. He was first elected in the 1993 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. During the 40th Parliament, he was a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Richard Harris	24,443	56.17	+0.78
	New Democrat	Jon Van Barneveld	13,135	30.18	+4.29
	Green	Heidi Redl	2,702	6.21	-0.19
	Liberal	Sangeeta Lalli	2,200	5.06	-5.48
	Christian Heritage	Henry Thiessen	440	1.01	-
	Independent	Jon Ronan	394	0.91	-
	Rhinoceros	Jordan Turner	204	0.47	-
Total valid votes/Expense limit			43,518	100.00		-
Total rejected ballots			171	0.39	+0.02
Turnout			43,689	58.00	+3.68
Eligible voters			75,329

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dick Harris	22,637	55.39	+10.45	$73,476
	New Democrat	Bev Collins	10,581	25.89	+2.69	$14,990
	Liberal	Drew Adamick	4,309	10.54	-13.53	$5,010
	Green	Amber Van Drielen	2,614	6.40	+0.87	$10
	Independent	Douglas Gook	729	1.78		--
Total valid votes/Expense limit			40,870	100.00		$92,328
Total rejected ballots			151	0.37	+0.1
Turnout			41,021	54.32

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dick Harris	19,624	44.94	-1.77	$83,782
	Liberal	Simon Yu	10,509	24.07	+4.18	$16,389
	New Democrat	Alfred Trudeau	10,129	23.20	-3.29	$15,028
	Green	Alex Bracewell	2,416	5.53	+1.28	$4,952
	Christian Heritage	Chris Kempling	505	1.16	-	$3,910
	Marxist–Leninist	Carol Lee Chapman	279	0.64	0.46	N/A
	Canadian Action	Bev Collins	109	0.25	-0.71	$1,326
	First Peoples	Don Roberts	95	0.22	-
Total valid votes			43,666	100.00
Total rejected ballots			119	0.27
Turnout			43,785	60

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dick Harris	19 721	46.71		$49,767
	New Democrat	Rick Smith	11 183	26.49		$18,841
	Liberal	Gurbux Saini	8 397	19.89		$77,812
	Green	Douglas Gook	1 798	4.25
	Independent	Mike Orr	478	1.13		$1,388
	Canadian Action	Bev Collins	408	0.96		$1,188
	Libertarian	Jeff Paetkau	148	0.35		$400
	Marxist–Leninist	Carol Lee Chapman	79	0.18		$75
Total valid votes			42,212	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160	0.38
Turnout			42,372	57.43

Sources

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal ridings in the British Columbia Interior

Conservative	Cariboo—Prince George • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo • Kelowna—Lake Country • Kootenay—Columbia • Okanagan—Coquihalla • Okanagan—Shuswap • Prince George—Peace River • West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

New Democratic	British Columbia Southern Interior • Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior	British Columbia Southern Interior • Cariboo—Prince George • Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo • Kelowna—Lake Country • Kootenay—Columbia • Okanagan—Coquihalla • Okanagan—Shuswap • Prince George—Peace River • Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Newton—North Delta • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale • Surrey North

Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby—Douglas • Burnaby—New Westminster • New Westminster—Coquitlam • North Vancouver • Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam • Vancouver Centre • Vancouver East • Vancouver Kingsway • Vancouver Quadra • Vancouver South • West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo—Alberni • Nanaimo—Cowichan • Saanich—Gulf Islands • Vancouver Island North • Victoria