Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Skeena—Bulkley Valley
| British Columbia electoral district |
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| Skeena—Bulkley Valley in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts |
| Federal electoral district |
| Legislature |
House of Commons |
| MP |
Nathan Cullen
NDP |
| District created |
2003 |
| First contested |
2004 |
| Last contested |
2008 |
| District webpage |
profile, map |
| Demographics |
| Population (2006) |
91,926 |
| Electors (2011) |
61,318 |
| Area (km²) |
323,720 |
| Pop. density (per km²) |
0.28 |
| Census divisions |
Kitimat-Stikine, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Stikine, Bulkley-Nechako, Central Coast |
| Census subdivisions |
Bulkley-Nechako Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, & G, Burns Lake, Central Coast Electoral Areas A (Northern section), B, D & E, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Houston, Kitimat, Smithers and Telkwa |
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- This page is about the federal electoral district. See Bulkley Valley for that geographic region, and Skeena River for the region known as "the Skeena".
Skeena—Bulkley Valley is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
Geography
This is a mostly wilderness area comprising almost the entire northwestern quarter of British Columbia, including the Haida Gwaii Islands and the large region inland from the Alaska Panhandle.
This district includes the cities of Terrace and Prince Rupert, the town of Smithers, as well as the districts of Kitimat, Hazelton, New Hazelton, Vanderhoof, Stewart, Port Edward, Houston and the villages of Masset, Burns Lake, Granisle, Telkwa and Port Clements.
History
This electoral district was created in 2003 from Skeena, some of Prince George—Bulkley Valley and a small part of Cariboo—Chilcotin riding.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Nathan Cullen, a former human resources consultant. He was first elected in 2004. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. He has served as the NDP critic for National Parks, Environment, and Youth. During the 40th Parliament, he was the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
New Democrat |
Nathan Cullen |
17,219 |
49.84 |
+1.51 |
$68,962 |
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Conservative |
Sharon Smith |
12,561 |
36.36 |
+3.36 |
$78,636 |
| |
Liberal |
Corinna Morhart |
1,916 |
5.54 |
-7.12 |
$11,687 |
| |
Green |
Hondo Arendt |
1,613 |
4.66 |
+1.88 |
$511 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Rod Taylor |
1,125 |
3.25 |
+0.03 |
$28,231 |
| |
Canadian Action |
Mary-Etta Goodacre |
112 |
0.32 |
- |
$120 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
34,546 |
100.00 |
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$97,941 |
| Total rejected ballots |
106 |
0.31 |
-0.01 |
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| Turnout |
34,652 |
56.51 |
-6.62 |
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| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
New Democrat |
Nathan Cullen |
18,496 |
48.33 |
+11.2 |
$90,144 |
| |
Conservative |
Michael Scott |
12,630 |
33.00 |
-0.69 |
$71,817 |
| |
Liberal |
Gordon Stamp-Vincent |
4,845 |
12.66 |
-8.9 |
$19,599 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Rod Taylor |
1,235 |
3.22 |
-0.6 |
$23,835 |
| |
Green |
Phil Brienesse |
1,064 |
2.78 |
-0.5 |
$7,533 |
| Total valid votes |
37,370 |
100.00 |
|
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| Total rejected ballots |
122 |
0.32 |
-0.06 |
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| Turnout |
38,392 |
63.13 |
+3 |
|
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N.D.P. hold |
Swing |
+5.25 |
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| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Nathan Cullen |
13,706 |
37.1 |
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$48,135 |
| |
Conservative |
Andy Burton |
12,434 |
33.7 |
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$53,675 |
| |
Liberal |
Miles Richardson |
7,965 |
21.6 |
|
$73,964 |
| |
Christian Heritage |
Rod Taylor |
1,408 |
3.8 |
|
$15,037 |
| |
Green |
Roger Colin Benham |
1,225 |
3.3 |
|
$584 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
Frank Martin |
161 |
0.4 |
|
$716 |
| Total valid votes |
36,899 |
100.0 |
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| Total rejected ballots |
140 |
0.38 |
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| Turnout |
37,039 |
60 |
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See also
Sources
External links