Cariboo—Prince George

British Columbia electoral district

Cariboo—Prince George in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

Dick Harris
Conservative

District created

2003

First contested

2004

Last contested

2011

District webpage

profile, map

Demographics

Population (2011)^[1]

108,840

Electors (2011)

75,516

Area (km²)^[1]

86,993.40

Pop. density (per km²)

1.3

Census subdivisions

Prince George, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Cariboo A, Cariboo B, Cariboo E, Cariboo F, Vanderhoof, Fraser-Fort George C, Bulkley-Nechako F

Cariboo—Prince George is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Geography

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) tend to lean towards the NDP.

History

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

Future

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Cariboo—Prince George should be adjusted slightly, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.^[2] The redefined Cariboo—Prince George loses a small portion of its current territory in the upper Bella Coola Valley to the district of Skeena—Bulkley Valley but is otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which will come into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Cariboo—Prince George Riding created from Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley
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

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	24,324	56.26
	New Democratic	13,016	30.10
	Green	2,673	6.18
	Liberal	2,190	5.07
	Others	1,033	2.39

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Conservative	Richard Harris	24,443	56.17	+0.78
	New Democratic	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			43,518	100.0
Total rejected ballots			171	0.39	+0.02
Turnout			43,689	58.00	+3.68
Eligible voters			75,329
	Conservative hold		Swing		-1.76

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dick Harris	22,637	55.39	+10.45	$73,476
	New Democratic	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	100.0		$92,328
Total rejected ballots			151	0.37	+0.1
Turnout			41,021	54.32
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.88

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 Democratic	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
	Canadian Action	Bev Collins	109	0.25	-0.71	$1,326
	First Peoples National	Don Roberts	95	0.22	–
Total valid votes			43,666	100.0
Total rejected ballots			119	0.27
Turnout			43,785	60
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.98

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dick Harris	19,721	46.71	$49,767
	New Democratic	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	100.0
Total rejected ballots			160	0.38
Turnout			42,372	57.43
This riding was created from parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley, both of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the previous election. Dick Harris was the incumbent from Prince George—Bulkley Valley.

References

"(Code 59004) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
Library of Parliament Riding Profile
Expenditures - 2004

Notes

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