Peace River (British Columbia electoral district)

Peace River was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance in the general election of 1933, and its last was in 1953.

Demographics

Population, 1961
Population Change, 1931–1961 %
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

18th British Columbia election, 1933
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Front (Workers and Farmers)Emily Loretta Crawford 59 2.30% – unknown
Non-Partisan Independent GroupClive Montgomery Francis Planta 957 37.31% – unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Mervin Cecil Simmons 800 31.19% unknown
     Liberal Wallace Archibald Watson 749 29.20% unknown
Total valid votes 2,565 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 19
Turnout %
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Glen Everton Braden 1,168 42.61% unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Charles Wilmer Bumstead 905 33.02% unknown
     Conservative Thomas Hargreaves 434 15.83% unknown
     Independent Clive Montgomery Francis Planta 234 8.54% unknown
Total valid votes 2,741 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 34
Turnout %
British Columbia general election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGlen Everton Braden 1,436 51.16%
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph Hardcastle Corsbie 983 35.02%
Independent FarmerThomas Jamieson 388 13.82%
Total valid votes 2,807 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 22
21st British Columbia election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
CoalitionHoward Guthrie Atkinson 1,117 31.78% – unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie 1,682 47.85% unknown
Social Credit AllianceMargaret Teresa Lally Murray2 388 13.82% – unknown
Total valid votes 3,515 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 27
Turnout %
2 Publisher/editor of the Alaska Highway News and wife of George Matheson Murray, formerly MLA for Lillooet (1933–1941) and later MP for Cariboo.
British Columbia general election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%
CoalitionGlen Everton Braden 2,342 49.69%
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph Hardcastle Corsbie 1,901 40.34%
People's Co-operative CommonwealthPhilip Franklin Tompkins 470 9.97%
Total valid votes 4,713 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 52
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 3
Party Candidate Votes
1st count		 % Votes
final count		 % ±%
     Liberal Glen Everton Braden 1,425 26.14% - -.- % unknown
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Arthur Roald Dahlen 1,571 28.82% 1,865 38.80% unknown
     Progressive Conservative Walter Clarence Henderson 278 5.10% - -.- % unknown
Social Credit LeagueCharles William Parker 2,178 39.95% 2,942 61.20%
Total valid votes 5,452 100.00% 4,807
Total rejected ballots 151
Turnout %
3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three (3) shown only.
24th British Columbia election, 1953 4
Party Candidate Votes
1st count		 % Votes
final count		 % ±%
     Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Arthur Roald Dahlen 1,921 33.24% 2,216 42.31% unknown
Social Credit LeagueCharles William Parker 2,481 42.92% 3,022 57.69%
     Liberal Stanley Weston 1,378 23.84% - -.- % unknown
     Progressive Conservative Walter Clarence Henderson 278 5.10% - -.- % unknown
Total valid votes 5,780 100.00% 5,238
Total rejected ballots 316
Turnout %
4 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of twp (2) shown only.

After the 1953 election the Peace River riding was partitioned into North Peace River and South Peace River.


Coordinates: 56°13′44″N 121°21′00″W / 56.229°N 121.350°W