Peace River North
Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C. election. Its current name has been in use since 1991.
Peace River North has been represented by a variety of British Columbia Political paries over the years. The riding has consistently elected political paries that come from the right side of the political spectrum. For many years the riding was represented by the BC Social Credit Party. Currently the riding is represented by the centre-right BC Liberal Party. The left of centre New Democratic party has never been successful in electing a candidate to the BC Legislature, despite fielding numerous candidates since the 1950s.
Demographics
Population, 2001 |
32,353 |
Population change, 1996–2001 |
4.3% |
Area (km²) |
160,485 |
Population density (people per km²) |
0.20 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
Election results
B.C. General Election 2013: Peace River North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal | Pat Pimm | 7,905 | 58.94%% | +16% | $115,737 |
|
Independent | Arthur Hadland | 3,287 | 24.51%% | -6.5% | $40,752 |
|
New Democratic | Judy Fox-McGuire | 1,319 | 9.84% | -4.2% | $36,341 |
|
Conservative | Wyeth Sigurdson | 900 | 6.71% | n/a | $882 |
Total Valid Votes |
13,411 |
100% |
|
Total Rejected Ballots |
44 |
0.33% |
|
Turnout |
13,455 |
51.47% |
|
B.C. General Election 2009: Peace River North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal | Pat Pimm | 3,992 | 43% | -16 | $55,563 |
|
Independent |
Arthur Hadland |
2,899 |
31% |
n/a |
$17,962 |
|
New Democrat |
Jackie Allen |
1,293 |
14% |
-13 |
$17,855 |
|
Green | Liz Logan | 1,010 | 11% | +4 | $26,218 |
|
Refederation | Sue Arntson | 58 | 0.6% | n/a | $260 |
Total Valid Votes |
9,252 |
100% |
Total Rejected Ballots |
52 |
0.6% |
Turnout |
9,304 |
40% |
B.C. General Election 2005 Peace River North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal | Richard Neufeld | 5,498 | 59.37% | -14 | $97,647 |
|
New Democrat |
Brian Churchill |
2,511 |
27.12% |
+16 |
$21,975 |
|
Green | Clarence G. Apsassin | 638 | 6.89% | n/a | $200 |
|
Independent |
Leonard Joseph Seigo |
613 |
6.62% |
n/a |
$3,829 |
Total Valid Votes |
9,260 |
100% |
Total Rejected Ballots |
61 |
0.66% |
Turnout |
9,321 |
47.4% |
B.C. General Election 2001: Peace River North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal | Richard Neufeld | 6,629 | 73.22% | | $37,046 |
|
New Democrat |
Brian Churchill |
1,047 |
11.56% |
|
$9,796 |
|
Marijuana |
Paul Renaud |
810 |
8.95% |
|
$3,199 |
|
Unity | Roy Daniel Stange | 568 | 6.27% | | $867 |
Total valid votes |
9,054 | 100.00% |
Total rejected ballots |
55 | 0.61% |
Turnout |
9,109 | 55.12% |
B.C. General Election 1996: Peace River North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Reform | Richard Neufeld | 5,299 | 48.41% | | $23,557 |
|
Liberal | Ben Knutson | 3,137 | 28.66% | | $20,370 |
|
New Democrat |
Brian Churchill |
1,975 |
18.04% |
|
$27,682 |
|
Social Credit | Dave Bodnar | 240 | 2.19% | – | $3,978 |
|
Progressive Democrat | Neil Bitterman | 169 | 1.54% | – | $425 |
|
Independent |
Brent Hoar |
125 |
1.14% |
|
$100 |
Total valid votes |
10,945 | 100.00% |
Total rejected ballots |
43 | 0.39% |
Turnout |
10,988 | 60.49% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Peace River North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Richard Neufeld | 5,758 | 54.79% | – | $23,852 |
|
New Democrat |
A. Jean Leahy |
2,347 |
22.33% |
|
$34,828 |
|
Liberal | Vincent R. Rodriguez | 2,048 | 19.49% | | $2,305 |
|
Green | Clarence G. Apsassin | 303 | 2.88% | – | $1,895 |
|
Independent |
Dorothy L. Folk |
54 |
0.51% |
|
$925 |
Total valid votes |
10,510 | 100.00% |
Total rejected ballots |
277 | 2.57% |
Turnout |
10,787 | 70.01% |
33rd British Columbia election, 1983: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Anthony Julius (Tony) Brummet | 8,528 | 76.71% | – | |
|
New Democrat |
Elmer George Kabush |
2,349 |
21.13% |
|
|
|
Liberal |
David Charles Parkinson |
240 |
2.16% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
11,117 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
108 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
|
32nd British Columbia election, 1979: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Anthony Julius (Tony) Brummet | 6,598 | 76.02% | – | |
|
New Democrat |
Joseph Mark Breti |
2,081 |
23.98% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
8,679 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
147 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
|
31st British Columbia election, 1975: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Dean Edward Smith | 5,048 | 67.87% | – | |
|
New Democrat |
Andrew Philip Schuck |
2,139 |
28.76% |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Desmond Martin |
251 |
3.37% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
7,438 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
96 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
|
29th British Columbia election, 1969: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Dean Edward Smith | 3,877 | 73.23% | – | |
|
New Democrat |
Douglas George Pomeroy |
933 |
17.62% |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Leith Douglas Boulter |
484 |
9.14% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
5,294 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
49 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
|
28th British Columbia election, 1966: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Dean Edward Smith | 1,799 | 48.44% | – | |
|
Independent |
Jacob Francis Huhn |
583 |
15.70% |
|
|
|
Liberal |
Leith Douglas Boulter |
565 |
15.21% |
|
|
|
New Democrat |
Douglas George Pomeroy |
511 |
13.76% |
|
|
|
Independent |
Robert Lyle Angus |
256 |
6.89% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
3,714 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
35 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
|
27th British Columbia election, 1963: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Jacob Francis Huhn | 2,310 | 69.43% | – | |
|
Liberal |
Daniel Gilchrist Murray |
603 |
18.12% |
|
|
|
New Democrat |
Douglas George Pomeroy2 |
414 |
12.44% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
3,327 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
34 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
|
2 Listed as Dan George in Statement of Votes. |
26th British Columbia election, 1960: North Peace River |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Social Credit | Jacob Francis Huhn | 1,651 | 46.21% | – | |
|
Liberal |
John William Belesaigne Baker |
958 |
26.81% |
|
|
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. |
John Gordon Curtis |
769 |
21.52% |
|
|
|
Progressive Conservative |
Wilbert Daniel Bowes |
114 |
3.19% |
|
|
|
Independents |
Robert Lyle Angus |
81 |
2.27% |
|
|
Total valid votes |
3,573 |
100.00% |
|
Total rejected ballots |
57 |
|
|
Turnout |
% |
|
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- ‡ – from 1986–1991, was a 2-seat constituency
- † – from 1986–1991, was broken into 3 single-seat constituencies
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