Prince George North

Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1979 to 2009.

Demographics

Population, 2001 36,696
Population change, 1996–2001 -4.5%
Area (km²) 56,431
Population density (people per km²) 0.65

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is the Hon. Pat Bell, former owner of a trucking company and co-owner of a logging company. He owns two Wendy's Restaurants in Prince George. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Bell was appointed Minister of State for Mining on January 26, 2004, and on June 16, 2005, after the 2005 election, was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Lands.

Election results

B.C. General Election 1991: Prince George North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New DemocraticPaul Ramsey 5,468 38.74% $19,464
LiberalJohn Mangan 4,506 31.93% $4,028
Social CreditKeith Thompson 4,139 29.33% $28,770
Total valid votes 14,113 100%
Total rejected ballots 218 1.52%
Turnout 14,331 71.58%
B.C. General Election 1996: Prince George North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Paul Ramsey 5,837 39.58% $32,817
LiberalBob Viergever 4,923 33.38% $47,977
ReformRon Hirvi 2,430 16.48% $15,529
Progressive DemocratAdele Graber 891 6.04% $1,199
     Independent Ken Benham 495 3.36% $868
GreenCarolyn Linden 173 1.17% $100
Total valid votes 14,749 100%
Total rejected ballots 117 0.79%
Turnout 14,866 66.75%
B.C. General Election 2001: Prince George North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
LiberalPat Bell 9,215 61.02% $43,559
New DemocraticBryan Llewellyn 2,148 14.22% $6,552
GreenHilary Crowley 1,137 7.53% $2,866
UnityDavid G. Low 838 5.55% $267
     Western Reform Lisa Maskell 621 4.11% $8,195
MarijuanaRobert Grimsrud 588 3.89% $500
     Independent Fred McLeod 478 3.17% $854
     Independent Leif Jensen 76 0.51% $100
Total valid votes 15,101 100%
Total rejected ballots 68 0.45%
Turnout 15,169 71.77%
British Columbia general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalPat Bell 7,697 49.93% $78,884
New DemocraticDeborah Poff 5,598 36.32% $55,244
GreenDenis L. Gendron 1,201 7.79% $3,421
IndependentLeif Jensen 443 2.87% $2,823
Democratic ReformMike Mann 241 1.56% $2,124
MarijuanaSteve Wolfe 235 1.52% $100
Total valid votes 15,415 100%
Total rejected ballots 64 0.42%
Turnout 15,479 61.55%

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