Stikine (provincial electoral district)

Stikine
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 

Doug Donaldson
New Democratic

District created 2008
First contested 2009
Demographics
Census divisions Kitimat-Stikine, Stikine
Census subdivisions Atlin, Dease Lake, Hazelton, New Hazelton, Smithers, Stewart, Stikine, Telkwa

Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election. It will next be contested in the 2013 provincial election.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Doug Donaldson of the NDP.

Election results

British Columbia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticDoug Donaldson 4,274 50.4 $43,322
LiberalScott Groves 3,829 45.1 $81,572
GreenRoger Benham 375 4.4 $692
Total Valid Votes 8,478 100
Total Rejected Ballots 94 1.1
Turnout 8,572 65.3
British Columbia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticDoug Donaldson 3,769 46.58 $49,847
LiberalSharon Hartwell 2,995 37.01 $45,162
ConservativeJonathan Dieleman 500 6.18 $6,705
Christian HeritageRod Taylor 486 6.01 $14,482
GreenRoger Benham 286 3.53 $480
IndependentJesse O'Leary 56 0.69 $380
Total Valid Votes 8,092 100
Total Rejected Ballots 35 0.4
Turnout 8,697 62.8


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