Prince George-Valemount
Prince George-Valemount is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 out of mostly Prince George-Mount Robson and small parts of Prince George North, Prince George-Omineca and Cariboo North. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 46,885 | ||
| Area (km²) | 31,539.04 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1.5 | ||
| Census divisions | Regional District of Fraser-Fort George | ||
| Census subdivisions | Prince George, Valemount, McBride | ||
Geography
As of the 2017 provincial election, Prince George-Valemount comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, located in east-central British Columbia. The electoral district contains the communities of Valemount, McBride and the southeastern portion of Prince George. The boundary line within the city of Prince George comes from the east following along the Fraser, and then the Nechako River to the John Hart Bridge where it goes south along Highway 97, west along Massey Drive, south along Ospika Boulevard until Ferry Avenue. The boundary then cuts west to just south of the University of Northern British Columbia before traveling south down Tyner Boulevard, then follows Highway 16 out of the city to the west.[1]
History
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Prince George-Mount Robson prior to 2009 | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Shirley Bond | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–present | |||
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Shirley Bond of the British Columbia Liberal Party. Bond was initially elected to the district of Prince George-Mount Robson.
Election results
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Shirley Bond | 11,209 | 58.20 | $47,005 | ||||
| New Democratic | Natalie Fletcher | 5,694 | 29.56 | $36,872 | ||||
| Green | Nan Kendy | 2,356 | 12.24 | $2,925 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,259 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.79 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,413 | 56.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Shirley Bond | 11,291 | 56.95 | +6.34 | $168,786 | |||
| New Democratic | Sherry Ogasawara | 7,116 | 35.89 | -1.69 | $103,073 | |||
| Conservative | Nathan Giede | 1,105 | 5.57 | +1.26 | $7,665 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Donald A. Roberts | 314 | 1.58 | - | $1,705 | |||
| Total valid votes | 19,826 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 214 | 1.07 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,040 | 56.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
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| Liberal | Shirley Bond | 9,072 | 50.61 | – | $128,833 | |
| NDP | Julie Carew | 6,737 | 37.58 | $82,706 | ||
| Green | Andrej De Wolfe | 1,225 | 6.83 | – | $1,375 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Dickie | 780 | 4.35 | $5,426 | ||
| Refederation | Don Roberts | 113 | 0.63 | – | $510 | |
| Total Valid Votes | 17,927 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 114 | 0.6% | ||||
| Turnout | 18,041 | 52% | ||||
References
- "Prince George-Mackenzie Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.