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Peace River North is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River

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 :- Electoral history :...

into northern and southern portions for the 1956 B.C. election

British Columbia general election, 1956

The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 13, 1956, and held on September 19, 1956. The new legislature met...

. Its current name has been in use since 1991.

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

Member of Legislative Assembly

A Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government...

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
39th British Columbia general election, 2009 The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...	2011		Pat Pimm Pat Pimm Pat Pimm is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Peace River North. He has lived in Fort St. John, British Columbia and has a business background working at an...	Independent
	2009-2011			BC Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
38th British Columbia general election, 2005 The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...	2009	vacant
	2005–2009		Richard Neufeld Richard Neufeld Richard Neufeld is a Canadian Senator for British Columbia. Before his appointment to the Senate, he was a British Columbia Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2008, serving as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in the cabinet of Gordon...	BC Liberal British Columbia Liberal Party The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
37th British Columbia general election, 2001 The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001, and held on May 16, 2001...	2001–2005
36th British Columbia general election, 1996 The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the thirty sixth provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 30, 1996, and held on May 28, 1996...	1997–2001
	1996–1997			Reform BC Reform Party of British Columbia The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...
35th British Columbia general election, 1991 The British Columbia general election of 1991 was the 35th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 19, 1991, and held on October 17, 1991...	1994–1996
	1991–1994			Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
34th British Columbia general election, 1986 The British Columbia general election of 1986 was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 24, 1986...	1991	vacant
	1986–1991		Tony Brummet	Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
33rd British Columbia general election, 1983 The British Columbia general election of 1983 was the 33rd provincial election for the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 7, 1983. The election was held on May 5, 1983...	1983–1986
32nd British Columbia general election, 1979 The British Columbia general election of 1979 was the 32nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 3, 1979...	1979–1983
31st British Columbia general election, 1975 The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on November 3, 1975, and held on December 11, 1975...	1975–1979		Dean Smith Dean Smith (politician) Dean Edward Smith is a former political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Peace River North in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1979 as a Social Credit member....	Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
30th British Columbia general election, 1972 The 30th general election for the Canadian province of British Columbia was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 24, 1972, and held on August 30, 1972...	1972–1975
29th British Columbia general election, 1969 The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on July 21, 1969, and held on August 27, 1969...	1969–1972
28th British Columbia general election, 1966 The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 5, 1966 and held on September 12, 1966...	1966–1969
27th British Columbia general election, 1963 The British Columbia general election of 1963 was the 27th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 22, 1963, and held on September 30, 1963...	1963–1966		Jake Huhn	Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
26th British Columbia general election, 1960 The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 3, 1960, and held on September 12, 1960. The new legislature met...	1960–1963		Jake Huhn
25th British Columbia general election, 1956 The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 13, 1956, and held on September 19, 1956. The new legislature met...	1956–1960		Harold Roche	Social Credit British Columbia Social Credit Party The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
Peace River 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 :- Electoral history :... prior to 1956

Election results

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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

British Columbia Refederation Party

The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...

|Sue Arntson
|align="right"|58
|align="right"|0.6%
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$260
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|9,252
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|52
!align="right"|0.6%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|9,304
!align="right"|40%
|}
|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Richard Neufeld

Richard Neufeld

Richard Neufeld is a Canadian Senator for British Columbia. Before his appointment to the Senate, he was a British Columbia Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2008, serving as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in the cabinet of Gordon...

|align="right"|5,498
|align="right"|59.37%
|align="right"|-14
|align="right"|$97,647
|-

|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

Green Party of British Columbia

|Clarence G. Apsassin
|align="right"|638
|align="right"|6.89%
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"|$200

|Independent
|Leonard Joseph Seigo
|align="right"|613
|align="right"|6.62%
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"|$3,829
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|9,260
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|61
!align="right"|0.66%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|9,321
!align="right"|47.4%
|}
|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Richard Neufeld

Richard Neufeld

|align="right"|6,629
|align="right"|73.22%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$37,046
|-

|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

|Paul Renaud
|align="right"|810
|align="right"|8.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$3,199

|Unity
|Roy Daniel Stange
|align="right"|568
|align="right"|6.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$867
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|9,054
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|55
!align="right"|0.61%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|9,109
!align="right"|55.12%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}

|-

|BC Reform

Reform Party of British Columbia

The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...

|Richard Neufeld

Richard Neufeld

British Columbia Liberal Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

Progressive Democratic Alliance

The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....

|Neil Bitterman
|align="right"|169
|align="right"|1.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$425

|Independent
|Brent Hoar
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|1.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,945
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|43
!align="right"|0.39%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|10,988
!align="right"|60.49%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}

|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

|Richard Neufeld

Richard Neufeld

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Liberal Party

Green Party of British Columbia

|Clarence G. Apsassin
|align="right"|303
|align="right"|2.88%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,895

|Independent
|Dorothy L. Folk
|align="right"|54
|align="right"|0.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$925
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|10,510
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|277
!align="right"|2.57%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|10,787
!align="right"|70.01%
!align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Jill C. Moore
|align="right"|277
|align="right"|2.93%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|9,461
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|139
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Liberal Party

|David Charles Parkinson
|align="right"|240
|align="right"|2.16%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|11,117
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|108
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|Joseph Mark Breti
|align="right"|2,081
|align="right"|23.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|8,679
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|147
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Desmond Martin
|align="right"|251
|align="right"|3.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|7,438
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|96
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

British Columbia Liberal Party

|William John Herdy
|align="right"|265
|align="right"|4.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|6,528
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|87
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Leith Douglas Boulter
|align="right"|484
|align="right"|9.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|5,294
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|49
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|Douglas George Pomeroy
|align="right"|511
|align="right"|13.76%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|

|Independent
|Robert Lyle Angus
|align="right"|256
|align="right"|6.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,714
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|35
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

|Douglas George Pomeroy²
|align="right"|414
|align="right"|12.44%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,327
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|34
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|² Listed as Dan George in Statement of Votes.
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

|Wilbert Daniel Bowes
|align="right"|114
|align="right"|3.19%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|

|Independents
|Robert Lyle Angus
|align="right"|81
|align="right"|2.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|3,573
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|57
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

George Matheson Murray

George Matheson Murray, known publicly as George Murray, was a publisher and politician in British Columbia in the first half of the 20th century. Originally a reporter for the Ottawa Citizen he was schooled informally in politics by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, with whom he rode the...

, former MLA for Lillooet

Lillooet (electoral district)

The Lillooet electoral district was a riding in the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the town of the same name and with various boundaries...

and MP for Cariboo

Cariboo (electoral district)

Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871...

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