Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies electoral district Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP Bob Zimmer Conservative District created 1966 First contested 1968 Last contested 2025 District webpage profile ,map Demographics Population (2011 )[ 1] 107,382 Electors (2015)75,063 Area (km²)[ 1] 243,276 Pop. density (per km²) 0.44 Census division(s) Northern Rockies Regional Municipality ,Peace River Regional District ,Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Census subdivision(s) Prince George (part),Fort St. John ,Dawson Creek ,Northern Rockies ,Mackenzie ,Tumbler Ridge ,Chetwynd ,Taylor ,Valemount ,Hudson's Hope
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies (previouslyPrince George—Peace River ) is a federalelectoral district in northernBritish Columbia , Canada. It has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1968.
It consists of all of the province of British Columbia east of theGreat Divide and some communities west of the divide. It contains large areas of uninhabited wilderness.
Communities include the oil-and-gas exploration centre ofFort St. John ;Fort Nelson , with the province's biggestwood products plant;Dawson Creek ; Large Coal Mining operations inTumbler Ridge and the part ofPrince George north of theNechako River and east of theFraser River .
This electoral district was originally created in 1966 from parts ofCariboo andKamloops ridings.
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed intoFort Nelson—Peace River riding and a part ofPrince George—Bulkley Valley ridings. In 1978, Fort Nelson—Peace River was renamed "Prince George—Peace River". There were no elections during the period it was called "Fort Nelson—Peace River".
This riding has elected conservative candidates consistently since 1972:Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle from 1972 to 1993, andReform Party of Canada /Canadian Alliance /Conservative Jay Hill from 1993 until 2010. The district is currently represented byBob Zimmer of theConservatives .
The2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Prince George—Peace River should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district will be contested in future elections.[ 2] Valemount and area that had been transferred toKamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the previous redistribution. Although not directly related to this boundary adjustment, the riding was renamed asPrince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies to acknowledge theNorthern Rockies Regional District , whose status in the riding is unchanged. These new boundaries and the new name were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the2015 Canadian federal election .[ 3]
Panethnic groups in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies (2011−2021)Panethnic 2021[ 4] 2016[ 5] 2011[ 6] Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % European [ a] 81,720 86,395 87,960 Indigenous 16,670 16,655 13,860 Southeast Asian [ b] 3,065 2,135 1,120 South Asian 2,380 1,350 950 East Asian [ c] 1,270 800 730 African 1,020 765 385 Latin American 250 225 120 Middle Eastern [ d] 115 230 90 Other[ e] 380 270 75 Total responses 106,865 108,820 105,295 Total population 108,998 110,995 107,382 Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament :
Current member of Parliament [ edit ] Its current member of Parliament isBob Zimmer . He was first elected in2011 . He represents theConservative Party of Canada .
Graph of election results in Peace River—Northern Rockies (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
[ edit ] 2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Bob Zimmer 29,882 60.7 -9.1 $71,706.36 New Democratic Cory Grizz Longley 6,647 13.5 +4.3 $6,918.81 People's Ryan Dyck 5,138 10.4 +7.2 $25,911.91 Liberal Amir Alavi 4,236 8.6 -3.0 $0.00 Green Catharine Kendall 1,661 3.4 -2.9 $7,821.16 Maverick David Jeffers 1,580 3.3 — $25,911.91 Canada's Fourth Front Phil Hewkin 53 0.1 — $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 49,197 99.13 -0.46 $138,271.14 Total rejected ballots 430 0.87 +0.46 Turnout 49,627 62.1 -7.7 Eligible voters 79,952 Conservative hold Swing -11.0 Source:Elections Canada [ 10] [ 11]
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Bob Zimmer 38,473 69.8 +17.30 $77,720.06 Liberal Mavis Erickson 6,391 11.6 -13.30 $15,885.38 New Democratic Marcia Luccock 5,069 9.2 -6.30 none listed Green Catharine Kendall 3,448 6.3 +1.10 none listed People's Ron Vaillant 1,748 3.2 - $5,312.80 Total valid votes/expense limit 55,129 100.0 Total rejected ballots 283 Turnout 55,412 69.8 Eligible voters 79,397 Conservative hold Swing +15.30 Source:Elections Canada [ 12] [ 13]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Bob Zimmer 27,237 52.52 -9.33 $94,031.80 Liberal Matt Shaw 12,913 24.90 +19.74 $4,485.98 New Democratic Kathi Dickie 8,014 15.45 -10.40 $3,712.11 Green Elizabeth Biggar 2,672 5.15 -0.91 $2,593.07 Libertarian W. Todd Keller 559 1.08 – – Progressive Canadian Barry Blackman 464 0.89 – – Total valid votes/expense limit 51,859 100.00 – $260,780.28 Total rejected ballots 197 0.38 – Turnout 52,056 68.21 – Eligible voters 76,312 Conservative hold Swing -14.53 Source:Elections Canada [ 14] [ 15]
[ edit ] 2011 Canadian federal election :Prince George—Peace River Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Bob Zimmer 23,946 62.12 −1.47 $81,669 New Democratic Lois Boone 9,876 25.62 +8.04 $38,397 Green Hilary Crowley 2,301 5.97 −4.44 $11,625 Liberal Ben Levine 2,008 5.21 −3.20 $9,197 Pirate Jeremy Cote 415 1.08 – Total valid votes 38,546 100.0 Total rejected ballots 125 0.32 −0.03 Turnout 38,671 54.08 +5 Eligible voters 71,507 Conservative hold Swing −4.76
2008 Canadian federal election :Prince George—Peace River Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Jay Hill 22,325 63.59 +3.71 $37,923 New Democratic Betty Bekkering 6,170 17.58 +0.58 $8,563 Green Hilary Crowley 3,656 10.41 +4.00 $7,222 Liberal Lindsay Gidney 2,954 8.41 -7.34 Total valid votes/expense limit 35,105 100.0 $102,073 Total rejected ballots 125 0.35 +0.06 Turnout 35,230 49 Conservative hold Swing +1.56
2006 Canadian federal election :Prince George—Peace River Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Jay Hill 22,409 59.88 +1.17 $62,176 New Democratic Malcolm Crockett 6,363 17.00 -3.69 $10,141 Liberal Nathan Bauder 5,895 15.75 +1.99 $3,983 Green Hilary Crowley 2,400 6.41 +0.70 $4,838 Independent Donna Young 359 0.96 – $589 Total valid votes 34,807 100.0 Total rejected ballots 103 0.30 -0.14 Turnout 34,807 53 -0.56 Conservative hold Swing +2.43
2004 Canadian federal election :Prince George—Peace River Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Jay Hill 21,281 58.71 -17.04 $53,326 New Democratic Michael Hunter 7,501 20.69 +16.03 $11,997 Liberal Arleene Thorpe 4,988 13.76 -1.77 $19,341 Green Hilary Crowley 2,073 5.71 +3.54 $1,252 Canadian Action Harley J. Harasym 301 0.83 -0.81 $1,028 Marxist–Leninist Tara Rimstad 101 0.27 +0.04 Total valid votes 36,245 100.0 Total rejected ballots 162 0.44 +0.10 Turnout 36,407 53.56 -3.09 Conservative hold Swing -16.54 Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
2000 Canadian federal election :Prince George—Peace River Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Alliance Jay Hill 23,840 69.61 +2.70 $47,199 Liberal Arleene Thorpe 5,319 15.53 -1.54 $22,183 Progressive Conservative Jan Christiansen 2,103 6.14 +0.40 $4,980 New Democratic Lenart Nelson 1,597 4.66 -4.32 $4,329 Green Hilary Crowley 744 2.17 +0.89 $1,306 Canadian Action Henry A. Dunbar 562 1.64 – $2,640 Marxist–Leninist Colby Nicholson 80 0.23 – $8 Total valid votes 34,245 100.0 Total rejected ballots 118 0.34 +0.03 Turnout 34,363 56.65 -0.90 Alliance hold Swing +2.12 Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election :Prince George—Peace River Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Reform Jay Hill 22,270 66.91 +10.60 $48,148 Liberal Barb Shirley 5,683 17.07 -2.38 $23,330 New Democratic Alex Michalos 2,989 8.98 -2.19 $14,819 Progressive Conservative Charles Lugosi 1,911 5.74 -5.44 $16,754 Green Julie Zammuto 429 1.28 – $450 Total valid votes 33,282 100.0 Total rejected ballots 105 0.31 Turnout 33,387 57.55 Reform hold Swing +6.49
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority,n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census. ^a b Statistics Canada : 2011^ Final Report – British Columbia the original on March 20, 2018, retrievedSeptember 2, 2013 ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022)."Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedFebruary 15, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021)."Census Profile, 2016 Census" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedFebruary 15, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015)."NHS Profile" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedFebruary 15, 2023 . ^ "Voter information service" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 19, 2025 .^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts" .Elections Canada . April 29, 2025. RetrievedApril 29, 2025 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 9, 2024 .^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election" .Elections Canada . RetrievedSeptember 2, 2021 .^ "Electtion Night Results" .Elections Canada . RetrievedOctober 26, 2021 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" .Elections Canada . RetrievedOctober 4, 2019 .^ "Election Night Results" . Elections Canada. RetrievedNovember 16, 2019 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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