| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Prince George—Bulkley Valley was a federalelectoral district inBritish Columbia, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.
This was a large, rural riding in northern BC.
This electoral district was created in 1976 from parts ofPrince George—Peace River,Skeena andKamloops—Caribooridings.
This district was abolished in 2003. Parts of it went toCariboo—Prince George,Skeena—Bulkley Valley,Prince George—Peace River andKamloops–Thompson ridings.
This riding elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created fromPrince George—Peace River,Skeena andKamloops—Cariboo | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Lorne McCuish | Progressive Conservative | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Brian L. Gardiner | New Democratic | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Dick Harris | Reform | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
| 37th | 2000–2003 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| Riding dissolved intoCariboo—Prince George,Skeena—Bulkley Valley, Prince George—Peace RiverandKamloops—Thompson | ||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Dick Harris | 20,596 | 58.83 | +4.55 | $15,125 | |||
| Liberal | Jeannette Townsend | 8,202 | 23.43 | +1.51 | $23,510 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Oliver William Ray | 2,448 | 6.99 | -1.11 | $3,639 | |||
| New Democratic | Mark Walsh | 2,029 | 5.79 | -6.41 | $3,616 | |||
| Green | John Grogan | 793 | 2.26 | +0.69 | $1,209 | |||
| Canadian Action | Suzanne Woodrow | 701 | 2.00 | – | $5,911 | |||
| Independent | John van der Woude | 152 | 0.43 | -0.50 | $3,169 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 84 | 0.23 | – | $17 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,005 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Turnout | 35,144 | 59.28 | ||||||
| Alliancehold | Swing | +1.52 | ||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Dick Harris | 17,505 | 54.28 | +14.08 | $41,733 | |||
| Liberal | Eric Moore | 7,070 | 21.92 | -0.38 | $36,251 | |||
| New Democratic | Molly Eichar | 3,935 | 12.20 | -11.10 | $11,185 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Strachan | 2,615 | 8.10 | -4.07 | $24,359 | |||
| Green | John Grogan | 505 | 1.57 | +0.98 | $459 | |||
| Independent | Thea Bove Zznoneoff | 315 | 0.97 | – | $751 | |||
| Christian Heritage | John van der Woude | 300 | 0.93 | -0.04 | $5,236 | |||
| Total valid votes | 32,247 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 119 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 32,366 | 58.00 | ||||||
| Reformhold | Swing | +7.23 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Dick Harris | 13,927 | 40.20 | +38.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Gardiner | 8,073 | 23.30 | -14.86 | ||||
| Liberal | David Stephen Wilbur | 7,726 | 22.30 | -2.56 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Colin J. Kinsley | 4,215 | 12.17 | -19.55 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Bert Prins | 336 | 0.97 | -2.21 | ||||
| Green | Rick Zammuto | 203 | 0.59 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Alan Phillips | 164 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,644 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Reformgain fromNew Democratic | Swing | +26.72 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Gardiner | 14,248 | 38.16 | +3.54 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Valerie Kordyban | 11,844 | 31.72 | -17.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Harkins | 9,281 | 24.86 | +11.50 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Bert Prins | 1,186 | 3.18 | – | ||||
| Reform | Svend Serup | 605 | 1.62 | – | ||||
| Independent | Michael J. Karpes | 171 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,335 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democraticgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | +10.56 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne McCuish | 18,897 | 49.29 | +9.81 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Gardiner | 13,274 | 34.62 | +2.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Noel Patrick O'Beirne | 5,121 | 13.36 | -15.21 | ||||
| Libertarian | Ron Good | 478 | 1.25 | – | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Ben "The Newt" Van Drimmelen | 401 | 1.05 | – | ||||
| Independent | James L. Swanson | 168 | 0.44 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,339 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +3.56 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne McCuish | 12,640 | 39.48 | -3.13 | ||||
| New Democratic | Archie Patrick | 10,226 | 31.94 | +4.64 | ||||
| Liberal | Monica Marguerite Becott | 9,147 | 28.57 | +3.38 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,013 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -3.88 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lorne McCuish | 13,300 | 42.61 | |||||
| New Democratic | Archie Patrick | 8,521 | 27.30 | |||||
| Liberal | Spike Enemark | 7,862 | 25.19 | |||||
| Independent | William W. Kordyban | 1,531 | 4.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,214 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts ofPrince George—Peace River,Skeena andKamloops—Cariboo, which elected two Liberals and one Progressive Conservative (Prince George—Peace River) in the previous election. | ||||||||