Prince George—Bulkley Valley
Prince George—Bulkley Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Geography
This was a large, rural riding in northern B.C.
History
This electoral district was created in 1976 from parts of Prince George—Peace River, Skeena and Kamloops—Cariboo ridings.
This district was abolished in 2003. Parts of it went to Cariboo—Prince George, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, Prince George—Peace River and Kamloops–Thompson ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Riding created from Prince George—Peace River, Skeena and Kamloops—Cariboo |
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| 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 into Cariboo—Prince George, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, Prince George—Peace River and Kamloops—Thompson |
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Election results
| 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 | ||||||
| Alliance hold | 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 | ||||||
| Reform hold | 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 | ||||||
| Reform gain from New 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 Democratic gain from Progressive 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 Conservative hold | 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 Conservative hold | 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 of Prince George—Peace River, Skeena and Kamloops—Cariboo, which elected two Liberals and one Progressive Conservative (Prince George—Peace River) in the previous election. | ||||||||
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