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{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Peace River North
| province            = British Columbia
| image               = BC 2015 Peace River North.png
| caption             = 
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = 1955
| prov-abolished      = 
| prov-election-first = 1956
| prov-election-last  = 2024
| prov-rep            = [[Jordan Kealy]]
| prov-rep-link       = 
| prov-rep-party      = Independent
| prov-rep-party-link = 
| demo-census-date    = 2001
| demo-pop            = 32353
| demo-electors       = 
| demo-electors-date  = 
| demo-area           = 160485
| demo-cd             = 
| demo-csd            = [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]], [[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|Fort Nelson]], [[Hudson's Hope, British Columbia|Hudson's Hope]], [[Taylor, British Columbia|Taylor]]
}}

'''Peace River North''' is a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]], Canada. It was created under the name [[North Peace River]] by the ''Constitution Amendment Act, 1955'', which split the old riding of [[Peace River (British Columbia electoral district)|Peace River]] into northern and southern portions for the [[1956 British Columbia general election|1956 BC election]]. Its current name has been in use since 1991.

Peace River North has been represented by a variety of British Columbia political parties over the years. The riding has consistently elected political parties that come from the right side of the political spectrum. For many years the riding was represented by the BC Social Credit Party and the centre-right BC Liberal Party. Currently, the riding is represented by the BC Conservative Party. The left-of-centre New Democratic Party has never been successful in electing a candidate to the BC Legislature, despite fielding numerous candidates since the 1950s.

In 2023, a petition to recall the district's then-MLA, [[Dan Davies (politician)|Dan Davies]], was approved by [[Elections BC]] under the ''[[Recall and Initiative Act]]''. However, the petition did not attract the required number of signatures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cjdctv.com/bid-to-recall-peace-river-north-mla-fails-1.6344473 |title=Bid to recall Peace River North MLA fails |publisher=CJDC-TV |date=April 5, 2023 |author=Michael Popove |accessdate=April 13, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River North comprises the entire area of the [[Northern Rockies Regional Municipality]] and the northern portion of the [[Peace River Regional District]], located in northeastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. Communities in the electoral district consist of [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]], [[Fort Nelson, British Columbia|Fort Nelson]], [[Taylor, British Columbia|Taylor]], and [[Hudson's Hope, British Columbia|Hudson's Hope]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Peace River North Electoral District|url=http://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/PCN_ED.pdf|access-date=September 25, 2017|publisher=Elections BC }}</ref>

== History ==

=== Members of the Legislative Assembly ===
This riding has elected the following [[Member of Legislative Assembly|members of the Legislative Assembly]]:
{{BC-MLA|}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|'''North Peace River<br>Riding created from [[Peace River (British Columbia electoral district)|Peace River]]'''}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1956
| ToYr = 1960
| Assembly# = 25
| RepName = Harold Earl Roche
| BCParty = Social Credit
| PartyTerms# = 10
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1960
| ToYr = 1963
| Assembly# = 26
| RepName = Jacob Francis Huhn
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1963
| ToYr = 1966
| Assembly# = 27
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1966
| ToYr = 1969
| Assembly# = 28
| RepName = Ed Smith
| RepLink = Ed Smith (Canadian politician)
| RepTerms# = 4
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1969
| ToYr = 1972
| Assembly# = 29
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1972
| ToYr = 1975
| Assembly# = 30
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1975
| ToYr = 1979
| Assembly# = 31
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1979
| ToYr = 1983
| Assembly# = 32
| RepName = Tony Brummet
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1983
| ToYr = 1986
| Assembly# = 33
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1986
| ToYr = 1991
| Assembly# = 34
}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|'''Peace River North'''}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1991
| ToYr = 1995
| Assembly# = 35
| RepName = Richard Neufeld
| BCParty = Social Credit
| RepTerms# = 6
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1995
| ToYr = 1996
| BCParty = Reform
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1996
| ToYr = 1997
| Assembly# = 36
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1997
| ToYr = 2001
| BCParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 4
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2001
| ToYr = 2005
| Assembly# = 37
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2005
| ToYr = 2009
| Assembly# = 38
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2010
| Assembly# = 39
| RepName = Pat Pimm
| RepTerms# = 5
| #ByElections = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2010
| ToYr = 2011
| BCParty = Independent
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2013
| BCParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2016
| Assembly# = 40
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2016
| ToYr = 2017
| BCParty = Independent
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 41
| RepName = Dan Davies
| RepLink = Dan Davies (politician)
| BCParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2023
| Assembly# = 42
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2023
| ToYr = 2024
| BCParty = BCU
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| Assembly# = 43
| #ByElections  = 1
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr =  2025
| RepName = Jordan Kealy
| BCParty = Conservative
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr       = 2025
| ToYr         = 
| BCParty    = Independent
| PartyTerms#  = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA end}}

== Election results ==
{{2024 British Columbia general election/Peace River North}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/Peace River North}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Peace River North}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2013/Peace River North}}

{{Canadian election result/top|BC|2009|Peace River North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|[[Pat Pimm]]|3,992|43.15|–16.22|$55,563}}
{{CANelec|BC|Independent|Arthur Hadland|2,899|31.33|&ndash;|$17,962}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Jackie Allen|1,293|13.98|–13.14|$17,855}}
{{CANelec|BC|Green|Liz Logan|1,010|10.92|+4.03|$26,218}}
{{CANelec|BC|Refederation|Sue Arntson|58|0.63|&ndash;|$260}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,252|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|52|0.6}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|9,304|40}}
{{CANelec/hold|BC|Liberal|–23.78}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|BC|2005|Peace River North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|[[Richard Neufeld]]|5,498|59.37|–13.85|$97,647}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Brian Churchill|2,511|27.12|+15.56|$21,975}}
{{CANelec|BC|Green|Clarence G. Apsassin|638|6.89|&ndash;|$200}}
{{CANelec|BC|Independent|Leonard Joseph Seigo|613|6.62|&ndash;|$3,829}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,260|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|61|0.66}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|9,321|47.4}}
{{CANelec/hold|BC|Liberal|–14.70}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|BC|2001|Peace River North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|[[Richard Neufeld]]|6,629|73.22|+44.56<br /><small>''+24.81''</small>|$37,046}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Brian Churchill|1,047|11.56|–6.48|$9,796}}
{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Paul Renaud|810|8.95|&ndash;|$3,199}}
{{CANelec|BC|Unity|Roy Daniel Stange|568|6.27|&ndash;|$867}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,054|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|55|0.61}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|9,109|55.12}}
{{CANelec/gain|BC|Liberal|Reform|+25.52}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|BC|1996|Peace River North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|BC|Reform|[[Richard Neufeld]]|5,299|48.41|<small>''–6.38''</small>|$23,557}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|Ben Knutson|3,137|28.66|+9.17|$20,370}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Brian Churchill|1,975|18.04|–4.29|$27,682}}
{{CANelec|BC|Social Credit|Dave Bodnar|240|2.19|–52.60|$3,978}}
{{CANelec|BC|PDA|Neil Bitterman|169|1.54|&ndash;|$425}}
{{CANelec|BC|Independent|Brent Hoar|125|1.14|&ndash;|$100}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|10,945|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|43|0.39}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|10,988|60.49}}
{{CANelec/gain|BC|Reform|Social Credit|+19.62}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|BC|1991|Peace River North|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|BC|Social Credit|[[Richard Neufeld]]|5,758|54.79|–12.42|$23,852}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|A. Jean Leahy|2,347|22.33|–2.13|$34,828}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|Vincent R. Rodriguez|2,048|19.49|+16.56|$2,305}}
{{CANelec|BC|Green|Clarence G. Apsassin|303|2.88|&ndash;|$1,895}}
{{CANelec|BC|Independent|Dorothy L. Folk|54|0.51|&ndash;|$925}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|10,510|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|277|2.57}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|10,787|70.01}}
{{CANelec/hold|BC|Social Credit|–5.14}}
{{end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts]]
* [[Canadian provincial electoral districts]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2013GE/PCN.pdf Results of 2013 election (pdf)]
*[http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen01/profiles/PED_41.pdf BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080411125206/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/pcn.pdf Results of 2001 election (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030312155429/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/ceofin2001.pdf 2001 Expenditures (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080507165731/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov96/va/sov96_pcn.htm Results of 1996 election]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071025221610/http://www.elections.bc.ca/rpt/ceorpt_5.pdf 1996 Expenditures (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080507165520/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-68.html Results of 1991 election]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071004234457/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-20-1.html 1991 Expenditures]
*[http://www.leg.bc.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]

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