Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies

Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies (previously Prince George—Peace River) is a federal electoral district in northern British Columbia, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

Geography

It consists of all of the province of British Columbia east of the Great Divide and some communities west of the divide. It contains large areas of uninhabited wilderness.

Communities include the oil-and-gas exploration centre of Fort St. John; Fort Nelson, with the province's biggest wood products plant; Dawson Creek; Large Coal Mining operations in Tumbler Ridge and the part of Prince George north of the Nechako River and east of the Fraser River.

History

This electoral district was originally created in 1966 from parts of Cariboo and Kamloops ridings.

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Fort Nelson—Peace River riding and a part of Prince 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, and Reform Party of Canada/Canadian Alliance/Conservative Jay Hill from 1993 until 2010. The district is currently represented by Bob Zimmer of the Conservatives.

The 2012 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. The redefined riding regains the community of Valemount and area that had been transferred to Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the previous redistribution. Although not directly related to this boundary adjustment, the riding was renamed as Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies to acknowledge the Northern 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 the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	81,720		86,395		87,960
Indigenous	16,670		16,655		13,860
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	3,065		2,135		1,120
South Asian	2,380		1,350		950
East AsianTemplate:Efn	1,270		800		730
African	1,020		765		385
Latin American	250		225		120
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	115		230		90
OtherTemplate:Efn	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. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Current member of Parliament

Its current member of Parliament is Bob Zimmer. He was first elected in 2011. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

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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)

Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	30,874	59.33
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	7,479	14.37
Template:Canadian party colour |	People's	5,410	10.40
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	4,815	9.25
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,812	3.48
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	1,648	3.17

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	24,348	61.85
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	10,177	25.85
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	2,386	6.06
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	2,033	5.16
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	421	1.07

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

• Template:SCref
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile 1966–1976
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile 1978–2005
• Expenditures – 2004
• Expenditures – 2000
• Expenditures – 1997

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada