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Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies

Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
British Columbia electoral district
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Prince George—Peace River in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Bob Zimmer
Conservative
District created 1966
First contested 1968
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 107,382
Electors (2015) 75,063
Area (km²) 243,276
Pop. density (per km²) 0.44
Census divisions Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Peace River Regional District, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
Census subdivisions Blueberry River 205, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Doig River 206, East Moberly Lake 169, Fort George (Shelley) 2, Fort Nelson, Fort Nelson 2, Fort St. John, Fort Ware 1, Fraser-Fort George A, Fraser-Fort George D, Fraser-Fort George F, Fraser-Fort George G, Fraser-Fort George H, Halfway River 168, Hudson's Hope, Ingenika Point, Mackenzie, McBride, Northern Rockies, Peace River B, Peace River C, Peace River D, Peace River E, Pouce Coupe, Prince George, Prophet River 4, Taylor, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, West Moberly Lake 168A

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.

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.

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.


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