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{{short description|Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
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| province = British Columbia
| province = British Columbia
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| prov-abolished =
| prov-abolished =
| prov-election-first = 2009
| prov-election-first = 2009
| prov-election-last = 2017
| prov-election-last = 2024
| prov-rep = Shirley Bond
| prov-rep = [[Rosalyn Bird]]
| prov-rep-link =
| prov-rep-link =
| prov-rep-party = Liberal
| prov-rep-party = Conservative
| prov-rep-party-link = British Columbia Liberal Party
| prov-rep-party-link =
| demo-census-date = 2006
| demo-census-date = 2006
| demo-pop = 46885
| demo-pop = 46885
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| demo-csd = [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]], [[Valemount, British Columbia|Valemount]], [[McBride, British Columbia|McBride]]
| demo-csd = [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]], [[Valemount, British Columbia|Valemount]], [[McBride, British Columbia|McBride]]
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'''Prince George-Valemount''' is a provincial electoral district in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] established by the [[British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008|''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'']] out of mostly [[Prince George-Mount Robson]] and small parts of [[Prince George North]], [[Prince George-Omineca]] and [[Cariboo North]]. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the [[2009 British Columbia general election|2009 provincial election]].
'''Prince George-Valemount''' is a provincial electoral district in [[British Columbia]], Canada, established by the ''[[British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008|Electoral Districts Act, 2008]]'' out of most of [[Prince George-Mount Robson]] and small parts of [[Prince George North]], [[Prince George-Omineca]] and [[Cariboo North]]. It was first contested in the [[2009 British Columbia general election|2009 provincial election]].


==Geography==
==Geography==


As of the 2020 provincial election, Prince George-Valemount comprises the southern portion of the [[Regional District of Fraser-Fort George]], located in east-central British Columbia. The electoral district contains the communities of [[Valemount, British Columbia|Valemount]], [[McBride, British Columbia|McBride]] and the southeastern portion of [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]]. The boundary line within the city of Prince George comes from the east following along the [[Fraser River|Fraser]], and then the [[Nechako River]] to the John Hart Bridge where it goes south along Highway 97, west along Massey Drive, south along Ospika Boulevard until Ferry Avenue. The boundary then cuts west to just south of the [[University of Northern British Columbia]] before traveling south down Tyner Boulevard, then follows Highway 16 out of the city to the west.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince George-Mackenzie Electoral District|url=http://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/PRM_ED.pdf|accessdate=25 September 2017|publisher=Elections BC }}</ref>
As of the 2020 provincial election, Prince George-Valemount comprises the southern portion of the [[Regional District of Fraser-Fort George]], located in east-central British Columbia. The electoral district contains the communities of [[Valemount, British Columbia|Valemount]], [[McBride, British Columbia|McBride]] and the southeastern portion of [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]]. The boundary line within the city of Prince George comes from the east following along the [[Fraser River|Fraser]], and then the [[Nechako River]] to the John Hart Bridge where it goes south along Highway 97, west along Massey Drive, south along Ospika Boulevard until Ferry Avenue. The boundary then cuts west to just south of the [[University of Northern British Columbia]] before traveling south down Tyner Boulevard, then follows Highway 16 out of the city to the west.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince George-Mackenzie Electoral District|url=http://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/PRM_ED.pdf|access-date=September 25, 2017|publisher=Elections BC }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
{| class="wikitable"
! Assembly
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
|align="center" colspan=5|''[[Prince George-Mount Robson]] prior to 2009''
|-
|[[39th Parliament of British Columbia|39th]]
|2009–2013
|rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|background}}|
|rowspan=3|[[Shirley Bond]]
|rowspan=3|[[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|[[40th Parliament of British Columbia|40th]]
|2013–2017
|-
|[[41st Parliament of British Columbia|41st]]
|2017–present
|}


{{BC-MLA|Prince George-Valemount}}
== Member of Legislative Assembly ==
{{BC-MLA nodata|'''Riding created from [[Prince George-Mount Robson]]'''}}
Its [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] is [[Shirley Bond]] of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]]. Bond was initially elected to the district of [[Prince George-Mount Robson]].
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2013
| Assembly# = 39
| RepName = Shirley Bond
| BCParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 5
| PartyTerms# = 4
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2017
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2023
| Assembly# = 42
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2023
| ToYr = 2024
| BCParty = United
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr =
| Assembly# = 43
| RepName = Rosalyn Bird
| BCParty = Conservative
}}
{{BC-MLA end}}

== Member of the Legislative Assembly ==
Its [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] is [[Rosalyn Bird]] from the [[BC Conservative Party]] since 2024. Before then it was [[Shirley Bond]] of [[BC United]]. Bond was initially elected to the district of [[Prince George-Mount Robson]].


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
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| width=700
| width=300<!--Increase this number after the next election-->
| height=300
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| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=2009
| xAxisMin=2009
| xAxisMax=2017
| xAxisMax=2020
| yAxisMin=0
| yAxisMin=0
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| y5Title=BC Libertarian
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| x=2009,2013,2017
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| y1=0.3758,0.3589,0.2956,0.2704
| y2=0.5061,0.5695,0.582
| y2=0.5061,0.5695,0.582,0.5562
| y3=0.0683,,0.1224
| y3=0.0683,,0.1224,0.1489
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| caption=Graph of election results in Prince George—Valemount (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| caption=Graph of election results in Prince George—Valemount (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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}}
}}


{{CANelec/top|BC|2020|Prince George-Valemount|percent=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{2024 British Columbia general election/Prince George-Valemount}}
{{CANelec|BC|Liberal|[[Shirley Bond]]| | | }}
{{CANelec|BC|Green|Mackenzie Kerr| | | }}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Laura Parent| | | }}
{{CANelec|BC|Libertarian|Sean Robson| | | }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes| |100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots| | }}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout| | }}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections BC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Candidate List|url=https://elections.bc.ca/provincial-elections/provincial-candidates/candidate-list/|publisher=Elections BC|accessdate=24 October 2020}}</ref>}}
{{end}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Prince George-Valemount}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2013/Prince George-Valemount}}


{| class="wikitable"
{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[2009 British Columbia general election|B.C. General Election 2009]] Prince George-Valemount}}
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>{{cite web |title=Prince George-Valemount|url=https://338canada.com/bc/1057e.htm|website=338Canada |access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[BC United|Liberal]] ||align=right| 52.1
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 29.0
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green]] ||align=right| 15.9
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of British Columbia|Conservative]] ||align=right| 0.1
|}

{{2020 British Columbia general election/Prince George-Valemount}}
{{2017 British Columbia general election/Prince George-Valemount}}
{{2013 British Columbia general election/Prince George-Valemount}}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[2009 British Columbia general election|BC General Election 2009]] Prince George-Valemount}}
|-
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Shirley Bond |9,072 |50.61|&ndash;|$128,833}}
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Shirley Bond |9,072 |50.61|&ndash;|$128,833}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}
|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]
|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]
|Julie Carew
|Julie Carew
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!align="right"|52%
!align="right"|52%
|}
|}

{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2017-}}
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2009-2017}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts|2009|2024}}


[[Category:British Columbia provincial electoral districts]]
[[Category:British Columbia provincial electoral districts]]
[[Category:Politics of Prince George, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Politics of Prince George, British Columbia]]


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Latest revision as of 20:53, 8 December 2024

Prince George-Valemount
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Rosalyn Bird
Conservative
District created2008
First contested2009
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2006)46,885
Area (km²)31,539.04
Pop. density (per km²)1.5
Census division(s)Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
Census subdivision(s)Prince George, Valemount, McBride

Prince George-Valemount is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 out of most of Prince George-Mount Robson and small parts of Prince George North, Prince George-Omineca and Cariboo North. It was first contested in the 2009 provincial election.

Geography

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As of the 2020 provincial election, Prince George-Valemount comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, located in east-central British Columbia. The electoral district contains the communities of Valemount, McBride and the southeastern portion of Prince George. The boundary line within the city of Prince George comes from the east following along the Fraser, and then the Nechako River to the John Hart Bridge where it goes south along Highway 97, west along Massey Drive, south along Ospika Boulevard until Ferry Avenue. The boundary then cuts west to just south of the University of Northern British Columbia before traveling south down Tyner Boulevard, then follows Highway 16 out of the city to the west.[1]

History

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This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Prince George-Valemount
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Prince George-Mount Robson
39th 2009–2013     Shirley Bond Liberal
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023
2023–2024     United
43rd 2024–present     Rosalyn Bird Conservative

Member of the Legislative Assembly

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Its MLA is Rosalyn Bird from the BC Conservative Party since 2024. Before then it was Shirley Bond of BC United. Bond was initially elected to the district of Prince George-Mount Robson.

Election results

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Graph of election results in Prince George—Valemount (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2024 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rosalyn Bird 9,015 55.2%
New Democratic Clay Pountney 5,708 34.9%
Green Gwen Johansson 1,612 9.9%
Total valid votes 27,329 –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[2]
2020 provincial election redistributed results[3]
Party %
  Liberal 52.1
  New Democratic 29.0
  Green 15.9
  Conservative 0.1


2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Shirley Bond 9,703 55.62 −2.58 $29,563.67
New Democratic Laura Parent 4,717 27.04 −2.52 $6,549.23
Green MacKenzie Kerr 2,597 14.89 +2.65 $5,375.30
Libertarian Sean Robson 428 2.45 – $46.95
Total valid votes 17,445 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 110 0.63 –0.16
Turnout 17,555 47.42 –9.33
Registered voters 37,020
Liberal hold Swing –0.03
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Shirley Bond 11,209 58.20 +1.25 $47,005
New Democratic Natalie Fletcher 5,694 29.56 −6.33 $36,872
Green Nan Kendy 2,356 12.24 – $2,925
Total valid votes 19,259 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 154 0.79 −0.28
Turnout 19,413 56.75 +0.19
Source: Elections BC[6]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Shirley Bond 11,291 56.95 +6.34 $168,786
New Democratic Sherry Ogasawara 7,116 35.89 −1.69 $103,073
Conservative Nathan Giede 1,105 5.57 +1.26 $7,665
Christian Heritage Donald A. Roberts 314 1.58 - $1,705
Total valid votes 19,826 100.00
Total rejected ballots 214 1.07
Turnout 20,040 56.56
Source: Elections BC[7]
BC General Election 2009 Prince George-Valemount
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Shirley Bond 9,072 50.61 – $128,833
  NDP Julie Carew 6,737 37.58 $82,706
Green Andrej De Wolfe 1,225 6.83 – $1,375
Conservative Gordon Dickie 780 4.35 $5,426
Refederation Don Roberts 113 0.63 – $510
Total Valid Votes 17,927 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 114 0.6%
Turnout 18,041 52%

References

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  1. ^ "Prince George-Mackenzie Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10779080/bc-election-2024-results-prince-george-valemount/
  3. ^ "Prince George-Valemount". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Boegman, Anton (July 27, 2021). "42nd Election Report and Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 267–269. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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