Larry Neufeld
Canadian politician
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Larry Neufeld is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. He represents the electoral district of Peace River South as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[1][2]
Larry Neufeld MLA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Peace River South | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Bernier |
| Personal details | |
| Party | BC Conservatives |
Early life and career
Neufeld was raised in northern Saskatchewan as the eldest son of a first-generation farmer.[3][4] He has earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering and undertook graduate studies in the same field.
At 29 years old, Neufeld was appointed Vice President of Western Canada's largest environmental remediation contractor.[3] He founded his own company in 2006. He is also a former Reserve Infantry Platoon Commander.[3]
As of 2024, Neufeld resides in Peace River South, along with his wife and three children.[3][4]
Political career
In November of 2023, Neufeld was nominated as the Conservative Party of BC's candidate for the riding of Peace River South.[5] Neufeld declined to attend the planned election forum in his riding, prompting incumbent BC United candidate Mike Bernier to criticize his absence.[6] However, Neufeld stated that his focus during the campaign period was to "engage with voters directly at the doors".[6]
Neufeld went on to win a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with 69.8% of the votes, unseating incumbent Mike Bernier, who ran as an independent after BC United suspended its campaign.[7][8] Following the election, Neufeld was appointed to the official opposition's shadow cabinet as critic for natural gas and LNG.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 British Columbia general election: Peace River South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Larry Neufeld | 7,182 | 69.84 | +39.32 | $44,112.40 | |||
| Unaffiliated | Mike Bernier | 2,525 | 24.56 | -26.64 | $12,313.25 | |||
| New Democratic | Marshall Bigsby | 576 | 5.60 | -10.04 | $1,286.83 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 10,283 | 99.85 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.15 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 10,298 | 56.56 | +14.91 | |||||
| Registered voters | 18,206 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from BC United | Swing | +32.98[n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9][10] | ||||||||
- Swing against BC United incumbent Mike Bernier, standing for re-election as an unaffiliated candidate.
