Nechako Lakes (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Nechako Lakes is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, came into effect upon the dissolution of the British Columbia Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 election. The district includes the northern communities of Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Houston, and surrounding areas.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Nechako Lakes comprises almost the entire area within the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, located in central British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Vanderhoof, Houston, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, and Granisle. Notable regional communities not in this electoral district include Smithers and Telkwa, which are part of the Bulkley Valley-Stikine electoral district.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Nechako Lakes's MLA is John Rustad of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.[2] He was initially elected to the Prince George-Omineca riding, a predecessor of Nechako Lakes.
| Nechako Lakes | ||||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Prince George-Omineca Riding created from Omineca and Prince George South |
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| 35th | 1991–1996 | Len Fox | Social Credit | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Paul Nettleton | Liberal | |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | |||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | John Rustad | ||
| Nechako Lakes | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | John Rustad | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2022 | |||
| 2022–2023 | Independent | |||
| 2023–2024 | Conservative | |||
| 43rd | 2024–present | |||
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Rustad | 7,851 | 67.45 | – | $33,284.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Murphy Abraham | 3,167 | 27.21 | -7.13 | $11,629.69 | |||
| Green | Douglas Gook | 622 | 5.34 | – | $535.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 11,640 | 99.79 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.21 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 11,665 | 63.37 | +13.46 | |||||
| Registered voters | 18,407 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 4,611 | 52.24 | −2.15 | $17,423.82 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Marie Sam | 3,031 | 34.34 | +4.53 | $9,236.20 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Dan Stuart | 413 | 4.68 | – | $991.53 | |||
| Libertarian | Jon Rempel | 403 | 4.57 | +0.32 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Margo Maley | 368 | 4.17 | – | $1,280.76 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,826 | 99.38 | – | $66,123.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.62 | –0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,881 | 49.91 | –9.15 | |||||
| Registered voters | 17,794 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –3.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 5,307 | 54.39 | +0.6 | $43,487 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Marie Sam | 2,909 | 29.81 | +2.16 | $14,578 | |||
| Green | Douglas Norman Gook | 878 | 9.00 | +3.85 | $163 | |||
| Libertarian | Jon Rempel | 438 | 4.49 | – | $3,100 | |||
| Independent | Al Trampuh | 226 | 2.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,758 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,825 | 59.06 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 16,636 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 5,324 | 53.79 | –1.97 | $75,052 | |||
| New Democratic | Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett | 2,737 | 27.65 | –7.64 | $56,108 | |||
| Conservative | Dan Brooks | 1,253 | 12.66 | – | $52,518 | |||
| Green | Colin Hamm | 510 | 5.15 | –1.15 | $1,599 | |||
| Advocational | Beverly Bird | 74 | 0.75 | – | $3,009 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,898 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,940 | 58.46 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| No | 4,141 | 53.32 | |
| Yes | 3,626 | 46.68 | |
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 4,949 | 55.76 | $60,522 | ||||
| New Democratic | Byron Goerz | 3,133 | 35.29 | $7,480 | ||||
| Green | Gerard Riley | 559 | 6.30 | $350 | ||||
| Refederation | Mike Summers | 235 | 2.65 | $1,110 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,876 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,943 | 54.80 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9] | ||||||||