Peace River North
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 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Independent | ||
| District created | 1955 | ||
| First contested | 1956 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 32,353 | ||
| Area (km²) | 160,485 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 0.2 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Hudson's Hope, Taylor | ||
Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 BC election. Its current name has been in use since 1991.
Peace River North has been represented by a variety of British Columbia political parties over the years. The riding has consistently elected political parties that come from the right side of the political spectrum. For many years the riding was represented by the BC Social Credit Party and the centre-right BC Liberal Party. Currently, the riding is represented by the BC Conservative Party. The left-of-centre New Democratic Party has never been successful in electing a candidate to the BC Legislature, despite fielding numerous candidates since the 1950s.
In 2023, a petition to recall the district's then-MLA, Dan Davies, was approved by Elections BC under the Recall and Initiative Act. However, the petition did not attract the required number of signatures.[1]
As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River North comprises the entire area of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the northern portion of the Peace River Regional District, located in northeastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. Communities in the electoral district consist of Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Taylor, and Hudson's Hope.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| North Peace River Riding created from Peace River |
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| 25th | 1956–1960 | Harold Earl Roche | Social Credit | |
| 26th | 1960–1963 | Jacob Francis Huhn | ||
| 27th | 1963–1966 | |||
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Ed Smith | ||
| 29th | 1969–1972 | |||
| 30th | 1972–1975 | |||
| 31st | 1975–1979 | |||
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Tony Brummet | ||
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | |||
| 34th | 1986–1991 | |||
| Peace River North | ||||
| 35th | 1991–1995 | Richard Neufeld | Social Credit | |
| 1995–1996 | Reform | |||
| 36th | 1996–1997 | |||
| 1997–2001 | Liberal | |||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | |||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | |||
| 39th | 2009–2010 | Pat Pimm | ||
| 2010–2011 | Independent | |||
| 2011–2013 | Liberal | |||
| 40th | 2013–2016 | |||
| 2016–2017 | Independent | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Dan Davies | Liberal | |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | |||
| 2023–2024 | BC United | |||
| 43rd | 2024–2025 | Jordan Kealy | Conservative | |
| 2025–present | Independent | |||
