Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Skeena—Bulkley Valley is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election | |||
| Coordinates: | 57.481°N 130.4945°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 90,586 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 62,234 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 327,275 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 0.28 | ||
| Census division(s) | Kitimat-Stikine, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Stikine, Bulkley-Nechako, Central Coast | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Prince Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat, Smithers, Houston, Nisga'a, Burns Lake, Telkwa, Fort St. James, Bella Bella | ||
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Geography
This is a mostly wilderness area comprising almost the entire northwestern quarter of British Columbia, including the islands of Haida Gwaii and the large region inland from the Alaska Panhandle.
This district includes the cities of Terrace and Prince Rupert, the town of Smithers, as well as the districts of Kitimat, Hazelton, New Hazelton, Stewart, Port Edward, Houston and the villages of Masset, Burns Lake, Granisle, Telkwa and Port Clements.
Demographics
| Panethnic group |
2021[2] | 2016[3] | 2011[4] | |||||||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 53,035 | 59.88% | 53,500 | 60.85% | 56,875 | 63.37% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 29,905 | 33.76% | 30,020 | 34.14% | 29,220 | 32.56% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 1,935 | 2.18% | 1,175 | 1.34% | 1,225 | 1.36% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 1,660 | 1.87% | 1,330 | 1.51% | 1,170 | 1.3% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 895 | 1.01% | 940 | 1.07% | 760 | 0.85% | ||||||||
| African | 500 | 0.56% | 460 | 0.52% | 235 | 0.26% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 225 | 0.25% | 225 | 0.26% | 115 | 0.13% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 195 | 0.22% | 65 | 0.07% | 50 | 0.06% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 215 | 0.24% | 210 | 0.24% | 105 | 0.12% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 88,570 | 98.75% | 87,920 | 98.88% | 89,750 | 99.08% | ||||||||
| Total population | 89,689 | 100% | 88,920 | 100% | 90,586 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
This electoral district was created in 2003 from Skeena, some of Prince George—Bulkley Valley and a small part of Cariboo—Chilcotin riding.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Skeena—Bulkley Valley should be adjusted slightly, and a modified electoral district of the same name has been contested in elections thereafter.[5] The redefined Skeena—Bulkley Valley gained a small portion of territory in the upper Bella Coola Valley from the district of Cariboo—Prince George but was otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came come into effect upon the call of the 2015 election.[6]
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeena—Bulkley Valley Riding created from Skeena, Prince George—Bulkley Valley and Cariboo—Chilcotin |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Nathan Cullen | New Democratic | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | |||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Taylor Bachrach | ||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 45th | 2025–present | Ellis Ross | Conservative | |
Current member of Parliament
Its member of Parliament is Ellis Ross, who was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Skeena.
Election results
Graph of election results in Skeena—Bulkley Valley (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ellis Ross | 21,202 | 47.19 | +11.05 | $136,837.68 | |||
| New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 17,677 | 39.34 | –3.24 | $124,286.63 | |||
| Liberal | Inderpal Dhillon | 4,923 | 10.96 | +3.30 | $35,473.42 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 602 | 1.34 | –0.79 | $15,116.34 | |||
| Green | Adeana Young | 528 | 1.18 | –2.59 | $323.14 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,932 | 99.33 | – | $153,346.86 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 304 | 0.67 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,236 | 64.64 | +9.44 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,983 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +7.15 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 15,921 | 42.58 | +1.64 | $66,931.32 | |||
| Conservative | Claire Rattée | 13,513 | 36.14 | +2.90 | $70,700.48 | |||
| People's | Jody Craven | 2,888 | 7.72 | +5.45 | $1,093.20 | |||
| Liberal | Lakhwinder Jhaj | 2,866 | 7.66 | –3.92 | $3,828.51 | |||
| Green | Adeana Young | 1,406 | 3.76 | –4.17 | $8,424.51 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 797 | 2.13 | –1.13 | $22,278.11 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,391 | 99.49 | – | $131,940.03 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 193 | 0.51 | –0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,584 | 55.20 | –6.53 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,088 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –0.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Taylor Bachrach | 16,944 | 40.94 | –10.14 | $88,898.68 | |||
| Conservative | Claire Rattée | 13,756 | 33.24 | +8.45 | $47,981.28 | |||
| Liberal | Dave Birdi | 4,793 | 11.58 | –7.14 | $33,176.61 | |||
| Green | Mike Sawyer | 3,280 | 7.93 | +4.29 | $7,326.84 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,350 | 3.26 | +1.49 | $23,458.48 | |||
| People's | Jody Craven | 940 | 2.27 | – | $5,358.59 | |||
| Independent | Danny Nunes | 164 | 0.40 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Merv Ritchie | 157 | 0.38 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,384 | 99.36 | – | $127,530.27 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 267 | 0.64 | +0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,651 | 61.73 | –6.53 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 67,474 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –9.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 22,531 | 51.08 | –4.14 | $64,149.53 | |||
| Conservative | Tyler Nesbitt | 10,936 | 24.79 | –9.77 | $56,390.26 | |||
| Liberal | Brad Layton | 8,257 | 18.72 | +15.11 | $8,778.94 | |||
| Green | Jeannie Parnell | 1,605 | 3.64 | +0.44 | none listed | |||
| Christian Heritage | Don Spratt | 780 | 1.77 | –1.19 | $20,710.97 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,109 | 99.65 | – | $247,884.67 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.35 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,266 | 68.26 | +10.54 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,846 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 19,550 | 55.22 | |
| Conservative | 12,236 | 34.56 | |
| Liberal | 1,278 | 3.60 | |
| Others | 1,208 | 3.41 | |
| Green | 1,131 | 3.19 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 19,431 | 55.33 | +5.48 | $70,349.44 | |||
| Conservative | Clay Harmon | 12,117 | 34.50 | –1.86 | $61,759.81 | |||
| Liberal | Kyle Warwick | 1,268 | 3.61 | –1.94 | $4,426.78 | |||
| Green | Roger Benham | 1,102 | 3.14 | –1.53 | $23.41 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,038 | 2.96 | –0.30 | $22,505.12 | |||
| Canadian Action | Maggie Hope Braun | 165 | 0.47 | +0.15 | $645.06 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,121 | 99.67 | – | $101,294.56 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.33 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,237 | 57.72 | +1.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 61,043 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 17,219 | 49.84 | +1.51 | $67,662.50 | |||
| Conservative | Sharon Smith | 12,561 | 36.36 | +3.36 | $78,613.40 | |||
| Liberal | Corinna Morhart | 1,916 | 5.55 | –7.11 | $11,630.98 | |||
| Green | Hondo Arendt | 1,613 | 4.67 | +1.89 | $507.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,125 | 3.26 | +0.03 | $28,304.38 | |||
| Canadian Action | Mary-Etta Goodacre | 112 | 0.32 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,546 | 99.69 | – | $97,940.79 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 106 | 0.31 | –0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,652 | 56.51 | –6.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 61,318 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –0.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 18,496 | 48.33 | +11.19 | $90,616.95 | |||
| Conservative | Mike Scott | 12,630 | 33.00 | –0.70 | $70,134.23 | |||
| Liberal | Gordon Stamp-Vincent | 4,845 | 12.66 | –8.93 | $19,599.28 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,235 | 3.23 | –0.59 | $23,916.63 | |||
| Green | Phil Brienesse | 1,064 | 2.78 | –0.54 | $752.93 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,270 | 99.68 | – | $91,309.40 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | 0.32 | –0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,392 | 63.13 | +3.15 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,810 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +5.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[20][21] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 13,706 | 37.14 | $46,675.74 | ||||
| Conservative | Andy Burton | 12,434 | 33.70 | $53,836.90 | ||||
| Liberal | Miles Richardson | 7,965 | 21.59 | $78,223.05 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,408 | 3.82 | $15,037.75 | ||||
| Green | Roger Benham | 1,225 | 3.32 | $584.67 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Frank Martin | 161 | 0.44 | $716.64 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,899 | 99.62 | $88,951.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 140 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,039 | 59.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 61,747 | |||||||
| This riding was created from Skeena, Prince George—Bulkley Valley and Cariboo—Chilcotin, which each elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the last election. Andy Burton was the incumbent from Skeena. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[22][23] | ||||||||