Skeena—Bulkley Valley
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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 Skeena—Bulkley Valley in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts | |||
| Coordinates: | 57°28′52″N 130°29′40″W / 57.481°N 130.4945°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| 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) | Bulkley-Nechako Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, & G, Burns Lake, Central Coast Electoral Areas A (Northern section), B, D & E, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Terrace, Telkwa | ||
- This page is about the federal electoral district. See Bulkley Valley for that geographic region, and Skeena River for the region known as "the Skeena".
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.
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.
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.[2] 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.[3]
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member 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–present | |||
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Nathan Cullen, a former human resources consultant. He was first elected in 2004. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. He has served as the NDP critic for National Parks, Environment, and Youth, before becoming critic for Democratic Reform in the 42nd Parliament. During the 40th Parliament, he was the vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
Election results
| 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 | $57,890.26 | |||
| Liberal | Brad Layton | 8,257 | 18.72 | +15.11 | $8,887.53 | |||
| Green | Jeannie Parnell | 1,605 | 3.64 | +0.44 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Don Spratt | 780 | 1.77 | -1.19 | $20,710.97 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,109 | 100.00 | $247,884.67 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | 0.35 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 44,266 | 69.76 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,459 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 19,431 | 55.33 | +5.49 | ||||
| Conservative | Clay Harmon | 12,117 | 34.50 | -1.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Warwick | 1,268 | 3.61 | -1.93 | ||||
| Green | Roger Benham | 1,102 | 3.14 | -1.52 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,038 | 2.96 | -0.29 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Maggie Braun | 165 | 0.47 | +0.15 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,121 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.33 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,237 | 58.86 | +2.35 | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.68 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 17,219 | 49.84 | +1.51 | $68,962 | |||
| Conservative | Sharon Smith | 12,561 | 36.36 | +3.36 | $78,636 | |||
| Liberal | Corinna Morhart | 1,916 | 5.54 | -7.12 | $11,687 | |||
| Green | Hondo Arendt | 1,613 | 4.66 | +1.88 | $511 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,125 | 3.25 | +0.03 | $28,231 | |||
| Canadian Action | Mary-Etta Goodacre | 112 | 0.32 | – | $120 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,546 | 100.0 | $97,941 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 106 | 0.31 | -0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,652 | 56.51 | -6.62 | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -0.92 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 18,496 | 48.33 | +11.19 | $90,144 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Scott | 12,630 | 33.00 | -0.70 | $71,817 | |||
| Liberal | Gordon Stamp-Vincent | 4,845 | 12.66 | -8.93 | $19,599 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,235 | 3.22 | -0.60 | $23,835 | |||
| Green | Phil Brienesse | 1,064 | 2.78 | -0.54 | $7,533 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,270 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | 0.32 | -0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,392 | 63.13 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +5.25 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 13,706 | 37.14 | |||||
| Conservative | Andy Burton | 12,434 | 33.70 | |||||
| Liberal | Miles Richardson | 7,965 | 21.59 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 1,408 | 3.82 | |||||
| Green | Roger Colin Benham | 1,225 | 3.32 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Frank Martin | 161 | 0.44 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 36,899 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 140 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,039 | |||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
See also
References
- "Skeena—Bulkley Valley (Code 59025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Expenditures - 2004
Notes
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada