Fort George (electoral district)

Fort George was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916 to 1975. Its successor ridings were Prince George South and Prince George North.

Demographics

Population, 1916
Population change, 1916–1931
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)


Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

14th British Columbia election, 1916
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Independent Progressive 1William George Gillett15813.75%unknown
Independent SocialistJohn McInnis49242.82%unknown
ConservativeWilliam Roderick Ross49943.43% unknown
Total valid votes 1,149 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
1 McInnis received the unofficial support of the Liberals after their candidate, C.A. Gaskill, withdrew in order to increase the chances of defeating Ross. Gillett was part of a breakaway Conservative group. Alleged irregularities led to a commission of inquiry which found the charges not substantiated.
1920 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeSamuel Williams Cocker78738.09
LiberalHenry George Thomas Perry1,14055.18
Independent FarmerJohn Samuel Ross1396.73
Total valid votes 2,066 100.00
16th British Columbia election, 1924
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
ConservativeFrederick Parker Burden85144.43%unknown
  Liberal Henry George Thomas Perry 1,080 46.67% unknown
ProvincialJohn A. Shearer2068.90%unknown
Total valid votes 2,314 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
2 Endorsed by Provincial Party.
17th British Columbia election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
ConservativeFrederick Parker Burden1,487 51.61% unknown
  Liberal Henry George Thomas Perry 1,394 48.39% unknown
Total valid votes 2,881 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 47
Turnout %
1933 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalHenry George Thomas Perry1,57756.32
Co-operative CommonwealthAlexander Sinclair62522.32
Non-Partisan Independent GroupRoy Walter Alward31011.07
Union of ElectorsWilliam Finnbar Mahoney1926.86
Independent LabourClement Pemberton Deykin963.43
Total valid votes 2,800 100.00
Total rejected ballots 28
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
ConservativeFrederick Parker Burden2348.08%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John McInnis 1,170 40.39% unknown
  Liberal Henry George Thomas Perry 1,493 51.54% unknown
Total valid votes 2,897 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 57
Turnout %
20th British Columbia election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. James Warren Penberthy 928 35.58% unknown
  Liberal Henry George Thomas Perry 1,334 51.15% unknown
ConservativeAlexander McBain Young34613.27%unknown
Total valid votes 2,608 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 45
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John McInnis 1,726 55.73% unknown
CoalitionHenry George Thomas Perry1,37144.27%unknown
Total valid votes 3,097 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 58
Turnout %
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
CoalitionHenry Robson Bowman3,232 59.86% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John McInnis 2,167 40.14% unknown
Total valid votes 5,399 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 176
Turnout %
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 2
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
% ±%
  Liberal Henry Robson Bowman 2,022 33.73% 2,468 47.21% unknown
Social CreditLlewellyn Leslie King2,009 33.51% 2,760 52.79%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John McInnis 1,593 26.57% - -.- % unknown
  Conservative Cyril Westaway 371 6.19% - - % unknown
Total valid votes 5,995 100.00% 5,228 - %
Total rejected ballots 345
Turnout %
2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three (3) shown only.
24th British Columbia election, 1953 3
Party Candidate Votes
1st count
% Votes
final count
% ±%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frank Bond 1,677 25.267% - -.- % unknown
  Liberal Garvin James Edward Dezell 1,802 27.14% 2,173 38.24% unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston3,16047.60%3,50961.76%
Total valid votes 6,639 100.00% 5,682 - %
Total rejected ballots 308
Turnout %
3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of two (2) shown only.
25th British Columbia election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Carl Waldemar Kienzie 1,304 20.20% unknown
  Liberal Frank Samuel Perry 1,376 21.32% unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston3,774 58.48% unknown
Total valid votes 6,454 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 236
Turnout %
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Progressive Conservative John Anthony Coates 346 3.78% unknown
  Liberal Holger Enemark 1,416 15.45% unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. William Kenneth Rutherford 2,336 25.49% unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston5,06655.28%unknown
Total valid votes 9,164 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 163
Turnout %
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Thomas Raymond Cullinane 961 11.00% unknown
New DemocraticWilliam Kenneth Rutherford1,72519.75%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Dudley Erwin Sawley 739 8.46% unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston5,308 60.78% unknown
Total valid votes 8,733 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 72
Turnout %
28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticPatrick Ivan McConnell Denton2,80226.95%unknown
  Liberal Henry Allan Hope 1,313 12.63% unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston6,282 60.42% unknown
Total valid votes 10,397 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 101
Turnout %
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Tex Cyril Enemark 1,291 8.26% unknown
New DemocraticJohn Lucas (Jack) Whittaker4,19626.83%unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston10,152 64.91% unknown
Total valid votes 15,639 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 159
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticAllan Alfred Nunweiler8,435 39.99% unknown
  Liberal Ronald L. Racette 710 3.37% unknown
Social CreditRay Gillis Williston8,19438.85%unknown
  Progressive Conservative John Galt Wilson 3,754 17.80% unknown
Total valid votes 21,093 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 252
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Progressive Conservative Alan Graham Anderton 1,273 4.41% unknown
  Liberal Frederick Joseph House 1,695 5.87% unknown
Social CreditHoward John Lloyd16,455 57.01% unknown
New DemocraticAllan Alfred Nunweiler9,44232.71%unknown
Total valid votes 28,865 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 306
Turnout %

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns

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