Nechako Lakes (provincial electoral district)
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.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
Geography
As of the 2017 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 Stikine Electoral District.[1]
History
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George-Omineca | ||||
| 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–present | |||
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nechako Lakes's MLA is John Rustad of the British Columbia Liberal Party. He was initially elected to the Prince George-Omineca riding, a predecessor of Nechako Lakes.
Election results
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John Rustad | 5,307 | 54.39 | $43,487 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anne Marie Sam | 2,909 | 29.81 | $14,578 | ||||
| Green | Douglas Norman Gook | 878 | 9.00 | $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 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2] | ||||||||
| 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[3] | ||||||||
| 2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | ||||||||
References
- "Nechako Lakes Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- "Nechako Lakes - 2009 Voting results by voting area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 16 June 2017.