Stikine (provincial electoral district)

Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election, and most recently in the 2017 provincial election.

Stikine
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Doug Donaldson
New Democratic
District created2008
First contested2009
Demographics
Census divisionsKitimat-Stikine, Stikine
Census subdivisionsAtlin, Dease Lake, Hazelton, New Hazelton, Smithers, Stewart, Stikine, Telkwa

Geography

As of the 2017 provincial election, Stikine comprises the entire Stikine Region, the northern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and a small area of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako containing the communities of Smithers and Telkwa. Located in northwestern British Columbia the electoral district is bordered by the Yukon to the north and Alaska, United States to the west. Other communities in the electoral district consist of New Hazelton, Stewart and Atlin.[1]

History
Assembly Years Member Party
Atlin
14th 1916-1920     Frank Harry Mobley Liberal
15th 1920-1924 Herbert Frederick Kergin
16th 1924-1928
17th 1928-1933
18th 1933-1937 William James Asselstine
19th 1937-1941
20th 1941-1945
21st 1945-1949     William Duncan Smith Coalition
22nd 1949-1952     Frank Arthur Calder CCF
23rd 1952-1953
24th 1953-1956
25th 1956-1960
26th 1960-1963
27th 1963-1966     NDP
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1972
30th 1972-1975
31st 1975-1979     Social Credit
32nd 1979-1983     Al Passarell New Democratic
33rd 1983-1986
34th 1986-1991 Larry Guno
Bulkley Valley-Stikine
35th 1991–1996     Jackie Pement New Democratic
36th 1996–2001 Bill Goodacre
37th 2001–2005     Dennis MacKay Liberal
38th 2005–2009
Stikine
39th 2009–2013 Doug Donaldson New Democratic
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–present

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Doug Donaldson of the BC NDP.

Election results
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticDoug Donaldson4,74852.10$34,474
LiberalWanda Good3,53138.75$50,964
Christian HeritageRod Taylor8349.15$9,112
Total valid votes 9,113100.00
Total rejected ballots 620.68
Turnout 9,17565.61
Source: Elections BC[2]
2013 British Columbia general election: Stikine
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticDoug Donaldson407447.10
LiberalSharon Hartwell316736.61
ConservativeJonathan Dieleman5336.16
Christian HeritageRod Taylor5145.94
GreenRoger Benham3033.50
IndependentJesse OLeary590.68
Total valid votes 8662100.00
Total rejected ballots 350.40
Turnout 869762.82
Source: Elections BC[3]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticDoug Donaldson4,27450.4$43,322
LiberalScott Groves3,82945.1$81,572
GreenRoger Benham3754.4$692
Total Valid Votes 8,478 100
Total Rejected Ballots 94 1.1
Turnout 8,572 65.3

References
  1. "Stikine Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  3. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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