Bulkley Valley-Stikine

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Bulkley Valley-Stikine was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009. It was succeeded by the electoral district of Stikine.

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Demographics

Population, 200131,728
Population change, 1996–2001-1.4%
Area (km²)176,914
Population density (people per km²)0.18

Geography

History

MLAs

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its last member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was Dennis MacKay, a former private investigator, provincial coroner, and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

1991 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Jackie Pement3,74433.97$26,935
Liberal Alice Maitland3,47931.56$787
Independent Jack Kempf2,84225.79$13,905
Independent Herbert George9578.68$16,448
Total valid votes11,022 100.00
Total rejected ballots260 2.30
Turnout11,282 70.24
Distribution of popular vote map by voting area Bulkley Valley-Stikine 1999.png
Distribution of popular vote map by voting area
1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Bill Goodacre4,77937.02+3.05$19,497
Liberal Pat Beach3,72628.87−2.69$28,587
Reform Bill Zemenchik3,47326.91$26,855
Progressive Democrat Sharon L. Hartwell6244.83$2,926
Social Credit Peter Barendregt1551.20$2,481
Green Stuart Hertzog1511.17$997
Total valid votes12,908 100.00
Total rejected ballots52 0.40
Turnout12,960 71.05
Distribution of popular vote map by voting area Bulkley Valley-Stikine 2001.PNG
Distribution of popular vote map by voting area
2001 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Dennis MacKay 7,41455.93+27.06$44,836
New Democratic Bill Goodacre2,82321.29−15.73$30,795
Unity Rod Taylor1,1908.98$11,169
Green Rolf Hussinger8566.46+5.29$3,693
Marijuana Trevor McKilligan5073.82$582
All Nations Theresa Tait4053.05$5,540
Citizens AllianceBill Forsyth620.47
Total valid votes13,257 100.00
Total rejected ballots44 0.33
Turnout13,301 73.28
2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Dennis MacKay 6,27948.30$96,735
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 5,17739.82$50,561
Green Leanna Mitchell7695.91$3,466
Democratic Reform Nipper Kettle3542.72$2,899
Marijuana Reginald Bruce Gunanoot2051.58$100
British Columbia Party Jack Kortmeyer1751.35$344
People's Front Frank Martin410.32$540
Total valid votes13,000 100
Total rejected ballots60 0.46
Turnout13,060 68.78

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