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2017 British Columbia general election: Stikine
Doug Donaldson
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Donaldson in 2017
Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development of British Columbia
In office
July 18, 2017 –November 26, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 4,74852.10+4.99$34,474
Liberal Wanda Good3,53138.75+2.13$50,964
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor8349.15+3.22$9,112
Total valid votes9,113100.0–
Total rejected ballots620.68+0.27
Turnout9,17565.61+2.79
Registered voters13,985
New Democratic hold Swing +1.43
Source: Elections BC [41]
2013 British Columbia general election : Stikine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 407447.10-3.3$49,856
Liberal Sharon Hartwell 316736.61-8.49$45,162
Conservative Jonathan Dieleman5336.16–$6,706
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor5145.94–$14,482
Green Roger Benham3033.50-0.9$480
Independent Jesse OLeary590.68–$380
Total valid votes8662100.00–
Total rejected ballots350.40-0.7
Turnout869762.82-2.48
Registered voters13,845
Source: Elections BC [42] [43]
2009 British Columbia general election : Stikine
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 4,27450.4$43,322
Liberal Scott Groves3,82945.1$81,572
Green Roger Benham3754.4$692
Total valid votes8,478 100
Total rejected ballots94 1.1
Turnout8,572 65.3
Registered voters13,131
2005 British Columbia general election : Bulkley Valley-Stikine
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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British Columbia provincial government of John Horgan
Cabinet post (1)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Steve Thomson Minister of Forests, Land, Natural Resources and Rural Development
July 18, 2017–		Incumbent
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