Jennifer Rice

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2020 British Columbia general election: North Coast
Jennifer Rice
MLA
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Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness of British Columbia
Assumed office
July 18, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jennifer Rice 4,54472.82+15.52$20,456.05
Liberal Roy Jones Jr.1,42922.90−10.77$10,919.11
Libertarian Jody Craven2674.28–$0.00
Total valid votes6,240100.00–
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [33] [34]
2017 British Columbia general election : North Coast
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jennifer Rice 5,24257.30+0.58$32,367
Liberal Herb Pond3,08133.67+0.6$60,058
Green Hondo Arendt8269.03−1.18$945
Total valid votes9,149100.00
Total rejected ballots440.48
Turnout9,19361.16
Registered voters15,030
Source: Elections BC [35]
2013 British Columbia general election : North Coast
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Jennifer Rice 4,61756.72−0.61$67,356
Liberal Judy Fraser2,69233.07−1.91$46,272
Green Hondo Arendt83110.21+2.52$346
Total valid votes8,140100.0  
Total rejected ballots510.62
Turnout8,19152.85
New Democratic hold Swing +0.65
Source: Elections BC [36]

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