Nechako Lakes (provincial electoral district)

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Nechako Lakes
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
John Rustad
Conservative
District created2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2024

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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Geography

As of the 2020 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 Bulkley Valley-Stikine electoral district. [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Nechako Lakes's MLA is John Rustad of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. [2] He was initially elected to the Prince George-Omineca riding, a predecessor of Nechako Lakes.

Nechako Lakes
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Prince George-Omineca
Riding created from Omineca and Prince George South
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 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2022
2022–2023   Independent
2023–2024   Conservative
43rd 2024–present

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative John Rustad 7,85267.45+15.21
New Democratic Murphy Abraham3,16727.21-7.13
Green Douglas Gook6225.34
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [3]
Conservative hold Swing +11.17
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal John Rustad 4,61152.24−2.15$17,423.82
New Democratic Anne Marie Sam3,03134.34+4.53$9,236.20
Christian Heritage Dan Stuart4134.68$991.53
Libertarian Jon Rempel4034.57+0.32$0.00
Independent Margo Maley3684.17$1,280.76
Total valid votes/expense limit8,82699.38$66,123.96
Total rejected ballots550.62–0.06
Turnout8,88149.91–9.15
Registered voters17,794
Liberal hold Swing –3.34
Source: Elections BC [4] [5]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal John Rustad 5,30754.39+0.6$43,487
New Democratic Anne Marie Sam2,90929.81+2.16$14,578
Green Douglas Norman Gook8789.00+3.85$163
Libertarian Jon Rempel4384.49$3,100
Independent Al Trampuh2262.31
Total valid votes9,758100.00
Total rejected ballots670.68
Turnout9,82559.06
Registered voters16,636
Source: Elections BC [6]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal John Rustad 5,32453.79–1.97$75,052
New Democratic Sussanne Skidmore-Hewlett2,73727.65–7.64$56,108
Conservative Dan Brooks1,25312.66$52,518
Green Colin Hamm5105.15–1.15$1,599
AdvocationalBeverly Bird740.75$3,009
Total valid votes9,898100.0  
Total rejected ballots420.42
Turnout9,94058.46
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
Source: Elections BC [7]
2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum
SideVotes%
No4,14153.32
Yes3,62646.68
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal John Rustad 4,94955.76$60,522
New Democratic Byron Goerz3,13335.29$7,480
Green Gerard Riley5596.30$350
Refederation Mike Summers2352.65$1,110
Total valid votes8,87699.25
Total rejected ballots670.75
Turnout8,94354.80
Source: Elections BC [8]

See also

References

  1. "Nechako Lakes Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. "CP NewsAlert: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad elected in his riding". NanaimoNewsNOW | Nanaimo news, sports, weather, real estate, classifieds and more. The Canadian Press. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. "Event Night Reporting". Elections BC. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. Boegman, Anton (July 27, 2021). "42nd Election Report and Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 6, 216–218. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  7. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  8. "Nechako Lakes - 2009 Voting results by voting area" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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