Prince George-North Cariboo

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Prince George-North Cariboo
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Sheldon Clare
Conservative
District created2023
First contested 2024
Last contested 2024

Prince George-North Cariboo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1] It was created out of almost the entirety of Cariboo North and a part of Prince George-Valemount.

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History

The district has elected these MLAs throughout its existence:

Prince George-North Cariboo
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Cariboo North and Prince George-Valemount
43rd 2024–present   Sheldon Clare Conservative

Geography

The electoral district takes in areas in the Cariboo Regional District and Regional District of Fraser–Fort George, spanning from the northern municipal boundaries of Williams Lake to partway inside the municipal boundaries of the City of Prince George. Notable population centres falling within Prince George-North Cariboo include Quesnel, Wells, the College Heights neighbourhood of Prince George and unincorporated communities to the southwest of that city.

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Sheldon Clare 11,42756.8%
Independent Coralee Oakes 4,39321.8%
New Democratic Denice Bardua3,42517.0%
Green Randy Thompson8664.3%
Total valid votes20,111
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [2]
2020 provincial election redistributed results [3]
Party %
  Liberal 52.5
  New Democratic 31.3
  Green 8.3
  Conservative 7.2

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References

  1. "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. https://globalnews.ca/news/10779071/bc-election-2024-results-prince-george-north-cariboo/
  3. "Prince George-North Cariboo". 338Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2024.