Skeena (provincial electoral district)

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Skeena
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Ellis Ross
United
District created1924
First contested 1924
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2001)32,021
Area (km²)23,569
Pop. density (per km²)1.4
Census division(s) Kitimat-Stikine
Census subdivision(s) Kitimat, Terrace

Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.

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Demographics

Population32,021
Population change, 1996–2001−6.4%
Area (km2)23,569
Population density (people per km2)1.4

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Skeena comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, with the exception of the southern tip of the region which is part of the North Coast electoral district. It is located in western British Columbia, with the northwest bordering Alaska, United States. Communities in the electoral district consist of Terrace and Kitimat. [1]

History

This electoral district has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Skeena
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
16th 1924–1928   Horace Cooper Wrinch Liberal
17th 1928–1933
18th 1933–1937 Edward Tourtellotte Kenney
19th 1937–1941
20th 1941–1945
21st 1945–1949   Coalition
22nd 1949–1952
23rd 1952–1953   Liberal
24th 1953–1956   Frank Howard Co-operative Commonwealth
25th 1956–1960   Hugh Addison Shirreff Social Credit
26th 1960–1963 Dudley George Little
27th 1963–1966
28th 1966–1969
29th 1969–1972
30th 1972–1975   Hartley Douglas Dent New Democratic
31st 1975–1979   Cyril Morley Shelford Social Credit
32nd 1979–1983   Frank Howard New Democratic
33rd 1983–1986
34th 1986–1991   David Parker Social Credit
35th 1991–1996   Helmut Giesbrecht New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005   Roger Harris Liberal
38th 2005–2009   Robin Austin New Democratic
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020   Ellis Ross Liberal
42nd 2020–2023
2023–present   United

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Ellis Ross, the former Chief Councillor for the Haisla Nation. He was first elected in 2017. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. He briefly served as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing in the Government of Christy Clark.

Election results

Graph of provincial election results in Skeena (Since 1960, minor parties are grouped into "Others")
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ellis Ross 5,81052.06−0.27$47,839.99
New Democratic Nicole Halbauer4,96144.45+1.16$42,856.47
Independent Martin Holzbauer3893.49–$0.00
Total valid votes11,160100.00–
Total rejected ballots590.53−0.05
Turnout11,21951.89−10.87
Registered voters21,621
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
SideVotes %
First Past the Post 4,86366.83
Proportional representation 2,41433.17
Total valid votes7,277100.00
Rejected ballots570.78
Source: Elections BC [4]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ellis Ross 6,77252.23+9.02$60,169
New Democratic Bruce Alan Bidgood5,61343.29−4.42$53,814
Land Air WaterMerv Ritchie5804.48–
Total valid votes12,965100.00–
Total rejected ballots750.58+0.03
Turnout13,04062.76+6.91
Registered voters20,779
Source: Elections BC [5]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Robin Austin 5,60947.71-3.06$41,610
Liberal Carol Joan Leclerc5,08743.27+5.81$82,805
Conservative Mike Brousseau7976.78-0.95$24,924
British Columbia Party Trevor Hendry2632.24$250
Total valid votes11,756100.00
Total rejected ballots650.55
Turnout11,82155.85
Source: Elections BC [6]
B.C. General Election 2009 Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Robin Austin5,86550.77+2.47$68,501
Liberal Donny Van Dyk4,32837.46-7.76$84,795
  Conservative Michael Brousseau8937.73$6,594
Green Anita Norman4674.04-0.74$1,346
Total Valid Votes11,553100%
Total Rejected Ballots640.7%
Turnout11,61755%
B.C. General Election 2005 Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Robin Austin 6,16648.12%$56,311
Liberal Roger Harris 5,80745.32%$122,214
Green Patrick Hayes6164.81%–$900
Unity Daniel Stelmacker2241.75%$1,312
Total Valid Votes12,813100%
Total Rejected Ballots890.7%
Turnout12,90263%
B.C. General Election 2001: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Roger Harris 8,65365.15%$34,842
  NDP Helmut Giesbrecht 2,64419.91%$16,230
Green Roger Colin Benham6955.23%–$1,893
Marijuana Bob Erb8106.10%$4,908
All Nations Gerald Victor Amos4793.61%–$3,918
Total Valid Votes13,281100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots680.51%
Turnout13,34972.13%
B.C. General Election 1996: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Helmut Giesbrecht 5,35340.34%$29,298
Liberal Rick Wozney4,71835.56%$53,331
Reform Andy Burton 2,74420.68%$21,615
Social Credit Dave Serry2491.88%–$3,731
Green Doug Bodnar2051.54%–$100
Total Valid Votes13,269100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots930.70%
Turnout13,36270.72%
B.C. General Election 1991: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Helmut Giesbrecht5,59746.67%$31,137
Social Credit Dave Parker4,76639.74%–$65,535
Liberal Juanita Hatton1,62913.59%$983
Total Valid Votes11,992100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots2011.65%
Turnout12,19372.46%
B.C. General Election 1986: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit David Fletcher Hewlett Parker 8,25948.61%–
  NDP Frank Howard7,10141.79%
Liberal William Hayes8394.94%
 IndependentSebastian Gordon7934.66%$983
Total Valid Votes16,992100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots2251.65%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1983: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Frank Howard 9,68251.12%
Social Credit Joanne B. Monaghan8,96247.31%–
 IndependentLionel Wayne Sears2971.57%
Total Valid Votes18,941100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots2421.65%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1979: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Frank Howard 7,56150.29%
Social Credit Cyril Morley Shelford 7,19347.85%–
 IndependentDavid L. McCreery1971.31%
 IndependentArthur David Serry830.55%
Total Valid Votes15,034100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots2331.65%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1975: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Cyril Morley Shelford 6,86350.00%–
  NDP Hartley Douglas Dent 6,14544.77%
  Liberal Ronald N. Gowe4843.52%
  Progressive Conservative Victor Charles George Jolliffe2351.71%
Total Valid Votes13,727100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots141%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1972: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Hartley Douglas Dent 5,44246.90%
Social Credit Cyril Morley Shelford 3,60531.07%–
  Liberal Ian Charles MacDonald1,44112.42%
  Progressive Conservative Richard William Sargent1,0408.96%
 IndependentLionel Wayne Sears760.65%
Total Valid Votes11,604100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots206%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1969: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 5,04451.20%–
  NDP James Harold Robertson4,05941.20%
  Liberal Kurt Theodor Kolterhoff7487.59%
Total Valid Votes9,851100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots180%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1966: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 3,04655.39%–
  NDP Ronald Douglas1,74231.68%
  Liberal William Ivor Donald71112.93%
Total Valid Votes5,499100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots56%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1963: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 2,96350.23%–
  NDP Richard Mouat Toynbee1,97533.48%
  Liberal William Ivor Donald96116.29%
Total Valid Votes5,899100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots65%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1960: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 2,37941.19%–
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Monty Alton2,13737.00%
  Liberal William Donald Stickney84814.68%
  Conservative Guy Ronald Williams4117.12%
Total Valid Votes5,775100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots109%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1956: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit Hugh Addison Shirreff 1,88637.01%–
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frank Howard 1,82335.77%
  Liberal Paul Wilbur Hallman1,38727.22%
Total Valid Votes5,096100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots132%
Turnout%

Total

24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
PartyCandidateVotes
1st count		%Votes
final count		%±%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frank Howard 1,76837.04%2,11050.15%
  Liberal Lionel Charles Houle1,41329.60%2,09749.85%
Social Credit Richard Stanley Lawrence1,37228.75%-- %
  Progressive Conservative William John O'Neill2204.61%--%
Total valid votes4,773100.00%4,207%
Total rejected ballots279
Total Registered Voters5,933 (1952 list)
Turnout70.15%
Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown
1952 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes
1st count		%Votes
final count		%
Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 1,50041.271,86558.59
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Howard 1,04828.831,31841.41
Progressive Conservative Herbert Wallace Leach58616.12––
Social Credit Kenneth Oroville McAmmond50113.78––
Total valid votes3,635 % 3,183 100.00
Total rejected ballots147
Note: Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown
B.C. General Election 1949: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Coalition Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 2,04873.20%–
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph Daney Denicola75026.80%
Total Valid Votes2,798100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots91%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1945: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Coalition Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 90158.70%–
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Floyd Forester Frank63441.30%
Total Valid Votes1,535100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots47%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1941: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 87761.89%
  Progressive Conservative William John O'Neill54038.11%
Total Valid Votes1,417100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots61%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1937: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 1,00659.74%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John Doney67840.26%
Total Valid Votes1,684100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots68%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1933: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 90256.34%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph Edgar Panter45128.17%
 IndependentRalph Carmichael Bamford24815.49%
Total Valid Votes1,601100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots49%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1928: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Horace Cooper Wrinch 91054.33%
  Progressive Conservative Frank Maurice Dockrill76545.67%
Total Valid Votes1,675100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots36%
Turnout%
B.C. General Election 1924: Skeena
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Horace Cooper Wrinch 79450.41%
Provincial Frank Maurice Dockrill53533.97%–
  Conservative Richard Strong Sargent24615.62%
Total Valid Votes1,575100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots%
Turnout%

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References

  1. ↑ "Skeena Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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