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Peace River South

Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Summary

Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

FieldValue
namePeace River South
provinceBritish Columbia
imageBC 2015 Peace River South.png
prov-statusactive
prov-created1955
prov-election-first1956
prov-election-last2024
prov-repLarry Neufeld
prov-rep-partyConservative
demo-census-date2001
demo-pop28097
demo-area32085

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Peace River South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name South Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 BC election. Its current name has been in use since 1991.

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River South comprises the southern portion of the Peace River Regional District, located in eastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east. Communities in the electoral district consist of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, and Pouce Coupe.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

The riding's current member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Larry Neufeld. He was first elected in 2024 and represents the Conservative Party of British Columbia.

This riding has elected the following MLAs: | Assembly# = 25 | RepTerms# = 3 | PartyTerms# = 5 | Assembly# = 26 | Assembly# = 27 | Assembly# = 28 | Assembly# = 29 | RepTerms# = 2 | #ByElections = 1 | Assembly# = 30 | RepTerms# = 4 | PartyTerms# = 5 | Assembly# = 31 | Assembly# = 32 | Assembly# = 33 | Assembly# = 34 | Assembly# = 35 | RepTerms# = 4 | #ByElections = 1 | PartyTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 36 | #ByElections = 1 | Assembly# = 37 | RepTerms# = 5 | PartyTerms# = 3 | Assembly# = 38 | Assembly# = 39 | #ByElections = 2 | PartyTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 40 | RepTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 41 | Assembly# = 42 | #ByElections = 1 | Assembly# = 43

Election results

2011 British Columbia sales tax referendumSideVotes%
Yes4,07358.82
No2,85241.18
2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendumSideVotes%
FPTP4,88466.31
BC-STV2,48133.69
2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendumSideVotes%
Yes5,27954.24
No4,45345.76
Question A: RecallSideVotes%
Yes9,70686.15
No1,56113.85
Question B: Ballot InitiativesSideVotes%
Yes9,75988.86
No1,22311.14

References

References

  1. "Peace River South Electoral District". Elections BC.
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