Results, Ridings & Candidates

Prince George-Valemount

2009 Results

PRINCE GEORGE-VALEMOUNT
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT		127/127 polls
LIB	Shirley Bond	8,663	51.01	Elected
NDP	Julie Carew	6,313	37.17
GRN	Andrej Joseph DeWolf	1,152	6.78
CON	Gordon Wilfred Dickie	750	4.42
BCR	Don Roberts	104	0.61

All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections B.C.

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STV referendum results in this riding

Question: Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provinical Legislative Assembly?

The existing system (First-Past-the-Post)
The single transferable vote electorial system (BC-STV) proposed by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

BC-STV

First-Past-the-Post

MAJORITY 50%

5,529 votes | 33.50%

10,974 votes | 66.50%

Updated: May. 13, 2009 1:16 AM PDT

126/127 polls reporting

What it needs to win:

For the referendum to be binding, the approval level must be:

at least 60% of the total popular vote, province-wide, AND
more than 50% of the votes in at least 51 of the province's 85 electoral districts.

If the two thresholds are met, government is required to introduce legislation to implement BC-STV in sufficient time for it to be in place for the May 2013 General Election.

Profile

This Northern Interior riding is on the B.C./Alberta border.

The large and mostly remote riding stretches from Kinbasket Lake/Mount Robson Park in the south to Monkman Park in the north.
It includes the area from Prince George in the northwest as well as Valemont and McBride. The dividing line of Prince George into Prince George-Mackenzie and Prince George-Valemount is Highway 97.)
Highway 16 runs through the central part to Prince George, dividing the north and south parts of riding.
Several native reserves including Fort George (Shelley) IR2 are in the riding.
In 2006 census, aboriginal population was 12%.
Much of the population depends on the operations of forest product enterprises.

Redistribution

Riding created in 2008 redistribution from: 77% Prince George-Mount Robson; 34% Prince-George Omineca; 20% Prince George North and 1% Cariboo North.

Political History

Prince George-Mount Robson: New Democrat Lois Boone (Prince George North) won in 1991 and 1996. Served as Minister of Government Services; Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Minister of Transportation and Highways; Minister of Children and Families; Deputy Premier.
In 2001, Liberal Shirley Bond defeated Todd Whitcombe by 5,378 votes. Appointed Minister of Advanced Education; Deputy Premier; Minister of Health Services.
In 2005, Bond defeated Liberal Wayne Mills by 891 votes. Appointed Deputy Premier; Minister of Education; Minister responsibile for Early Learning and Literacy.

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Shirley Bond

Party: BC Liberals

Education: Diploma Arts and Science, College of New Caledonia; Undergraduate studies in Political Science at UNBC

Professional Background: Business Manager, Continuing Education Department, School District 57

Community Activity: Protocol director for the 2001 Special Olympic Summer Games; Former member of the board of Carey Theological College; Former board member of the Personal Living Choices Society; Former board member the Trinity Opportunity Fund Grants Committee; Sat on the City of Prince George 's Standing Committee on Youth

Electoral/Political History: Prince George School trustee for 3 terms; elected as MLA for Prince George Mt Robson in 2001; re-elected in 2005; Appointed Deputy Premier, Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy in 2005

Contact Information:

250-562-5513

shirley.bond@bcliberals.com

www.shirleybond.com

Julie Carew

Party: BC NDP

Education: Graduate certificate in Leading Organizational change and strategic HR management

Professional Background: Certified human resources professional

Community Activity: Volunteer work over the years has included various associations, organizations and executives

Contact Information:

250-562-3120

www.juliecarew.bcndp.ca

pgndp@pgndp.ca

Andrej Dewolf

Party: Green Party of BC

Education: Joint Major in History and Political Science at UNBC; Writing and New Media Technologies Diploma at College of New Caledonia

Professional Background: Former Care Giver in Prince George

Community Activity: Volunteered for: Monetary Affairs Committee; Northern Undergrad Student Society; Over the Edge Newspaper at UNBC; Compost Program at PGPRIG

Electoral/Political History: 2001 provincial election candidate for Prince George-Mt. Robson; 2005 provincial election candidate for Prince George-Omineca

Contact Information:

250-614-3339

andrej608@hotmail.com

www.pgvgreen.ca

Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT
LIB	49	0	49	46.02
NDP	36	0	36	42.06
GRN	0	0	0	8.10
CON	0	0	0	2.11
OTH	0	0	0	1.72

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STV referendum overall results

Question: Which electoral system should British Columbia use to elect members to the provinical Legislative Assembly?

The existing system (First-Past-the-Post)
The single transferable vote electorial system (BC-STV) proposed by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

Electoral District Vote

BC-STV

First-Past-the-Post

51 RIDINGS

Ridings 7/85

Ridings 78/85

Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT

85/85 ridings reporting

Total Popular Vote

BC-STV

First-Past-the-Post

MAJORITY 60%

560,430 votes | 38.82%

883,259 votes | 61.18%

Updated: May. 13, 2009, 1:16 AM PDT

What it needs to win:

For the referendum to be binding, the approval level must be:

more than 50% of the votes in at least 51 of the province's 85 electoral districts, AND
at least 60% of the total popular vote, province-wide.

If the two thresholds are met, government is required to introduce legislation to implement BC-STV in sufficient time for it to be in place for the May 2013 General Election.

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