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Cariboo - Prince George
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235/235 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Dick Harris | 24,443 | 56.18 |
Elected |
| NDP | Jonathan Van Barneveld | 13,135 | 30.19 |
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| GRN | Heidi Redl | 2,702 | 6.21 |
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| LIB | Sangeeta Lalli | 2,190 | 5.03 |
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| CHP | Henry Thiessen | 440 | 1.01 |
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| IND | Jon Ronan | 394 | 0.91 |
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| RP | Jordan Turner | 204 | 0.47 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This largely rural riding is in B.C.'s central Interior. It contains the cities of Quesnel and Williams Lake and the southwest part of Prince George (south and west of the Nechako River, the Cariboo Highway, Massey Drive, Patricia Boulevard and the Fraser River).
This riding was formed in 2004 by combining nearly equal parts of Prince George-Bulkley Valley and Cariboo-Chilcotin.
Population: 106,382 (2006 census; a decrease of 4.6% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008,Conservative Dick Harris Harris held Cariboo-Prince George, beating New Democrat Bev Collins, taking 55 per cent of the vote. In 2006, Harris took almost 45 per cent of the vote to defeat Liberal Simon Yu. In 2004, Harris was re-elected by 8,538 votes ahead of New Democrat Rick Smith.
In the previous three elections, voters in the former riding of Prince George-Bulkley Valley gave comfortable victories to Harris, then of the Reform/Canadian Alliance. His 2000 win over Liberal Jeannette Townsend was by more than 12,000 votes.
Before Harris, the New Democrats held this riding for one term. Tories had won the three previous elections.
In the former Cariboo-Chilcotin riding, Philip Mayfield of the Reform/Canadian Alliance enjoyed success from 1993, when he ousted then-incumbent Dave Worthy of the PCs, putting an end to a long Tory streak. Mayfield's 2000 win was by 12,658 votes over the Liberal's John McCarvill.
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 49.25% (54,795) |
| French | 10.55% (11,740) |
| Aboriginal | 13.94% (15,515) |
| American | 1.52% (1,690) |
| Canadian | 22.05% (24,530) |
| Caribbean | 0.30% (330) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.93% (1,030) |
| Western European | 30.94% (34,420) |
| Northern European | 8.72% (9,705) |
| Eastern European | 13.69% (15,235) |
| S European | 4.49% (4,995) |
| Other European | 0.61% (680) |
| Scandinavian | 8.29% (9,225) |
| Baltic | 0.33% (365) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.80% (890) |
| African | 0.51% (570) |
| Arab | 0.23% (255) |
| Maghrebi | 0.03% (30) |
| West Asia | 0.23% (255) |
| South Asia | 0.80% (895) |
| East/SE Asia | 2.89% (3,220) |
| Oceania | 0.43% (475) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.13% (140) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 111,260 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 86% (95,340) |
| French | 1% (1,485) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (10) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (25) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (40) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (55) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (10) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (20) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (80) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (205) |
| Portuguese | 0% (115) |
| Romanian | 0% (95) |
| Spanish | 1% (625) |
| Danish | 0% (200) |
| Dutch | 2% (2,605) |
| Flemish | 0% (20) |
| Frisian | 0% (30) |
| German | 4% (4,255) |
| Norwegian | 0% (120) |
| Swedish | 0% (25) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (10) |
| Croatian | 0% (105) |
| Czech | 0% (150) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (180) |
| Russian | 0% (195) |
| Serbian | 0% (40) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Slovak | 0% (25) |
| Slovenian | 0% (30) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (425) |
| Latvian | 0% (25) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (25) |
| Finnish | 0% (55) |
| Hungarian | 0% (325) |
| Greek | 0% (45) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (85) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (10) |
| Hindi | 0% (25) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (455) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (85) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (40) |
| Urdu | 0% (15) |
| Malayalam | 0% (20) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (350) |
| Korean | 0% (345) |
| Cantonese | 0% (230) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (210) |
| Mandarin | 0% (200) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (15) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (190) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (15) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (105) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (70) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 110,355 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2.58 |
| Mining | 0.46 |
| Utilities | 0.46 |
| Construction | 9.69 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 5.36 |
| Retail | 11.92 |
| Transport | 5.78 |
| Info Culture | 2.19 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.21 |
| Real Estate | 1.89 |
| ProSciTech | 4.84 |
| Management | 0.11 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.27 |
| Education | 6.63 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.99 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.92 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.88 |
| Public Admin | 4.95 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 65,770 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.7%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 16.20%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.17%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $66,138
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 10%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 27.04%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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Dick Harris | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: 250-561-1968 Prince George Office: 123 – 1600 15th Ave. Prince George, B.C. V2L 2L2 Quesnel Office: 339A Reid St. Quesnel, B.C. V2J 2C7 |
| Age: | 66 |
| Marital status | Married |
| Profession: | Former businessman |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008. |
Jon Ronan | |
| Party: Independent Contact Information: 250-612-9780 | |
Sangeeta Lalli | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 604-506-5099 |
| Education: | Fourth-year political science student, University of British Columbia. |
Jordan Turner | |
 | Party: Rhinoceros Party Contact Information: 250-596-8996 |
| Education: | Third-year student of a bachelor of commerce degree at the University of Northern British Columbia |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| CON | 167 | 0 | 167 | 39.62 |
| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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