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:

Election results

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! colspan=4|2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

|-

|bgcolor="blue"|

|Yes

|align="right"|4,073

|align="right"|58.82

|-

|bgcolor="red"|

|No

|align="right"|2,852

|align="right"|41.18

|}

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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan=4|2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendum

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! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

|-

|bgcolor="red"|

|FPTP

|align="right"|4,884

|align="right"|66.31

|-

|bgcolor="green"|

|BC-STV

|align="right"|2,481

|align="right"|33.69

|}

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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan=4|2005 British Columbia electoral reform referendum

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! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

|-

|bgcolor="green"|

|Yes

|align="right"|5,279

|align="right"|54.24

|-

|bgcolor="red"|

|No

|align="right"|4,453

|align="right"|45.76

|-

|}

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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan=4|Question A: Recall

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! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

|-

|bgcolor="blue"|

|Yes

|align="right"|9,706

|align="right"|86.15

|-

|bgcolor="red"|

|No

|align="right"|1,561

|align="right"|13.85

|-

|}

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! colspan=4|Question B: Ballot Initiatives

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! colspan=2 style="width: 130px"|Side

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

|-

|bgcolor="blue"|

|Yes

|align="right"|9,759

|align="right"|88.86

|-

|bgcolor="red"|

|No

|align="right"|1,223

|align="right"|11.14

|-

|}

See also

  • List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
  • Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

  • BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
  • Results of 2001 election (pdf)
  • 2001 Expenditures
  • Results of 1996 election
  • 1996 Expenditures
  • Results of 1991 election
  • 1991 Expenditures
  • Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia