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North Coast (provincial electoral district)
 British Columbia electoral district |
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
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| District created | 1990 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
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| Area (km²) | |||
| Census divisions | Central Coast, Skeena-Queen Charlotte | ||
| Census subdivisions | Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Masset, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte, Sandspit | ||
North Coast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation which came into effect for the 1991 B.C. election, largely out of the previous riding of Prince Rupert.
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Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 27,992 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | -11.6% |
| Area (km²) | 65,972 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 0.42 |
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History
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Member of Legislative Assembly
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Gary Coons. He was first elected in 2005.
Election results
| British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011 | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| Yes | 4131 | 67.18% | |
| No | 2018 | 32.82% | |
| 2009 British Columbia election | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| NDP | Gary Coons | 5,097 | 57.33 | * | $63,441 | |
| Liberal | Herb Pond | 3,110 | 34.98 | * | $97,880 | |
| Green | Lisa Girbav | 683 | 7.69 | * | $1,616 | |
| Total valid votes | 8,890 | 100% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 70 | 0.78% | ||||
| Turnout | 8,960 | 57.14% | ||||
| British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2009 | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| FPTP | 5,231 | 60.66% | |
| BC-STV | 3,393 | 39.34% | |
| B.C. General Election 2005 North Coast | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democrat | Gary Coons | 5,845 | 53.77% | $55,751 | ||
| BC Liberal | Bill Belsey | 4,185 | 38.50% | $138,287 | ||
| Green | Hondo Arendt | 629 | 5.79% | $780 | ||
| Marijuana | David Johns | 211 | 1.94% | $100 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,870 | 100% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.43% | ||||
| Turnout | 10,917 | 60.86% | ||||
| British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005 | |||
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| Side | Votes | % | |
| Yes | 5,444 | 52.93% | |
| No | 4,842 | 47.07% | |
| B.C. General Election 2001: North Coast | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| BC Liberal | Bill Belsey | 4,915 | 45.25% | $51,617 | ||
| New Democrat | Colleen Fitzpatrick | 4,084 | 37.61% | $28,479 | ||
| Marijuana | Kenneth Leonard Peerless | 623 | 5.74% | $1,840 | ||
| Green | David Konsmo | 560 | 5.16% | $152 | ||
| All Nations | Emsily Victor Bolton | 526 | 4.84% | $8,371 | ||
| Unity | Clarence Hall | 152 | 1.40% | $730 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,860 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 46 | 0.42% | ||||
| Turnout | 10,906 | 66.27% | ||||
| B.C. General Election 1996: North Coast | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democrat | Dan Miller | 7,298 | 64.82% | $29,582 | ||
| BC Liberal | Odd Eidsvik | 2,899 | 25.75% | $26,079 | ||
| BC Reform | Clarence Hall | 830 | 7.37% | $1,912 | ||
| Green | Patrick Lemaire | 232 | 2.06% | $406 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,259 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 84 | 0.74% | ||||
| Turnout | 11,343 | 63.33% | ||||
| B.C. General Election 1991: North Coast | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democrat | Dan Miller | 6,365 | 59.75% | $29,619 | ||
| BC Liberal | Rocky L. Sorensen | 2,469 | 23.18% | $5,724 | ||
| Social Credit | Linda D. Marshall-Lutz | 1,818 | 17.07% | $20,100 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,652 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 312 | 2.85% | ||||
| Turnout | 10,964 | 68.37% | ||||
References
External links
- 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
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