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Peace River South (1991–)
South Peace River (1956–1991)

British Columbia electoral district

Provincial electoral district

Legislature

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

MLA

Blair Lekstrom
BC Liberal

District created

1955

First contested

1956

Last contested

2009

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 B.C. election. Its current name has been in use since 1991.

Contents

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
4 Member of Legislative Assembly
5 Election results
- 5.1 1991 Recall and Initiative Referendum
6 External links

Demographics

Population, 2001	28,097
Population change, 1996–2001	-9.2%
Area (km²)	32,085
Population density (people per km²)	0.94

Geography

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History

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Member of Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Parliament	Years		Party
39th	2011–present	Blair Lekstrom	BC Liberal
	2010–2011		Independent
	2009–2010		BC Liberal
38th	2005–2009
37th	2001–2005
36th	1997–2001	Jack Weisgerber	Independent
36th	1996–1997		Reform BC
35th	1995–1996		Reform BC
35th	1991–1995		Social Credit
34th	1986–1991		Social Credit
33rd	1983–1986	Don Phillips	Social Credit
32nd	1979–1983
31st	1975–1979
30th	1972–1975
29th	1972	Don Marshall	Progressive Conservative
29th	1969–1972	Don Marshall	Social Credit
28th	1966–1969	Don Phillips	Social Credit
27th	1963–1966	Stan Carnell	Social Credit
26th	1960–1963
25th	1956–1960
Peace River prior to 1956

Its most recent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Blair Lekstrom, a former mayor of Dawson Creek. He was first elected in 2001 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011
Side		Votes	%
	Yes	4,073	58.82%
	No	2,852	41.18%

B.C. General Election 2009 Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Blair Lekstrom	4,801	63.08	+5.34	$83,241
	New Democrat	Pat Shaw	2,057	27.03	-5.73	$13,686
	Green	Grant Fraser	553	7.00	-2.50	$350
	Independent	Donna Young	220	2.89		$1,976
Total valid votes			7,611	100%
Total rejected ballots			44	0.57%
Turnout			7,655	44.0%

British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2009
Side		Votes	%
	FPTP	4,884	66.31%
	BC-STV	2,481	33.69%

B.C. General Election 2005 Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Blair Lekstrom	5,810	57.74%	-6.46	$67,507
	New Democrat	Pat Shaw	3,296	32.76%	+25.07	$19,318
	Green	Ariel Lade	956	9.50%	+5.42	$200
Total valid votes			10,062	100%
Total rejected ballots			71	0.71%
Turnout			10,133	56.3%

British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005
Side		Votes	%
	Yes	5,279	54.24%
	No	4,453	45.76%

B.C. General Election 2001: Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Blair Lekstrom	6,393	64.20%		$58,198
	Social Credit	Grant Mitton	1,726	17.33%		$12,655
	New Democrat	Elmer Kabush	767	7.69%		$865
	Marijuana	Michelle Rainey-Fenkarek	444	4.45%		$3,288
	Green	Stacey Dean Lajeunesse	407	4.08%		$100
	Unity	Garret Golhof	225	2.25%		$1,540
Total valid votes			9,962	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			34	0.34%
Turnout			9,996	62.37%

B.C. General Election 1996: Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Reform	Jack S. Weisgerber	3,901	31.89%		$15,351
	New Democrat	Patrick Michiel	3,778	30.88%		$19,349
	BC Liberal	Brian Haddow	3,774	30.85%		$22,822
	Social Credit	Aime Girard	452	3.69%		$7,548
	Progressive Democrat	Wade Alexander Allan	183	1.50%		$100
	Green	Shane Hartnell	145	1.19%		$100
Total valid votes			12,233	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			49	0.40%
Turnout			12,282	62.60%

B.C. General Election 1991: Peace River South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Jack S. Weisgerber	4,617	37.21%		$24,824
	New Democrat	Anne Matheson	3,844	30.98%		$16,578
	BC Liberal	Marcheta D. N. Leoppky	3,512	28.30%		$3,345
	Green	Hermann E. Bruns	435	3.51%		$1,394
Total valid votes			12,408	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			308	2.42%
Turnout			12,716	69.72%

1991 Recall and Initiative Referendum

Question A: Recall
Side		Votes	%
	Yes	9,706	86.15%
	No	1,561	13.85%

Question B: Ballot Initiatives
Side		Votes	%
	Yes	9,759	88.86%
	No	1,223	11.14%

External links

v · d · eBritish Columbia provincial electoral districts (2009–)

North / Central	Cariboo-Chilcotin • Cariboo North • Nechako Lakes • North Coast • Peace River North • Peace River South • Prince George-Mackenzie • Prince George-Valemount • Skeena • Stikine

Southern Interior	Boundary-Similkameen • Columbia River-Revelstoke • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kamloops-South Thompson • Kelowna-Lake Country • Kelowna-Mission • Kootenay East • Kootenay West • Fraser-Nicola • Nelson-Creston • Penticton • Shuswap • Vernon-Monashee • Westside-Kelowna

Fraser Valley / South LM	Abbotsford-Mission • Abbotsford South • Abbotsford West • Chilliwack • Chilliwack-Hope • Delta North • Delta South • Fort Langley-Aldergrove • Langley • Maple Ridge-Mission • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows • Richmond Centre • Richmond East • Richmond-Steveston • Surrey-Cloverdale • Surrey-Fleetwood • Surrey-Green Timbers • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-Panorama • Surrey-Tynehead • Surrey-Whalley • Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Deer Lake • Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby-Lougheed • Burnaby North • Coquitlam-Burke Mountain • Coquitlam-Maillardville • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Lonsdale • North Vancouver-Seymour • Port Coquitlam • Port Moody-Coquitlam • Vancouver-Fairview • Vancouver-False Creek • Vancouver-Fraserview • Vancouver-Hastings • Vancouver-Kensington • Vancouver-Kingsway • Vancouver-Langara • Vancouver-Mount Pleasant • Vancouver-Point Grey • Vancouver-Quilchena • Vancouver-West End • West Vancouver-Capilano • West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni-Pacific Rim • Comox Valley • Cowichan Valley • Esquimalt-Royal Roads • Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo • Nanaimo-North Cowichan • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Parksville-Qualicum • Powell River-Sunshine Coast • Saanich North and the Islands • Saanich South • Victoria-Beacon Hill • Victoria-Swan Lake

See also:	Electoral boundary redistribution of 2008 • List of British Columbia general elections • 2009 general election • Defunct districts

v · d · eBritish Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)

North / Central	Bulkley Valley-Stikine • Cariboo North • Cariboo South • North Coast • Peace River North • Peace River South • Prince George-Mount Robson • Prince George North • Prince George-Omineca • Skeena

Southern Interior	Columbia River-Revelstoke • East Kootenay • Kamloops • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kelowna-Lake Country • Kelowna-Mission • Nelson-Creston • Okanagan-Westside • Okanagan-Vernon • Penticton-Okanagan Valley • Shuswap • West Kootenay-Boundary • Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM	Abbotsford-Clayburn • Abbotsford-Mount Lehman • Chilliwack-Kent • Chilliwack-Sumas • Delta North • Delta South • Fort Langley-Aldergrove • Langley • Maple Ridge-Mission • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows • Richmond Centre • Richmond East • Richmond-Steveston • Surrey-Cloverdale • Surrey-Green Timbers • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-Panorama Ridge • Surrey-Tynehead • Surrey-Whalley • Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby North • Burnaby-Willingdon • Burquitlam • Coquitlam-Maillardville • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Lonsdale • North Vancouver-Seymour • Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain • Port Moody-Westwood • Vancouver-Burrard • Vancouver-Fairview • Vancouver-Fraserview • Vancouver-Hastings • Vancouver-Kensington • Vancouver-Kingsway • Vancouver-Langara • Vancouver-Mount Pleasant • Vancouver-Point Grey • Vancouver-Quilchena • West Vancouver-Capilano • West Vancouver-Garibaldi

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni-Qualicum • Comox Valley • Cowichan-Ladysmith • Esquimalt-Metchosin • Malahat-Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo • Nanaimo-Parksville • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Powell River-Sunshine Coast • Saanich North and the Islands • Saanich South • Victoria-Beacon Hill • Victoria-Hillside

See also:	1999 electoral redistribution • 2001 general election • 2005 general election • 2008 electoral redistribution • Defunct districts

v · d · eBritish Columbia provincial electoral districts (1991–2001)

North / Central	Bulkley Valley-Stikine • Cariboo North • Cariboo South • North Coast • Peace River North • Peace River South • Prince George-Mount Robson • Prince George North • Prince George-Omineca • Skeena

Southern Interior	Columbia River-Revelstoke • Kamloops • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kootenay • Nelson-Creston • Okanagan-Boundary • Okanagan East • Okanagan-Penticton • Okanagan-Vernon • Okanagan West • Shuswap • Rossland-Trail • Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM	Abbotsford • Chilliwack • Delta North • Delta South • Fort Langley-Aldergrove • Langley • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows • Matsqui • Mission-Kent • Richmond Centre • Richmond East • Richmond-Steveston • Surrey-Cloverdale • Surrey-Green Timbers • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-Whalley • Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby North • Burnaby-Willingdon • Coquitlam-Maillardville • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Lonsdale • North Vancouver-Seymour • Port Coquitlam • Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain • Vancouver-Burrard • Vancouver-Fraserview • Vancouver-Hastings • Vancouver-Kensington • Vancouver-Kingsway • Vancouver-Langara • Vancouver-Little Mountain • Vancouver-Mount Pleasant • Vancouver-Point Grey • Vancouver-Quilchena • West Vancouver-Capilano • West Vancouver-Garibaldi

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni • Comox Valley • Cowichan-Ladysmith • Esquimalt-Metchosin • Malahat-Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Parksville-Qualicum • Powell River-Sunshine Coast • Saanich North and the Islands • Saanich South • Victoria-Beacon Hill • Victoria-Hillside

See also:	List of British Columbia general elections • 1991 general election • 1996 general election • Defunct districts

v · d · eBritish Columbia provincial electoral districts (1979–1991)

North / Central	Atlin • Cariboo ‡ • North Peace River • Omineca • Prince George North • Prince George South • Prince Rupert • Skeena • South Peace River

Southern Interior	Boundary-Similkameen ‡ • Columbia River • Kamloops ‡ • Kootenay • Nelson-Creston • Okanagan North • Okanagan South ‡ • Rossland-Trail • Shuswap-Revelstoke • Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM	Central Fraser Valley ‡ • Chilliwack • Delta ‡ • Dewdney ‡ • Langley ‡ • Richmond ‡ • Surrey (2) †

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby North • Burnaby-Willingdon • Coquitlam-Moody • Maillardville-Coquitlam • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Capilano • North Vancouver-Seymour • Vancouver Centre (2) • Vancouver East (2) • Vancouver-Little Mountain (2) • Vancouver-Point Grey (2) • Vancouver South (2) • West Vancouver-Howe Sound

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni • Comox • Cowichan-Malahat • Esquimalt-Port Renfrew • Mackenzie • Nanaimo ‡ • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Saanich and the Islands ‡ • Victoria (2)

Notes	‡ - from 1986–1991, was a 2-seat constituency † - from 1986–1991, was broken into 3 single-seat constituencies: Surrey-Guildford-Whalley • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale

See also:	List of British Columbia general elections • 1979 general election • 1983 general election • 1986 general election • Defunct districts

v · d · eBritish Columbia provincial electoral districts (1966–1979)

North / Central	Atlin • Cariboo • Fort George • North Peace River • Omineca • Prince Rupert • Skeena • South Peace River

Southern Interior	Boundary-Similkameen • Columbia River • Kamloops • Kootenay • Nelson-Creston • North Okanagan • Revelstoke-Slocan • Rossland-Trail • South Okanagan • Shuswap • Yale-Lillooet

Lower Mainland	Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby North • Burnaby-Willingdon • Chilliwack • Coquitlam • Delta • Dewdney • Langley • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Capilano • North Vancouver-Seymour • Richmond • Surrey • Vancouver-Burrard (2) • Vancouver Centre (2) • Vancouver East (2) • Vancouver-Little Mountain (2) • Vancouver-Point Grey (2) • Vancouver South (2) • West Vancouver-Howe Sound

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni • Comox • Cowichan-Malahat • Esquimalt • Mackenzie • Nanaimo • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Saanich and the Islands • Victoria (2)

See also:	List of British Columbia general elections • 1966 general election • 1969 general election • 1972 general election • 1975 general election • Defunct districts

v · d · eBritish Columbia provincial electoral districts (1956–1966)

North / Central	Atlin • Cariboo • Fort George • North Peace River • Omineca • Prince Rupert • Skeena • South Peace River

Southern Interior	Columbia • Cranbrook • Fernie • Grand Forks-Greenwood • Kamloops • Kaslo-Slocan • Lillooet • Nelson-Creston • North Okanagan • Revelstoke • Rossland-Trail • Shuswap • Similkameen • South Okanagan • Yale

Lower Mainland	Burnaby (2) • Chilliwack • Delta (2) • Dewdney • New Westminster • North Vancouver (2) • Vancouver-Burrard (2) • Vancouver Centre (2) • Vancouver East (2) • Vancouver-Point Grey (3)

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni • Comox • Cowichan-Newcastle • Esquimalt • Mackenzie • Nanaimo and the Islands • Oak Bay • Saanich • Victoria City (3)

See also:	List of British Columbia general elections • 1956 general election • 1960 general election • 1963 general election • Defunct districts

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