Prince George-Valemount


Prince George-Valemount is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 out of mostly Prince George-Mount Robson and small parts of Prince George North, Prince George-Omineca and Cariboo North. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the 2009 provincial election.

Geography

As of the 2017 provincial election, Prince George-Valemount comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, located in east-central British Columbia. The electoral district contains the communities of Valemount, McBride and the southeastern portion of Prince George; specifically the boundary line follows the Fraser and Nechako Rivers to the John Hart Bridge where it goes south along Highway 97, west along Massey Drive, south along Ospika Boulevard until Ferry Avenue. The boundary then cuts west to just south of the University of Northern British Columbia before travelling south down Tyner Boulevard and connecting to Highway 16.

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Shirley Bond of the British Columbia Liberal Party. Bond was initially elected to the district of Prince George-Mount Robson.

Election results

! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|17,927
!align="right"|100%
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|114
!align="right"|0.6%
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|18,041
!align="right"|52%