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Cariboo—Prince George
Cariboo—Prince George is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Geography

The riding of Cariboo—Prince George extends from near Williams Lake in the south to Prince George in the north and Vanderhoof in the west. Cities and towns in this area include Williams Lake, Quesnel, Wells, Prince George & Vanderhoof. Voters in the Vanderhoof and Prince George tend to vote more Conservative while voters in the Cariboo (Quesnel, Williams Lake) tend to lean towards the NDP.

History

This district was created in 2003 from parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley ridings.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Cariboo—Prince George should be adjusted slightly, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined Cariboo—Prince George lost a small portion of its current territory in the upper Bella Coola Valley to the district of Skeena—Bulkley Valley but is otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Cariboo—Prince George (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021 2016 2011
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European 81,005 73.78% 81,335 75.93% 83,640 78.02%
Indigenous 18,915 17.23% 17,830 16.64% 17,100 15.95%
South Asian 4,195 3.82% 3,330 3.11% 2,680 2.5%
Southeast Asian 2,015 1.84% 1,445 1.35% 1,125 1.05%
East Asian 1,450 1.32% 1,625 1.52% 1,720 1.6%
African 1,080 0.98% 765 0.71% 525 0.49%
Latin American 410 0.37% 295 0.28% 145 0.14%
Middle Eastern 295 0.27% 160 0.15% 145 0.14%
Other 435 0.4% 330 0.31% 120 0.11%
Total responses 109,790 98.71% 107,120 98.36% 107,200 99.03%
Total population 111,226 100% 108,907 100% 108,252 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Cariboo—Chilcotin and
Prince George—Bulkley Valley
38th  2004–2006     Dick Harris Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019 Todd Doherty
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 25,771 50.8 -1.9 $48,803.67
New Democratic Audrey McKinnon 10,323 20.4 +5.0 none listed
Liberal Garth Frizzell 8,397 16.6 -3.4 $12,156.37
People's Jeremy Gustafson 4,160 8.2 +6.0 $5,338.68
Green Leigh Hunsinger-Chang 1,844 3.6 -5.5 $11,400.61
Christian Heritage Henry Thiessen 218 0.4 — $1,147.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,713 – – $143,143.51
Total rejected ballots 267 0.52 -0.06
Turnout 50,980 59.8 -5.7
Eligible voters 85,187
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Source: Elections Canada
2021 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Conservative 28,407 51.17
  New Democratic 11,327 20.40
  Liberal 9,029 16.26
  People's 4,556 8.21
  Green 1,934 3.48
  Others 261 0.47
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 28,848 52.7 +16.06 $71,474.23
Liberal Tracy Calogheros 10,932 20.0 -11.49 $31,879.37
New Democratic Heather Sapergia 8,440 15.4 -10.43 none listed
Green Mackenzie Kerr 4,998 9.1 +5.64 none listed
People's Jing Lan Yang 1,206 2.2 - none listed
Independent Michael Orr 350 0.6 -0.62 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,774 100.0
Total rejected ballots 321
Turnout 55,095 65.5
Eligible voters 84,116
Conservative hold Swing +13.78
Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Todd Doherty 19,688 36.64 -19.62 $70,428.14
Liberal Tracy Calogheros 16,921 31.49 +26.43 $28,272.16
New Democratic Trent Derrick 13,879 25.83 -4.28 $60,383.50
Green Richard Edward Jaques 1,860 3.46 -2.72 $2,214.20
Independent Sheldon Clare 657 1.22 $13,871.81
No affiliation Gordon Campbell 402 0.75 –
Christian Heritage Adam De Kroon 327 0.61 $2,663.87
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,734 100.00   $265,082.81
Total rejected ballots 216 0.40
Turnout 53,950 67.85
Eligible voters 79,517
Conservative hold Swing -23.02
Source: Elections Canada
2011 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Conservative 24,324 56.26
  New Democratic 13,016 30.10
  Green 2,673 6.18
  Liberal 2,190 5.07
  Others 1,033 2.39
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Harris 24,443 56.17 +0.78
New Democratic Jon Van Barneveld 13,135 30.18 +4.29
Green Heidi Redl 2,702 6.21 -0.19
Liberal Sangeeta Lalli 2,200 5.06 -5.48
Christian Heritage Henry Thiessen 440 1.01 –
Independent Jon Ronan 394 0.91 –
Rhinoceros Jordan Turner 204 0.47 –
Total valid votes 43,518 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 171 0.39 +0.02
Turnout 43,689 58.00 +3.68
Eligible voters 75,329
Conservative hold Swing -1.76
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Dick Harris 22,637 55.39 +10.45 $73,476
New Democratic Bev Collins 10,581 25.89 +2.69 $14,990
Liberal Drew Adamick 4,309 10.54 -13.53 $5,010
Green Amber Van Drielen 2,614 6.40 +0.87 $10
Independent Douglas Gook 729 1.78 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 40,870 100.0     $92,328
Total rejected ballots 151 0.37 +0.1
Turnout 41,021 54.32
Conservative hold Swing +3.88
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Dick Harris 19,624 44.94 -1.77 $83,782
Liberal Simon Yu 10,509 24.07 +4.18 $16,389
New Democratic Alfred Trudeau 10,129 23.20 -3.29 $15,028
Green Alex Bracewell 2,416 5.53 +1.28 $4,952
Christian Heritage Chris Kempling 505 1.16 – $3,910
Marxist–Leninist Carol Lee Chapman 279 0.64 +0.46
Canadian Action Bev Collins 109 0.25 -0.71 $1,326
First Peoples National Don Roberts 95 0.22 –
Total valid votes 43,666 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 119 0.27
Turnout 43,785 60
Conservative hold Swing -2.98
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Conservative Dick Harris 19,721 46.71 $49,767
New Democratic Rick Smith 11,183 26.49 $18,841
Liberal Gurbux Saini 8,397 19.89 $77,812
Green Douglas Gook 1,798 4.25
Independent Mike Orr 478 1.13 $1,388
Canadian Action Bev Collins 408 0.96 $1,188
Libertarian Jeff Paetkau 148 0.35 $400
Marxist–Leninist Carol Lee Chapman 79 0.18 $75
Total valid votes 42,212 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 160 0.38
Turnout 42,372 57.43
This riding was created from parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley, both of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the previous election. Dick Harris was the incumbent from Prince George—Bulkley Valley.

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