# Bulkley Valley-Stikine

Bulkley Valley-Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.
The riding was known as Bulkley Valley-Stikine from its first creation in 1991 until the 2009 election. Following the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, which came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, the riding was renamed Stikine. Following the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that took effect for the 2024 election, it returned to its original name but did not undergo any boundary changes.

## Geography

As of the 2024 provincial election, Bulkley Valley-Stikine comprises the entire Stikine Region, the northern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and a small area of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako containing the communities of Smithers and Telkwa. Located in northwestern British Columbia the electoral district is bordered by the Yukon to the north and Alaska, United States to the west. Other communities in the electoral district consist of New Hazelton, Stewart and Atlin.

## History

This electoral district has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Bulkley Valley-Stikine Riding created from Atlin, Skeena and Omineca |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Jackie Pement | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Bill Goodacre | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Dennis MacKay | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Dennis MacKay | Liberal |
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| 39th | 2009–2013 | Doug Donaldson | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Doug Donaldson | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Doug Donaldson | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Nathan Cullen | New Democratic |
| Bulkley Valley-Stikine |||||
| 43rd | 2024–present | Sharon Hartwell | Conservative |

## Election results
### Bulkley Valey-Stikine

Template:2024 British Columbia general election/Bulkley Valley-Stikine

### Stikine

vte2020 British Columbia general election: Stikine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Nathan Cullen | 3,745 | 51.77 | −0.33 | $32,249.48 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Sebastian | 1,904 | 26.32 | -12.43 | $25,199.00 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 831 | 11.49 | +2.34 | $11,622.14 |
| | Rural | Darcy Repen | 754 | 10.42 | – | $1,115.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,234 | 99.26 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.74 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,288 | 50.13 | −15.48 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 14,537 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election: Stikine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Donaldson | 4,748 | 52.10 | +4.99 | $34,474 |
| | Liberal | Wanda Good | 3,531 | 38.75 | +2.13 | $50,964 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 834 | 9.15 | +3.22 | $9,112 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,113 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.68 | +0.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,175 | 65.61 | +2.79 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 13,985 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.43 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election: Stikine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Donaldson | 4074 | 47.10 | -3.3 | $49,856 |
| | Liberal | Sharon Hartwell | 3167 | 36.61 | -8.49 | $45,162 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Dieleman | 533 | 6.16 | – | $6,706 |
| | Christian Heritage | Rod Taylor | 514 | 5.94 | – | $14,482 |
| | Green | Roger Benham | 303 | 3.50 | -0.9 | $480 |
| | Independent | Jesse OLeary | 59 | 0.68 | – | $380 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8662 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.40 | -0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8697 | 62.82 | -2.48 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 13,845 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election: Stikine :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Doug Donaldson | 4,274 | 50.4 | $43,322 |
| | Liberal | Scott Groves | 3,829 | 45.1 | $81,572 |
| | Green | Roger Benham | 375 | 4.4 | $692 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,478 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,572 | 65.3 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 13,131 |

### Bulkley Valley-Stikine

vte2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Dennis MacKay | 6,279 | 48.30 | $96,735 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Donaldson | 5,177 | 39.82 | $50,561 |
| | Green | Leanna Mitchell | 769 | 5.91 | $3,466 |
| | Democratic Reform | Nipper Kettle | 354 | 2.72 | $2,899 |
| | Marijuana | Reginald Bruce Gunanoot | 205 | 1.58 | $100 |
| | British Columbia Party | Jack Kortmeyer | 175 | 1.35 | $344 |
| | People's Front | Frank Martin | 41 | 0.32 | $540 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,000 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 60 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,060 | 68.78 |
vte2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Dennis MacKay | 7,414 | 55.93 | +27.06 | $44,836 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Goodacre | 2,823 | 21.29 | −15.73 | $30,795 |
| | Unity | Rod Taylor | 1,190 | 8.98 | – | $11,169 |
| | Green | Rolf Hussinger | 856 | 6.46 | +5.29 | $3,693 |
| | Marijuana | Trevor McKilligan | 507 | 3.82 | – | $582 |
| | All Nations | Theresa Tait | 405 | 3.05 | – | $5,540 |
| | Citizens Alliance | Bill Forsyth | 62 | 0.47 | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,257 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,301 | 73.28 |
vte1996 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bill Goodacre | 4,779 | 37.02 | +3.05 | $19,497 |
| | Liberal | Pat Beach | 3,726 | 28.87 | −2.69 | $28,587 |
| | Reform | Bill Zemenchik | 3,473 | 26.91 | – | $26,855 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Sharon L. Hartwell | 624 | 4.83 | – | $2,926 |
| | Social Credit | Peter Barendregt | 155 | 1.20 | – | $2,481 |
| | Green | Stuart Hertzog | 151 | 1.17 | – | $997 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,908 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 52 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,960 | 71.05 |
vte1991 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jackie Pement | 3,744 | 33.97 | $26,935 |
| | Liberal | Alice Maitland | 3,479 | 31.56 | $787 |
| | Independent | Jack Kempf | 2,842 | 25.79 | $13,905 |
| | Independent | Herbert George | 957 | 8.68 | $16,448 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,022 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 260 | 2.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,282 | 70.24 |