# Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies

Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies (previously Prince George—Peace River) is a federal electoral district in northern British Columbia, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.

## Geography

It consists of all of the province of British Columbia east of the Great Divide and some communities west of the divide. It contains large areas of uninhabited wilderness.
Communities include the oil-and-gas exploration centre of Fort St. John; Fort Nelson, with the province's biggest wood products plant; Dawson Creek; Large Coal Mining operations in Tumbler Ridge and the part of Prince George north of the Nechako River and east of the Fraser River.

## History

This electoral district was originally created in 1966 from parts of Cariboo and Kamloops ridings.
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Fort Nelson—Peace River riding and a part of Prince George—Bulkley Valley ridings. In 1978, Fort Nelson—Peace River was renamed "Prince George—Peace River". There were no elections during the period it was called "Fort Nelson—Peace River".
This riding has elected conservative candidates consistently since 1972: Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle from 1972 to 1993, and Reform Party of Canada/Canadian Alliance/Conservative Jay Hill from 1993 until 2010. The district is currently represented by Bob Zimmer of the Conservatives.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Prince George—Peace River should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district will be contested in future elections. The redefined riding regains the community of Valemount and area that had been transferred to Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the previous redistribution. Although not directly related to this boundary adjustment, the riding was renamed as Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies to acknowledge the Northern Rockies Regional District, whose status in the riding is unchanged. These new boundaries and the new name were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 81,720 | 76.47% | 86,395 | 79.39% | 87,960 | 83.54% |
| Indigenous | 16,670 | 15.6% | 16,655 | 15.31% | 13,860 | 13.16% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,065 | 2.87% | 2,135 | 1.96% | 1,120 | 1.06% |
| South Asian | 2,380 | 2.23% | 1,350 | 1.24% | 950 | 0.9% |
| East Asian | 1,270 | 1.19% | 800 | 0.74% | 730 | 0.69% |
| African | 1,020 | 0.95% | 765 | 0.7% | 385 | 0.37% |
| Latin American | 250 | 0.23% | 225 | 0.21% | 120 | 0.11% |
| Middle Eastern | 115 | 0.11% | 230 | 0.21% | 90 | 0.09% |
| Other | 380 | 0.36% | 270 | 0.25% | 75 | 0.07% |
| Total responses | 106,865 | 98.04% | 108,820 | 98.04% | 105,295 | 98.06% |
| Total population | 108,998 | 100% | 110,995 | 100% | 107,382 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Prince George—Peace River Riding created from Cariboo and Kamloops |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Robert Borrie | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Frank Oberle Sr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Frank Oberle Sr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Frank Oberle Sr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Frank Oberle Sr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Frank Oberle Sr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Frank Oberle Sr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jay Hill | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jay Hill | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Jay Hill | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Jay Hill | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Jay Hill | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Jay Hill | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Jay Hill | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2010 | Jay Hill | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Bob Zimmer | Conservative |
| Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Bob Zimmer | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Bob Zimmer | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Bob Zimmer | Conservative |

### Current member of Parliament

Its current member of Parliament is Bob Zimmer. He was first elected in 2011. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada.

## Election results
### Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bob Zimmer | 29,882 | 60.7 | -9.1 | $71,706.36 |
| | New Democratic | Cory Grizz Longley | 6,647 | 13.5 | +4.3 | $6,918.81 |
| | People's | Ryan Dyck | 5,138 | 10.4 | +7.2 | $25,911.91 |
| | Liberal | Amir Alavi | 4,236 | 8.6 | -3.0 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Catharine Kendall | 1,661 | 3.4 | -2.9 | $7,821.16 |
| | Maverick | David Jeffers | 1,580 | 3.3 | — | $25,911.91 |
| | Canada's Fourth Front | Phil Hewkin | 53 | 0.1 | — | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,197 | 99.13 | -0.46 | $138,271.14 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 430 | 0.87 | +0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,627 | 62.1 | -7.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,952 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -11.0 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 30,874 | 59.33 |
| New Democratic | 7,479 | 14.37 |
| People's | 5,410 | 10.40 |
| Liberal | 4,815 | 9.25 |
| Green | 1,812 | 3.48 |
| Others | 1,648 | 3.17 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bob Zimmer | 38,473 | 69.8 | +17.30 | $77,720.06 |
| | Liberal | Mavis Erickson | 6,391 | 11.6 | -13.30 | $15,885.38 |
| | New Democratic | Marcia Luccock | 5,069 | 9.2 | -6.30 | none listed |
| | Green | Catharine Kendall | 3,448 | 6.3 | +1.10 | none listed |
| | People's | Ron Vaillant | 1,748 | 3.2 | - | $5,312.80 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,129 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 283 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,412 | 69.8 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,397 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +15.30 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bob Zimmer | 27,237 | 52.52 | -9.33 | $94,031.80 |
| | Liberal | Matt Shaw | 12,913 | 24.90 | +19.74 | $4,485.98 |
| | New Democratic | Kathi Dickie | 8,014 | 15.45 | -10.40 | $3,712.11 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Biggar | 2,672 | 5.15 | -0.91 | $2,593.07 |
| | Libertarian | W. Todd Keller | 559 | 1.08 | – | – |
| | Progressive Canadian | Barry Blackman | 464 | 0.89 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,859 | 100.00 | – | $260,780.28 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 197 | 0.38 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,056 | 68.21 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,312 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -14.53 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,348 | 61.85 |
| New Democratic | 10,177 | 25.85 |
| Green | 2,386 | 6.06 |
| Liberal | 2,033 | 5.16 |
| Others | 421 | 1.07 |

### Prince George—Peace River, 1968–2015

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bob Zimmer | 23,946 | 62.12 | −1.47 | $81,669 |
| | New Democratic | Lois Boone | 9,876 | 25.62 | +8.04 | $38,397 |
| | Green | Hilary Crowley | 2,301 | 5.97 | −4.44 | $11,625 |
| | Liberal | Ben Levine | 2,008 | 5.21 | −3.20 | $9,197 |
| | Pirate | Jeremy Cote | 415 | 1.08 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,546 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.32 | −0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,671 | 54.08 | +5 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,507 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −4.76 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jay Hill | 22,325 | 63.59 | +3.71 | $37,923 |
| | New Democratic | Betty Bekkering | 6,170 | 17.58 | +0.58 | $8,563 |
| | Green | Hilary Crowley | 3,656 | 10.41 | +4.00 | $7,222 |
| | Liberal | Lindsay Gidney | 2,954 | 8.41 | -7.34 | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,105 | 100.0 | | $102,073 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.35 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,230 | 49 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.56 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jay Hill | 22,409 | 59.88 | +1.17 | $62,176 |
| | New Democratic | Malcolm Crockett | 6,363 | 17.00 | -3.69 | $10,141 |
| | Liberal | Nathan Bauder | 5,895 | 15.75 | +1.99 | $3,983 |
| | Green | Hilary Crowley | 2,400 | 6.41 | +0.70 | $4,838 |
| | Independent | Donna Young | 359 | 0.96 | – | $589 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,807 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.30 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,807 | 53 | -0.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.43 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jay Hill | 21,281 | 58.71 | -17.04 | $53,326 |
| | New Democratic | Michael Hunter | 7,501 | 20.69 | +16.03 | $11,997 |
| | Liberal | Arleene Thorpe | 4,988 | 13.76 | -1.77 | $19,341 |
| | Green | Hilary Crowley | 2,073 | 5.71 | +3.54 | $1,252 |
| | Canadian Action | Harley J. Harasym | 301 | 0.83 | -0.81 | $1,028 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Tara Rimstad | 101 | 0.27 | +0.04 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,245 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 162 | 0.44 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,407 | 53.56 | -3.09 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -16.54 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Jay Hill | 23,840 | 69.61 | +2.70 | $47,199 |
| | Liberal | Arleene Thorpe | 5,319 | 15.53 | -1.54 | $22,183 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jan Christiansen | 2,103 | 6.14 | +0.40 | $4,980 |
| | New Democratic | Lenart Nelson | 1,597 | 4.66 | -4.32 | $4,329 |
| | Green | Hilary Crowley | 744 | 2.17 | +0.89 | $1,306 |
| | Canadian Action | Henry A. Dunbar | 562 | 1.64 | – | $2,640 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Colby Nicholson | 80 | 0.23 | – | $8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,245 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.34 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,363 | 56.65 | -0.90 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +2.12 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |||||||
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Jay Hill | 22,270 | 66.91 | +10.60 | $48,148 |
| | Liberal | Barb Shirley | 5,683 | 17.07 | -2.38 | $23,330 |
| | New Democratic | Alex Michalos | 2,989 | 8.98 | -2.19 | $14,819 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Lugosi | 1,911 | 5.74 | -5.44 | $16,754 |
| | Green | Julie Zammuto | 429 | 1.28 | – | $450 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,282 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,387 | 57.55 |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +6.49 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Jay Hill | 20,671 | 56.31 | +41.85 |
| | Liberal | Jacques Monlezun | 7,140 | 19.45 | +7.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ted Sandhu | 4,104 | 11.18 | -28.42 |
| | New Democratic | Alan Timberlake | 4,099 | 11.17 | -22.12 |
| | Natural Law | Robert Walker | 292 | 0.80 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | John Van der Woude | 198 | 0.54 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Dorothy Folk | 114 | 0.31 | – |
| | Independent | Archie Tannock | 89 | 0.24 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,707 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +17.16 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 13,903 | 39.60 | -22.84 |
| | New Democratic | Alan Timberlake | 11,684 | 33.28 | +9.17 |
| | Reform | Jay Hill | 5,077 | 14.46 | – |
| | Liberal | Jacques Monlezun | 4,183 | 11.92 | +1.97 |
| | Independent | Howard Karpes | 169 | 0.48 | – |
| | Confederation of Regions | Lorne W. Backus | 89 | 0.25 | -0.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,105 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -16.00 |
vte1984 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 21,154 | 62.44 | +10.34 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Best | 8,168 | 24.11 | -2.09 |
| | Liberal | Paul Bouey | 3,368 | 9.94 | -9.39 |
| | Rhinoceros | J. Paul Ekering | 385 | 1.14 | – |
| | Social Credit | Richard J. Lawrence | 342 | 1.01 | -1.37 |
| | Confederation of Regions | John F. Light | 335 | 0.99 | – |
| | Libertarian | Sid Schneider | 127 | 0.37 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,879 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.22 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 13,593 | 52.10 | -8.85 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Simpson | 6,835 | 26.20 | +5.70 |
| | Liberal | Jim McIntyre | 5,044 | 19.33 | +0.78 |
| | Social Credit | Richard J. Lawrence | 620 | 2.38 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,092 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.28 |
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vte1979 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 16,288 | 60.95 | +14.11 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Simpson | 5,478 | 20.50 | +5.83 |
| | Liberal | Les Broddy | 4,957 | 18.55 | -15.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,723 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.14 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 18,769 | 46.84 | +7.48 |
| | Liberal | Allan Bate | 13,759 | 34.33 | +2.72 |
| | New Democratic | Stuart Robert Steventon | 5,880 | 14.67 | -7.03 |
| | Social Credit | Wendell Philip Smith | 1,665 | 4.15 | -3.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,073 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.38 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Oberle Sr. | 14,648 | 39.36 | +9.66 |
| | Liberal | Robert Borrie | 11,766 | 31.62 | -3.30 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Close | 8,076 | 21.70 | -0.33 |
| | Social Credit | Al Kruegar | 2,726 | 7.32 | -4.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,216 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.48 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Borrie | 10,926 | 34.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Runkle | 9,293 | 29.70 |
| | New Democratic | Erhart Regier | 6,894 | 22.03 |
| | Social Credit | Bert Leboe | 3,776 | 12.07 |
| | Independent | John H. Powers | 402 | 1.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,291 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from Cariboo and Kamloops, which elected a Social Credit and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election. Bert Leboe was the incumbent from Cariboo. |||||||