# Prince George—Bulkley Valley

Prince George—Bulkley Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.

## Geography

This was a large, rural riding in northern BC.

## History

This electoral district was created in 1976 from parts of Prince George—Peace River, Skeena and Kamloops—Cariboo ridings.
This district was abolished in 2003. Parts of it went to Cariboo—Prince George, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, Prince George—Peace River and Kamloops–Thompson ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Prince George—Peace River, Skeena and Kamloops—Cariboo |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Lorne McCuish | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Lorne McCuish | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Lorne McCuish | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Brian L. Gardiner | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Dick Harris | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Dick Harris | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Dick Harris | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Dick Harris | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Dick Harris | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Cariboo—Prince George, Skeena—Bulkley Valley, Prince George—Peace River and Kamloops—Thompson |||||

## Election results

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Dick Harris | 20,596 | 58.83 | +4.55 | $15,125 |
| | Liberal | Jeannette Townsend | 8,202 | 23.43 | +1.51 | $23,510 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Oliver William Ray | 2,448 | 6.99 | -1.11 | $3,639 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Walsh | 2,029 | 5.79 | -6.41 | $3,616 |
| | Green | John Grogan | 793 | 2.26 | +0.69 | $1,209 |
| | Canadian Action | Suzanne Woodrow | 701 | 2.00 | – | $5,911 |
| | Independent | John van der Woude | 152 | 0.43 | -0.50 | $3,169 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 84 | 0.23 | – | $17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,005 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,144 | 59.28 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +1.52 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Dick Harris | 17,505 | 54.28 | +14.08 | $41,733 |
| | Liberal | Eric Moore | 7,070 | 21.92 | -0.38 | $36,251 |
| | New Democratic | Molly Eichar | 3,935 | 12.20 | -11.10 | $11,185 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Strachan | 2,615 | 8.10 | -4.07 | $24,359 |
| | Green | John Grogan | 505 | 1.57 | +0.98 | $459 |
| | Independent | Thea Bove Zznoneoff | 315 | 0.97 | – | $751 |
| | Christian Heritage | John van der Woude | 300 | 0.93 | -0.04 | $5,236 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,247 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 119 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,366 | 58.00 |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +7.23 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Dick Harris | 13,927 | 40.20 | +38.58 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Gardiner | 8,073 | 23.30 | -14.86 |
| | Liberal | David Stephen Wilbur | 7,726 | 22.30 | -2.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Colin J. Kinsley | 4,215 | 12.17 | -19.55 |
| | Christian Heritage | Bert Prins | 336 | 0.97 | -2.21 |
| | Green | Rick Zammuto | 203 | 0.59 | – |
| | Natural Law | Alan Phillips | 164 | 0.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,644 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from New Democratic | Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +26.72 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Brian Gardiner | 14,248 | 38.16 | +3.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Valerie Kordyban | 11,844 | 31.72 | -17.57 |
| | Liberal | Bob Harkins | 9,281 | 24.86 | +11.50 |
| | Christian Heritage | Bert Prins | 1,186 | 3.18 | – |
| | Reform | Svend Serup | 605 | 1.62 | – |
| | Independent | Michael J. Karpes | 171 | 0.46 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,335 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +10.56 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne McCuish | 18,897 | 49.29 | +9.81 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Gardiner | 13,274 | 34.62 | +2.68 |
| | Liberal | Noel Patrick O'Beirne | 5,121 | 13.36 | -15.21 |
| | Libertarian | Ron Good | 478 | 1.25 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Ben "The Newt" Van Drimmelen | 401 | 1.05 | – |
| | Independent | James L. Swanson | 168 | 0.44 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,339 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.56 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne McCuish | 12,640 | 39.48 | -3.13 |
| | New Democratic | Archie Patrick | 10,226 | 31.94 | +4.64 |
| | Liberal | Monica Marguerite Becott | 9,147 | 28.57 | +3.38 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,013 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.88 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne McCuish | 13,300 | 42.61 |
| | New Democratic | Archie Patrick | 8,521 | 27.30 |
| | Liberal | Spike Enemark | 7,862 | 25.19 |
| | Independent | William W. Kordyban | 1,531 | 4.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,214 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Prince George—Peace River, Skeena and Kamloops—Cariboo, which elected two Liberals and one Progressive Conservative (Prince George—Peace River) in the previous election. |||||||