# Peace River (British Columbia electoral district)

Peace River was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its first appearance in the general election of 1933, and its last was in 1953.

## Demographics

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## Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.
18th British Columbia election, 1933 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | United Front (Workers and Farmers) | Emily Loretta Crawford | 59 | 2.30% | – | unknown |
| | Non-Partisan Independent Group | Clive Montgomery Francis Planta | 957 | 37.31% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Mervin Cecil Simmons | 800 | 31.19% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Wallace Archibald Watson | 749 | 29.20% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,565 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 19 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
19th British Columbia election, 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Glen Everton Braden | 1,168 | 42.61% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Charles Wilmer Bumstead | 905 | 33.02% | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hargreaves | 434 | 15.83% | unknown |
| | Independent | Clive Montgomery Francis Planta | 234 | 8.54% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,741 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
vte1941 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Glen Everton Braden | 1,436 | 51.16 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie | 983 | 35.02 |
| | Independent Farmer | Thomas Jamieson | 388 | 13.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,807 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 22 |
21st British Columbia election, 1945 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Coalition | Howard Guthrie Atkinson | 1,117 | 31.78% | – | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie | 1,682 | 47.85% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit Alliance | Margaret Teresa Lally Murray$^2$ | 716 | 13.82% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,515 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 27 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
| $^2$ Publisher/editor of the Alaska Highway News and wife of George Matheson Murray, formerly MLA for Lillooet (1933–1941) and later MP for Cariboo. |||||||
vte1949 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Coalition | Glen Everton Braden | 2,342 | 49.69 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Joseph Hardcastle Corsbie | 1,901 | 40.34 |
| | People's Co-operative Commonwealth | Philip Franklin Tompkins | 470 | 9.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,713 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 52 |
23rd British
Columbia election, 1952 $^3$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen Everton Braden | 1,425 | 26.14% | - | -.- % | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Arthur Roald Dahlen | 1,571 | 28.82% | 1,865 | 38.80% | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Walter Clarence Henderson | 278 | 5.10% | - | -.- % | unknown |
| | Social Credit League | Charles William Parker | 2,178 | 39.95% | 2,942 | 61.20% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,452 | 100.00% | 4,807 | | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 151 | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | % | | | | |
| $^3$ Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three (3) shown only. |||||||
24th British Columbia election, 1953 $^4$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Arthur Roald Dahlen | 1,921 | 33.24% | 2,216 | 42.31% | unknown |
| | Social Credit League | Charles William Parker | 2,481 | 42.92% | 3,022 | 57.69% |
| | Liberal | Stanley Weston | 1,378 | 23.84% | - | -.- % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,780 | 100.00% | 5,238 | | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 316 | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | % | | | | |
| $^4$ Preferential ballot. First and final counts of twp (2) shown only. |||||||
After the 1953 election the Peace River riding was partitioned into North Peace River and South Peace River.
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