Cariboo—Prince George

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Cariboo—Prince George British Columbia electoral district

Cariboo—Prince George in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
MP| |

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Todd Doherty
Conservative
District created| 2003
First contested| 2004
Last contested| 2021
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]| 108,252
Electors (2019)| 84,116
Area (km²)[1]| 83,193
Pop. density (per km²)| 1.3
Census division(s)| Fraser-Fort George, Bulkley-Nechako, Cariboo
Census subdivision(s)| Agats Meadow 8, Alexandria, Alexis Creek 6, Alexis Creek 14, Alexis Creek 16, Alexis Creek 17, Alexis Creek 21, Alexis Creek 24, Alexis Creek 25, Alexis Creek 34, Alkali Lake 1, Alkali Lake 4A, Anahim's Flat 1, Anahim's Meadow, Baezaeko River 27, Baptiste Meadow 2, Betty Creek 18, Bulkley-Nechako F, Cahoose 10, Cahoose 12, Canoe Creek 3, Cariboo A, Cariboo B, Cariboo C, Cariboo D, Cariboo E, Cariboo F, Cariboo I, Cariboo J, Cariboo K, Charley Boy's Meadow 3, Chilco Lake 1, Chilco Lake 1A, Coglistiko River 29, Deep Creek 2, Dog Creek 1, Dog Creek 2, Euchinico Creek 17, Fishtrap 19, Fraser-Fort George C, Fraser-Fort George E, Garden, Johny Sticks 2, Kluskus 1, Lezbye 6, Little Springs, Lohbiee 3, Louis Squinas Ranch 14, Michel Gardens 36, Nazco 20, Prince George, Puntzi Lake 2, Quesnel, Quesnel 1, Redstone Flat 1, Salmon River Meadow 7, Sandy Harry 4, Seymour Meadows 19, Soda Creek 1, Squinas 2, Stone 1, Stoney Creek 1, Sundayman's Meadow 3, Swan Lake 3, Tanakut 4, Tatelkus Lake 28, Thomas Squinas Ranch 2A, Toby's Meadow 4, Toosey 1, Towdystan Lake 3, Trout Lake Alec 16, Tzetzi Lake 11, Ulkatcho 13, Ulkatcho 14A, Vanderhoof, Wells, Williams Lake, Williams Lake 1

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

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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

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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.[2] 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.[3]

## Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Cariboo—Prince George (2011−2021)  Panethnic
group  | 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
European[a] | 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[b] | 2,015  | 1.84%  | 1,445  | 1.35%  | 1,125  | 1.05%
East Asian[c] | 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[d] | 295  | 0.27%  | 160  | 0.15%  | 145  | 0.14%
Other[e] | 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

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Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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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

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Graph of election results in Cariboo—Prince George (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

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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[7][8]
2021 federal election redistributed results[9]

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

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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[10][11]

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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[12][13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## Notes

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1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

## References

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* "Cariboo—Prince George (Code 59004) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
* Library of Parliament Riding Profile
* Expenditures – 2004

### Notes

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1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
2. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 October 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
8. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
9. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
11. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
12. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cariboo—Prince George, 30 September 2015
13. ^ Official Voting Results - Cariboo—Prince George
14. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

## External links

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* Website of the Parliament of Canada

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Federal ridings in the British Columbia Interior

Conservative|

* Cariboo—Prince George
* Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
* Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
* Kelowna—Lake Country
* Kootenay—Columbia
* North Okanagan—Shuswap
* Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies

New Democratic|

* Skeena—Bulkley Valley
* South Okanagan—West Kootenay

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List of federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior|

* Cariboo—Prince George
* Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
* Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
* Kelowna—Lake Country
* Kootenay—Columbia
* North Okanagan—Shuswap
* Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
* Skeena—Bulkley Valley
* South Okanagan—West Kootenay

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