South Peace River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was first contested in the general election of 1956 and last contested in the general election of 1986. It and neighbouring North Peace River were formed by the partition of the old Peace River riding. Redistribution in advance of the 1991 election saw South Peace River adjusted and renamed Peace River South.

Notable MLAs

Political geography

History

Assembly Years Member Party
Peace River prior to 1956
25th 1956–1960 Stanley Carnell Social Credit
26th 1960–1963
28th 1963–1966
28th 1966–1969 Donald M. Phillips
29th 1969–1972 Donald Albert Marshall
1972 Progressive Conservative
30th 1972–1975 Donald M. Phillips Social Credit
31st 1975–1979
32nd 1979–1983
33rd 1983–1986
34th 1986–1991 Jack Weisgerber

Election results

25th British Columbia election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditStanley Carnell1,78750.80%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Arthur Roald Dahlen 1,275 36.24% unknown
  Liberal Harold John Burton 456 12.96% unknown
Total valid votes 3,518 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 49
Turnout %
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditStanley Carnell3,13359.39%unknown
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John Close 1,339 25.38% unknown
  Progressive Conservative Peter Runkle 500 9.48% unknown
  Liberal Joseph H. Lowes 303 5.74% unknown
Total valid votes 5,275 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 64
Turnout %
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditStanley Carnell3,36568.81%unknown
New DemocraticJohn Close82516.87%unknown
  Liberal William Arthur McClellan 700 14.31% unknown
Total valid votes 4,890 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 54
Turnout %
28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditDonald McGray Phillips2,58559.78%unknown
  Liberal Vera Daphne Peel Phillips 888 20.54% unknown
New DemocraticRaymond Clarence Cowan85119.68%unknown
Total valid votes 4,324 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 77
Turnout %
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditDonald Albert Marshall4,26770.33%unknown
New DemocraticRaymond Elden Adams1,21019.94%unknown
  Liberal Phillip Sydney Sykes 590 9.72% unknown
Total valid votes 6,067 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 50
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditDonald McGray Phillips2,97242.26%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Donald Albert Marshall 2,951 41.97% unknown
New DemocraticJohn R. Watkins95313.55%unknown
  Liberal Francis James McIntyre 156 2.22% unknown
Total valid votes 7,032 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 107
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditDonald McGray Phillips4,54062.84%unknown
New DemocraticCorliss Patricia Miller2,23330.91%unknown
  Liberal James Bailey Henderson 452 6.25% unknown
Total valid votes 7,225 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 58
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditDonald McGray Phillips5,26965.42%unknown
New DemocraticCorliss Patricia Miller2,78534.58%unknown
Total valid votes 8,054 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 123
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditDonald McGray Phillips6,54064.34%unknown
New DemocraticGlen Patrick Michiel3,36833.13%unknown
  Liberal William George Litwin 257 2.53% unknown
Total valid votes 10,165 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 156
Turnout %
34th British Columbia election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditJohn Sylverster (Jack) Weisgerber5,40851.67%unknown
New DemocraticHugh Cooper3,38232.31%unknown
  Progressive Conservative John Peter Diemert 1,676 16.02% unknown
Total valid votes 10,466 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 163
Turnout %

Sources

Elections BC website - historical election data

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