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Bulkey Valley-Stikine
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Sharon Hartwell
Conservative
District created1991
First contested1991
Last contested2024
Demographics
Census division(s)Kitimat-Stikine, Stikine
Census subdivision(s)Atlin, Dease Lake, Hazelton, New Hazelton, Smithers, Stewart, Stikine, Telkwa

Bulkley Valley-Stikine is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.

The riding was known as Bulkley Valley-Stikine from its first creation in 1991 until the 2009 election. Following the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, which came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, the riding was renamed Stikine. Following the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that took effect for the 2024 election, it returned to its original name but did not undergo any boundary changes.[1]

Geography

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As of the 2024 provincial election, Bulkley Valley-Stikine comprises the entire Stikine Region, the northern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and a small area of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako containing the communities of Smithers and Telkwa. Located in northwestern British Columbia the electoral district is bordered by the Yukon to the north and Alaska, United States to the west. Other communities in the electoral district consist of New Hazelton, Stewart and Atlin.[2]

History

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This electoral district has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Assembly Years Member Party
Bulkley Valley-Stikine
Riding created from Atlin, Skeena and Omineca
35th 1991–1996     Jackie Pement New Democratic
36th 1996–2001 Bill Goodacre
37th 2001–2005     Dennis MacKay Liberal
38th 2005–2009
Stikine
39th 2009–2013     Doug Donaldson New Democratic
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2024 Nathan Cullen
Bulkley Valley-Stikine
43rd 2024–present     Sharon Hartwell Conservative

Election results

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Bulkley Valey-Stikine

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2024 British Columbia general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Sharon Hartwell 4,875 52.41
New Democratic Nathan Cullen 3,602 38.73 -13.0
Green Gamlakyeltxw Wilhelm Marsden 588 6.32
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor 236 2.54 -9.0
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +32.7

Stikine

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2020 British Columbia general election: Stikine
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Nathan Cullen 3,745 51.77 −0.33 $32,249.48
Liberal Gordon Sebastian 1,904 26.32 -12.43 $25,199.00
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor 831 11.49 +2.34 $11,622.14
Rural Darcy Repen 754 10.42 – $1,115.05
Total valid votes 7,234 99.26 –
Total rejected ballots 54 0.74 +0.06
Turnout 7,288 50.13 −15.48
Registered voters 14,537
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2017 British Columbia general election: Stikine
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 4,748 52.10 +4.99 $34,474
Liberal Wanda Good 3,531 38.75 +2.13 $50,964
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor 834 9.15 +3.22 $9,112
Total valid votes 9,113 100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 62 0.68 +0.27
Turnout 9,175 65.61 +2.79
Registered voters 13,985
New Democratic hold Swing +1.43
Source: Elections BC[5]
2013 British Columbia general election: Stikine
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 4074 47.10 -3.3 $49,856
Liberal Sharon Hartwell 3167 36.61 -8.49 $45,162
Conservative Jonathan Dieleman 533 6.16 – $6,706
Christian Heritage Rod Taylor 514 5.94 – $14,482
Green Roger Benham 303 3.50 -0.9 $480
Independent Jesse OLeary 59 0.68 – $380
Total valid votes 8662 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 35 0.40 -0.7
Turnout 8697 62.82 -2.48
Registered voters 13,845
Source: Elections BC[6][7]
2009 British Columbia general election: Stikine
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 4,274 50.4 $43,322
Liberal Scott Groves 3,829 45.1 $81,572
Green Roger Benham 375 4.4 $692
Total valid votes 8,478 100
Total rejected ballots 94 1.1
Turnout 8,572 65.3
Registered voters 13,131

Bulkley Valley-Stikine

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2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Dennis MacKay 6,279 48.30 $96,735
New Democratic Doug Donaldson 5,177 39.82 $50,561
Green Leanna Mitchell 769 5.91 $3,466
Democratic Reform Nipper Kettle 354 2.72 $2,899
Marijuana Reginald Bruce Gunanoot 205 1.58 $100
British Columbia Party Jack Kortmeyer 175 1.35 $344
People's Front Frank Martin 41 0.32 $540
Total valid votes 13,000 100
Total rejected ballots 60 0.46
Turnout 13,060 68.78
Distribution of popular vote map by voting area
2001 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Dennis MacKay 7,414 55.93 +27.06 $44,836
New Democratic Bill Goodacre 2,823 21.29 −15.73 $30,795
Unity Rod Taylor 1,190 8.98 – $11,169
Green Rolf Hussinger 856 6.46 +5.29 $3,693
Marijuana Trevor McKilligan 507 3.82 – $582
All Nations Theresa Tait 405 3.05 – $5,540
Citizens Alliance Bill Forsyth 62 0.47 – –
Total valid votes 13,257 100.00
Total rejected ballots 44 0.33
Turnout 13,301 73.28
Distribution of popular vote map by voting area
1996 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Bill Goodacre 4,779 37.02 +3.05 $19,497
Liberal Pat Beach 3,726 28.87 −2.69 $28,587
Reform Bill Zemenchik 3,473 26.91 – $26,855
Progressive Democrat Sharon L. Hartwell 624 4.83 – $2,926
Social Credit Peter Barendregt 155 1.20 – $2,481
Green Stuart Hertzog 151 1.17 – $997
Total valid votes 12,908 100.00
Total rejected ballots 52 0.40
Turnout 12,960 71.05
1991 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
New Democratic Jackie Pement 3,744 33.97 $26,935
Liberal Alice Maitland 3,479 31.56 $787
Independent Jack Kempf 2,842 25.79 $13,905
Independent Herbert George 957 8.68 $16,448
Total valid votes 11,022 100.00
Total rejected ballots 260 2.30
Turnout 11,282 70.24



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References

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  1. ^ "BC Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Stikine Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "FRPC - Provincial Financial Report Listing". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved November 5, 2020.


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