Skeena—Bulkley Valley
{{short description|Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{about|the federal electoral district|the region|Bulkley Valley|the river|Skeena River}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province = British Columbia
| image = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Canadian federal electoral districts/2025/Skeena—Bulkley Valley.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|zoom=4|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=x100px}}
| caption = Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election
| coordinates = {{coord |57.481|N|130.4945|W|display=inline,title}}
| fed-status = active
| fed-district-number = 59028
| fed-created = 2003
| fed-abolished =
| fed-election-first = 2004
| fed-election-last = 2021
| fed-rep = Taylor Bachrach
| fed-rep-link =
| fed-rep-party = NDP
| fed-rep-party-link = New Democratic Party of Canada
| demo-pop-ref = Statistics Canada: 2012
| demo-electors-ref =
| demo-census-date = 2011
| demo-pop = 90586
| demo-electors = 62234
| demo-electors-date = 2015
| demo-area = 327275
| demo-cd = Kitimat-Stikine, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Stikine, Bulkley-Nechako, Central Coast
| demo-csd = Bulkley-Nechako Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, & G, Burns Lake, Central Coast Electoral Areas A (Northern section), B, D & E, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Terrace, Telkwa
}}
Skeena—Bulkley Valley is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Geography
This is a mostly wilderness area comprising almost the entire northwestern quarter of British Columbia, including the islands of Haida Gwaii and the large region inland from the Alaska Panhandle.
This district includes the cities of Terrace and Prince Rupert, the town of Smithers, as well as the districts of Kitimat, Hazelton, New Hazelton, Stewart, Port Edward, Houston and the villages of Masset, Burns Lake, Granisle, Telkwa and Port Clements.
Demographics
class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Skeena—Bulkley Valley (2011−2021) ! rowspan="2" |Panethnic |
Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
---|
European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 53,035 | {{Percentage | 53035 | 88570 | 2 }} | 53,500 | {{Percentage | 53500 | 87920 | 2 }} | 56,875 | {{Percentage | 56875 | 89750 | 2 }} |
Indigenous
| 29,905 | {{Percentage | 29905 | 88570 | 2 }} | 30,020 | {{Percentage | 30020 | 87920 | 2 }} | 29,220 | {{Percentage | 29220 | 89750 | 2 }} |
South Asian
| 1,935 | {{Percentage | 1935 | 88570 | 2 }} | 1,175 | {{Percentage | 1175 | 87920 | 2 }} | 1,225 | {{Percentage | 1225 | 89750 | 2 }} |
Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 1,660 | {{Percentage | 1660 | 88570 | 2 }} | 1,330 | {{Percentage | 1330 | 87920 | 2 }} | 1,170 | {{Percentage | 1170 | 89750 | 2 }} |
East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 895 | {{Percentage | 895 | 88570 | 2 }} | 940 | {{Percentage | 940 | 87920 | 2 }} | 760 | {{Percentage | 760 | 89750 | 2 }} |
African
| 500 | {{Percentage | 500 | 88570 | 2 }} | 460 | {{Percentage | 460 | 87920 | 2 }} | 235 | {{Percentage | 235 | 89750 | 2 }} |
Latin American
| 225 | {{Percentage | 225 | 88570 | 2 }} | 225 | {{Percentage | 225 | 87920 | 2 }} | 115 | {{Percentage | 115 | 89750 | 2 }} |
Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 195 | {{Percentage | 195 | 88570 | 2 }} | 65 | {{Percentage | 65 | 87920 | 2 }} | 50 | {{Percentage | 50 | 89750 | 2 }} |
Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 215 | {{Percentage | 215 | 88570 | 2 }} | 210 | {{Percentage | 210 | 87920 | 2 }} | 105 | {{Percentage | 105 | 89750 | 2 }} |
Total responses
! 88,570 ! {{Percentage | 88570 | 89689 | 2 }} ! 87,920 ! {{Percentage | 87920 | 88920 | 2 }} ! 89,750 ! {{Percentage | 89750 | 90586 | 2 }} |
Total population
! 89,689 ! {{Percentage | 89689 | 89689 | 2 }} ! 88,920 ! {{Percentage | 88920 | 88920 | 2 }} ! 90,586 ! {{Percentage | 90586 | 90586 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="15" | {{small|Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. |
History
This electoral district was created in 2003 from Skeena, some of Prince George—Bulkley Valley and a small part of Cariboo—Chilcotin riding.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Skeena—Bulkley Valley should be adjusted slightly, and a modified electoral district of the same name has been contested in elections thereafter.{{Citation|url=http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=bc&dir=now/reports&document=index&lang=e|title=Final Report – British Columbia}} The redefined Skeena—Bulkley Valley gained a small portion of territory in the upper Bella Coola Valley from the district of Cariboo—Prince George but was otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came come into effect upon the call of the 2015 election.{{Citation|url=http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=info&document=index&dir=overview&lang=e|title=Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts}}
=Member of Parliament=
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Riding created from Skeena, Prince George—Bulkley Valley
and Cariboo—Chilcotin}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2004
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 38
| CanParty = NDP
| RepName = Nathan Cullen
| RepTerms# = 5
| PartyTerms# = 7
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 39
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2015
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2015
| ToYr = 2019
| Assembly# = 42
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2019
| ToYr = 2021
| Assembly# = 43
| RepName = Taylor Bachrach
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2021
| ToYr =
| Assembly# = 44
}}
{{CanMP end}}
=Current member of Parliament=
Its member of Parliament is Taylor Bachrach, who was formerly the mayor of Smithers, British Columbia.
Election results
{{Image frame
| content = {{Graph:Chart
| width=500
| height=300
| type=line
| xAxisTitle=Year
| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=2003
| xAxisMax=2021
| yAxisMin=0
| yAxisMax=0.6
| yAxisFormat=%
| legend=Legend
| y1Title=Liberal
| y2Title=Conservative
| y3Title=New Democratic
| y4Title=Green
| y5Title=Christian Heritage
| y6Title=People's
| linewidth=2
| x=2004,2006,2008,2011,2011,2015,2019,2021
| y1=0.2159,0.1266,0.0554,0.0361,0.0360,0.1872,0.116,0.0766
| y2=0.3370,0.3300,0.3636,0.3450,0.3456,0.2479,0.332,0.3614
| y3=0.3714,0.4833,0.4984,0.5533,0.5522,0.5108,0.409,0.4258
| y4=0.0332,0.0278,0.0466,0.0314,0.0319,0.0364,0.079,0.0376
| y5=0.0382,0.0322,0.0325,0.0296,,0.0177,0.033,0.0213
| y6=,,,,,,0.023,0.0772
| colors=#DC241f,#1c1cff,#FAA61A,#6AB023,#b800de,#4E5180
| showSymbols=true }}
| caption=Graph of election results in Skeena—Bulkley Valley (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| align=center
}}
{{2025 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
class="wikitable" | ||
colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results[http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2157 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections] | ||
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | | align="right"| 19,550 | align="right"| 55.22 |
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | | align="right"| 12,236 | align="right"| 34.56 |
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align="right"| 1,278 | align="right"| 3.60 |
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independents|background}} |
| Others | align="right"| 1,208 | align="right"| 3.41 |
{{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} |
| Green | align="right"| 1,131 | align="right"| 3.19 |
{{2011 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
{{2008 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
{{2006 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
{{2004 Canadian federal election/Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}
See also
References
- {{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|accessdate=2011-03-06|59025}}
- [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1287 Library of Parliament Riding Profile]
- [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
=Notes=
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External links
- Website of the [https://www.parl.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
{{Ridings in the BC Interior}}
{{Ridings in British Columbia}}
{{Authority control}}
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