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Skeena (federal electoral district)

{{Short description|Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{For|the current provincial electoral district|Skeena (provincial electoral district)}}

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Skeena was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 2004.

Geography

This was a rural, mostly wilderness, riding in northwestern BC It consisted of the northwest corner of the province of British Columbia, including the towns of Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace, and Haida Gwaii.

History

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin. It was first used in the 1917 federal election. The district was abolished in 2003. It was merged with portions of Prince George—Bulkley Valley and Cariboo—Chilcotin to form Skeena—Bulkley Valley.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

{{CanMP}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding crested from Comox—Atlin}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1917

| ToYr = 1921

| Assembly# = 13

| CanParty = Unionist

| RepName = Cyrus Wesley Peck

| RepTerms# = 1

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1921

| ToYr = 1925

| Assembly# = 14

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Alfred Stork

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1925

| ToYr = 1926

| Assembly# = 15

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1926

| ToYr = 1930

| Assembly# = 16

| CanParty = Conservative (historical)

| RepName = James Charles Brady

| RepTerms# = 1

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1930

| ToYr = 1935

| Assembly# = 17

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Olof Hanson

| RepLink = Olof Hanson (politician)

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 3

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1935

| ToYr = 1940

| Assembly# = 18

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1940

| ToYr = 1945

| Assembly# = 19

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1945

| ToYr = 1949

| Assembly# = 20

| CanParty = CCF

| RepName = Harry Archibald

| RepTerms# = 1

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1949

| ToYr = 1953

| Assembly# = 21

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Edward Applewhaite

| RepTerms# = 2

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1953

| ToYr = 1957

| Assembly# = 22

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1957

| ToYr = 1958

| Assembly# = 23

| CanParty = CCF

| RepName = Frank Howard

| RepLink = Frank Howard (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 8

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1958

| ToYr = 1961

| Assembly# = 24

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1961

| ToYr = 1962

| CanParty = NDP

| PartyTerms# = 6

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1962

| ToYr = 1963

| Assembly# = 25

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1963

| ToYr = 1965

| Assembly# = 26

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1965

| ToYr = 1968

| Assembly# = 27

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1968

| ToYr = 1972

| Assembly# = 28

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1972

| ToYr = 1974

| Assembly# = 29

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1974

| ToYr = 1979

| Assembly# = 30

| CanParty = Liberal

| RepName = Iona Campagnolo

| RepTerms# = 1

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1979

| ToYr = 1980

| Assembly# = 31

| CanParty = NDP

| RepName = James Fulton

| RepLink = James Fulton (Canadian politician)

| RepTerms# = 4

| PartyTerms# = 4

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1980

| ToYr = 1984

| Assembly# = 32

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1984

| ToYr = 1988

| Assembly# = 33

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1988

| ToYr = 1993

| Assembly# = 34

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1993

| ToYr = 1997

| Assembly# = 35

| CanParty = Reform

| RepName = Mike Scott

| RepLink = Mike Scott (politician)

| RepTerms# = 3

| PartyTerms# = 2

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 1997

| ToYr = 2000

| Assembly# = 36

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2000

| ToYr = 2000

| CanParty = Canadian Alliance

| PartyTerms# = 2

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2000

| ToYr = 2003

| Assembly# = 37

| RepName = Andy Burton

| RepLink = Andy Burton (politician)

| RepTerms# = 2

| #ByElections = 1

}}

{{CanMP row

| FromYr = 2003

| ToYr = 2004

| CanParty = Conservative

| PartyTerms# = 1

}}

{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Skeena—Bulkley Valley}}

{{CanMP end}}

Election results

{{CANelec/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Andy Burton|12,787|42.72|+0.37|$31,566}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Rhoda Witherly|8,714|29.11|+8.86|$40,113}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Larry Guno|6,273|20.96|-10.20|$39,490}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Devin Lee Glowinski|965|3.22|-0.27|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Roger Colin Benham|688|2.29|–|$253}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|George Joseph|361|1.20|–|$14,292}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Cliff Brown|140|0.46|–|}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|29,928|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|122|0.41}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|30,050|59.67}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Canadian Alliance|-4.24}}

{{CANelec/note|Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the results of the Reform party.}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Mike Scott|13,402|42.35|+4.27|$56,933}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Isaac Sobol|9,863|31.16|+10.48|$38,320}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Rhoda Witherly|6,408|20.25|-3.38|$37,343}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Kent Glowinski|1,106|3.49|-3.29|$3,219}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Rod Freeman|864|2.73|+0.66|$6,556}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|31,643|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|150|0.47}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|31,793|63.66}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Reform|-3.10}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Mike Scott|11,885|38.08|+37.19}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Rhoda Witherly|7,374|23.63|+9.07}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Joe Barrett|6,454|20.68|-32.02}}

{{CANelec|CA|National|Isaac Sobol|2,410|7.72|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Danny Sheridan|2,117|6.78|-21.50}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Louis Luke Kwantes|645|2.07|-1.51}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Peter Ewart Mehling|176|0.56|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Calvin Danyluk|149|0.48|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|31,210|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Reform|NDP|+14.06}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jim Fulton|16,815|52.70|+6.91}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Ray Halvorson|9,023|28.28|-7.93}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Odd Eidsvik|4,646|14.56|-2.01}}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Tom Brophy|1,142|3.58|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reform|Don Buckland|284|0.89|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|31,910|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|+7.42}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1984|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jim Fulton|14,174|45.79|-3.73}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Pete Weeber|11,209|36.21|+13.12}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Elmer Derrick|5,130|16.57|-10.06}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Douglas Boss Hogg Craig|443|1.43|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|30,956|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-8.42}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1980|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jim Fulton|13,280|49.52|+7.70}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Jack Talstra|7,141|26.63|-12.85}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Allan T. Sheppard|6,191|23.09|+6.21}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Tony Organ|205|0.76|-0.70}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|26,817|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|+10.28}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1979|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Jim Fulton|10,996|41.82|+11.02}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Iona Campagnolo|10,381|39.48|-0.73}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Rod Cousins|4,437|16.88|-12.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Tony Organ|384|1.46|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Franz G. Colet|95|0.36|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|26,293|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|NDP|Liberal|+5.88}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1974|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Iona Campagnolo|12,218|40.21|+18.00}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Frank Howard|9,358|30.80|-16.97}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Everett Stevens|8,806|28.98|-1.04}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|30,382|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|NDP|+17.48}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1972|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Frank Howard|13,100|47.77|-4.42}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Everett Stevens|8,234|30.02|+15.16}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John E. Mitchell|6,091|22.21|-10.74}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|27,425|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-9.79}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1968|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Frank Howard|12,471|52.19|-1.79}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Art Bates|7,874|32.95|+2.69}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Vern Ciccone|3,552|14.86|+10.24}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|23,897|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-2.24}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1965|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Frank Howard|11,477|53.98|+0.87}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Art Bates|6,433|30.26|+6.23}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Dave Rea|2,368|11.14|-0.49}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Philip Pickering|982|4.62|-6.60}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|21,260|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-2.68}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1963|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Frank Howard|10,743|53.11|-6.66}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John F. Magor|4,860|24.03|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|L.G. Madley|2,353|11.63|-4.92}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Ronald John Jephson|2,270|11.22|-12.47}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|20,226|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|-15.34}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1962|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Frank Howard|10,946|59.77|+19.97}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Bill Vance|4,338|23.69|-6.42}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Lewis G. Madley|3,031|16.55|+11.30}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|18,315|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|+13.20}}

{{CANelec/note|Change for the New Democrats is based on the results of the Co-operative Commonwealth.}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1958|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Frank Howard|6,647|39.80|+0.75}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Allan D. Vance|5,028|30.11|+4.80}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Edward T. Kenney|4,148|24.84|-10.80}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|Rudolph Rapske|876|5.25|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|16,699|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|CCF|-2.02}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1957|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Frank Howard|5,517|39.05|+8.62}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Edward Applewhaite|5,035|35.64|-7.93}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|Duncan Kerr|3,575|25.31|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|14,127|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|CCF|Liberal|+8.28}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1953|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Edward Applewhaite|5,332|43.57|-14.73}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Harry Archibald|3,724|30.43|-11.27}}

{{CANelec|CA|Social Credit|James Thomas McKelvie|2,880|23.54|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|Ann Minard|301|2.46|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|12,237|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-1.74}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1949|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Edward Applewhaite|5,847|58.30|+28.21}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Harry Grenfell Archibald|4,183|41.70|+4.87}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|10,030|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|CCF|+11.67}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1945|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Harry Archibald|4,079|36.83|+6.70}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Edward Applewhaite|3,333|30.09|-22.65}}

{{CANelec|CA|PC|James Teetzel Harvey|2,184|19.72|+4.13}}

{{CANelec|CA|Labor-Progressive|Bruce Edmon Mickleburgh|1,479|13.35|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|11,075|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|CCF|Liberal|+14.68}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1940|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Olof Hanson|4,980|52.74|+5.55}}

{{CANelec|CA|CCF|George W. Weaver|2,845|30.13|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|National Government|George F. Cameron|1,472|15.59|-16.02}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent Liberal|Frank Morris|145|1.54|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,442|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-12.29}}

{{CANelec/note|Change for the National Government is based on the results of the Conservative party.}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1935|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Olof Hanson|3,898|47.19|-8.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Joseph Edgar Panter|2,611|31.61|-13.10}}

{{CANelec|CA|Reconstruction|Cyril Hodgins Orme|1,751|21.20|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|8,260|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|+2.50}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1930|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Olof Hanson|5,351|55.29|+7.29}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|James Charles Brady|4,327|44.71|-7.29}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|9,678|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|Conservative (historical)|+7.29}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1926|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|James Charles Brady|4,170|52.00|+11.93}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Alfred Stork|3,849|48.00|-1.51}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|8,019|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Conservative (historical)|Liberal|+6.72}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1925|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Alfred Stork|3,633|49.51|-0.78}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|George Gordon Bushby|2,940|40.07|-9.64}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive|George Watson Nickerson|765|10.43|–}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,338|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|+4.43}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1921|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Alfred Stork|3,261|50.29|+7.36}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Cyrus Wesley Peck|3,223|49.71|-7.36}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,484|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|Conservative (historical)|+7.36}}

{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|CA|1917|percent=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Unionist|Cyrus Wesley Peck|2,806|57.07}}

{{CANelec|CA|Laurier Liberals|Alfred Stork|2,111|42.93}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|4,917|100.0  }}

{{CANelec/note|This riding was created from parts of Comox—Atlin, which elected a Conservative in the previous election.}}

{{end}}

See also

External links

  • [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=689 Library of Parliament Riding Profile]
  • [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
  • [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=59022 Expenditures - 2000]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060929195238/http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures – 1997]
  • Website of the [https://www.parl.ca/ Parliament of Canada]

References

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