Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC — 2015 Federal Election Results Map
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies — 2015 Election Results
📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies was contested in the 2015 election.
🏆 Bob Zimmer, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 27,237 votes (52.5% of the vote).
🥈 The runner-up was Matt Shaw (Liberal) with 12,913 votes (24.9%), defeated by a margin of 14,324 votes.
📊 Other notable candidates: Kathi Dickie (NDP-New Democratic Party, 15%) and Elizabeth Biggar (Green Party, 5%).
Riding information
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One of the largest federal ridings in Canada, Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies spans the northeastern quadrant of British Columbia from the Alberta border to the Yukon and Northwest Territories boundaries. The riding takes in the northern half of Prince George — the province's largest northern city at approximately 74,000 people — as well as the Peace River region communities of Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, and Hudson's Hope.
Candidates
Bob Zimmer (Conservative) — The incumbent MP, Zimmer was first elected in 2011 representing the former Prince George—Peace River riding. Born in Dawson Creek and raised in Fort St. John, he earned a Red Seal journeyman carpentry certification through Northern Lights College and later obtained a degree in human kinetics from Trinity Western University and a teaching degree from UBC. He taught school in Fort St. John for seven years before entering politics.
Matt Shaw (Liberal) — Shaw was the Liberal standard-bearer in this traditionally Conservative riding, opening a campaign office in Prince George during the 2015 campaign.
Kathi Dickie (NDP) — Dickie ran as the NDP candidate in the riding.
Elizabeth Biggar (Green Party), W. Todd Keller (Libertarian), and Barry Blackman (PC Party) also contested the seat.
About the Riding
The riding was reconfigured through the 2012 redistribution, adding "Northern Rockies" to reflect the inclusion of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality around Fort Nelson. The economy is dominated by natural resource extraction: the Peace River region is the centre of British Columbia's oil and gas industry, with Fort St. John serving as the exploration hub. Dawson Creek marks Mile Zero of the Alaska Highway. Tumbler Ridge hosts major coal mining operations, while Prince George is a hub for forestry, with several pulp mills and sawmills. The Site C dam on the Peace River, proposed by BC Hydro, was a significant local issue, as were pipeline development, resource royalties, and the state of rural and northern healthcare services.
