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Skeena (provincial electoral district)

Skeena
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Claire Rattée
Conservative
District created1924
First contested1924
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2001)32,021
Area (km²)23,569
Pop. density (per km²)1.4
Census division(s)Kitimat-Stikine
Census subdivision(s)Kitimat, Terrace

Skeena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924. It should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Skeena, which encompassed a larger area.

Demographics

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Population 32,021
Population change, 1996–2001 −6.4%
Area (km2) 23,569
Population density (people per km2) 1.4

Geography

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As of the 2020 provincial election, Skeena comprises the southern portion of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, with the exception of the southern tip of the region which is part of the North Coast electoral district. It is located in western British Columbia, with the northwest bordering Alaska, United States. Communities in the electoral district consist of Terrace and Kitimat.[1]

History

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

Skeena
Assembly Years Member Party
16th 1924–1928     Horace Cooper Wrinch Liberal
17th 1928–1933
18th 1933–1937 Edward Tourtellotte Kenney
19th 1937–1941
20th 1941–1945
21st 1945–1949     Coalition
22nd 1949–1952
23rd 1952–1953     Liberal
24th 1953–1956     Frank Howard Co-operative Commonwealth
25th 1956–1960     Hugh Addison Shirreff Social Credit
26th 1960–1963 Dudley George Little
27th 1963–1966
28th 1966–1969
29th 1969–1972
30th 1972–1975     Hartley Douglas Dent New Democratic
31st 1975–1979     Cyril Morley Shelford Social Credit
32nd 1979–1983     Frank Howard New Democratic
33rd 1983–1986
34th 1986–1991     David Parker Social Credit
35th 1991–1996     Helmut Giesbrecht New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005     Roger Harris Liberal
38th 2005–2009     Robin Austin New Democratic
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020     Ellis Ross Liberal
42nd 2020–2023
2023–2024     United
43rd 2024–present     Claire Rattée Conservative

Member of the Legislative Assembly

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Its MLA is Ellis Ross, the former Chief Councillor for the Haisla Nation. He was first elected in 2017. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. He briefly served as Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing in the Government of Christy Clark.

Election results

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Graph of provincial election results in Skeena (Since 1960, minor parties are grouped into "Others")
2024 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Claire Rattée 6,243 51.2 +51.2
New Democratic Sarah Zimmerman 5,419 44.4% -
Green Teri Young 406 3.3% +3.3
Christian Heritage Irwin Jeffrey 125 1% +1%
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ellis Ross 5,810 52.06 −0.17 $47,839.99
New Democratic Nicole Halbauer 4,961 44.45 +1.16 $42,856.47
Independent Martin Holzbauer 389 3.49 – $0.00
Total valid votes 11,160 99.47 –
Total rejected ballots 59 0.53 −0.05
Turnout 11,219 51.89 −10.87
Registered voters 21,621
Liberal hold Swing –0.67
Source: Elections BC[2][3]
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 4,863 66.83
Proportional representation 2,414 33.17
Total valid votes 7,277 100.00
Rejected ballots 57 0.78
Source: Elections BC[4]


2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ellis Ross 6,772 52.23 +9.02 $60,169
New Democratic Bruce Alan Bidgood 5,613 43.29 −4.42 $53,814
Land Air Water Merv Ritchie 580 4.48 –
Total valid votes 12,965 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 75 0.58 +0.03
Turnout 13,040 62.76 +6.91
Registered voters 20,779
Source: Elections BC[5]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Robin Austin 5,609 47.71 -3.06 $41,610
Liberal Carol Joan Leclerc 5,087 43.27 +5.81 $82,805
Conservative Mike Brousseau 797 6.78 -0.95 $24,924
British Columbia Party Trevor Hendry 263 2.24 $250
Total valid votes 11,756 100.00
Total rejected ballots 65 0.55
Turnout 11,821 55.85
Source: Elections BC[6]
B.C. General Election 2009 Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Robin Austin 5,865 50.77 +2.47 $68,501
Liberal Donny Van Dyk 4,328 37.46 -7.76 $84,795
  Conservative Michael Brousseau 893 7.73 $6,594
Green Anita Norman 467 4.04 -0.74 $1,346
Total Valid Votes 11,553 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 64 0.7%
Turnout 11,617 55%
B.C. General Election 2005 Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Robin Austin 6,166 48.12% $56,311
Liberal Roger Harris 5,807 45.32% $122,214
Green Patrick Hayes 616 4.81% – $900
Unity Daniel Stelmacker 224 1.75% $1,312
Total Valid Votes 12,813 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 89 0.7%
Turnout 12,902 63%
B.C. General Election 2001: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Roger Harris 8,653 65.15% $34,842
  NDP Helmut Giesbrecht 2,644 19.91% $16,230
Green Roger Colin Benham 695 5.23% – $1,893
Marijuana Bob Erb 810 6.10% $4,908
All Nations Gerald Victor Amos 479 3.61% – $3,918
Total Valid Votes 13,281 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 68 0.51%
Turnout 13,349 72.13%
B.C. General Election 1996: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Helmut Giesbrecht 5,353 40.34% $29,298
Liberal Rick Wozney 4,718 35.56% $53,331
Reform Andy Burton 2,744 20.68% $21,615
Social Credit Dave Serry 249 1.88% – $3,731
Green Doug Bodnar 205 1.54% – $100
Total Valid Votes 13,269 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 93 0.70%
Turnout 13,362 70.72%
B.C. General Election 1991: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Helmut Giesbrecht 5,597 46.67% $31,137
Social Credit Dave Parker 4,766 39.74% – $65,535
Liberal Juanita Hatton 1,629 13.59% $983
Total Valid Votes 11,992 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 201 1.65%
Turnout 12,193 72.46%
B.C. General Election 1986: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit David Fletcher Hewlett Parker 8,259 48.61% –
  NDP Frank Howard 7,101 41.79%
Liberal William Hayes 839 4.94%
  Independent Sebastian Gordon 793 4.66% $983
Total Valid Votes 16,992 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 225 1.65%
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1983: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Frank Howard 9,682 51.12%
Social Credit Joanne B. Monaghan 8,962 47.31% –
  Independent Lionel Wayne Sears 297 1.57%
Total Valid Votes 18,941 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 242 1.65%
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1979: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Frank Howard 7,561 50.29%
Social Credit Cyril Morley Shelford 7,193 47.85% –
  Independent David L. McCreery 197 1.31%
  Independent Arthur David Serry 83 0.55%
Total Valid Votes 15,034 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 233 1.65%
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1975: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Cyril Morley Shelford 6,863 50.00% –
  NDP Hartley Douglas Dent 6,145 44.77%
  Liberal Ronald N. Gowe 484 3.52%
  Progressive Conservative Victor Charles George Jolliffe 235 1.71%
Total Valid Votes 13,727 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 141 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1972: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Hartley Douglas Dent 5,442 46.90%
Social Credit Cyril Morley Shelford 3,605 31.07% –
  Liberal Ian Charles MacDonald 1,441 12.42%
  Progressive Conservative Richard William Sargent 1,040 8.96%
  Independent Lionel Wayne Sears 76 0.65%
Total Valid Votes 11,604 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 206 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1969: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 5,044 51.20% –
  NDP James Harold Robertson 4,059 41.20%
  Liberal Kurt Theodor Kolterhoff 748 7.59%
Total Valid Votes 9,851 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 180 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1966: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 3,046 55.39% –
  NDP Ronald Douglas 1,742 31.68%
  Liberal William Ivor Donald 711 12.93%
Total Valid Votes 5,499 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 56 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1963: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 2,963 50.23% –
  NDP Richard Mouat Toynbee 1,975 33.48%
  Liberal William Ivor Donald 961 16.29%
Total Valid Votes 5,899 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 65 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1960: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Dudley George Little 2,379 41.19% –
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Monty Alton 2,137 37.00%
  Liberal William Donald Stickney 848 14.68%
  Conservative Guy Ronald Williams 411 7.12%
Total Valid Votes 5,775 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 109 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1956: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Hugh Addison Shirreff 1,886 37.01% –
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frank Howard 1,823 35.77%
  Liberal Paul Wilbur Hallman 1,387 27.22%
Total Valid Votes 5,096 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 132 %
Turnout %

Total

24th British Columbia election, 1953 2
Party Candidate Votes
1st count 		% Votes
final count 		% ±%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Frank Howard 1,768 37.04% 2,110 50.15%
  Liberal Lionel Charles Houle 1,413 29.60% 2,097 49.85%
Social Credit Richard Stanley Lawrence 1,372 28.75% - - %
  Progressive Conservative William John O'Neill 220 4.61% - -%
Total valid votes 4,773 100.00% 4,207 %
Total rejected ballots 279
Total Registered Voters 5,933 (1952 list)
Turnout 70.15%
Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown


1952 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes
1st count		 % Votes
final count		 %
Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 1,500 41.27 1,865 58.59
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank Howard 1,048 28.83 1,318 41.41
Progressive Conservative Herbert Wallace Leach 586 16.12 – –
Social Credit Kenneth Oroville McAmmond 501 13.78 – –
Total valid votes 3,635 % 3,183 100.00
Total rejected ballots 147
Note: Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; intermediary counts (of 3) not shown
B.C. General Election 1949: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Coalition Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 2,048 73.20% –
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph Daney Denicola 750 26.80%
Total Valid Votes 2,798 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 91 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1945: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Coalition Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 901 58.70% –
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Floyd Forester Frank 634 41.30%
Total Valid Votes 1,535 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 47 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1941: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 877 61.89%
  Progressive Conservative William John O'Neill 540 38.11%
Total Valid Votes 1,417 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 61 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1937: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 1,006 59.74%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. John Doney 678 40.26%
Total Valid Votes 1,684 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 68 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1933: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Edward Tourtellotte Kenney 902 56.34%
  Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. Joseph Edgar Panter 451 28.17%
  Independent Ralph Carmichael Bamford 248 15.49%
Total Valid Votes 1,601 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 49 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1928: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Horace Cooper Wrinch 910 54.33%
  Progressive Conservative Frank Maurice Dockrill 765 45.67%
Total Valid Votes 1,675 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 36 %
Turnout %
B.C. General Election 1924: Skeena
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Liberal Horace Cooper Wrinch 794 50.41%
Provincial Frank Maurice Dockrill 535 33.97% –
  Conservative Richard Strong Sargent 246 15.62%
Total Valid Votes 1,575 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots %
Turnout %

References

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  1. ^ "Skeena Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform - Statement of Votes" (PDF). 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.
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