Cariboo—Prince George is a federal
electoral district
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in the
province
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of
British Columbia
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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since 2004.
Geography
The riding of Cariboo—Prince George extends from near Williams Lake in the south to Prince George in the north and Vanderhoof in the west. Cities and towns in this area include
Williams Lake,
Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard language, Picard dialect of French language, French. It is used as a proper name and may refer to:
Places
* Le Quesnel, a commune the Somme department in France
* Quesnel, British Columbia, a c ...
,
Wells,
Prince George &
Vanderhoof.
History
This district was created in 2003 from parts of
Cariboo—Chilcotin
Cariboo—Chilcotin was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2003.
Geography
It consisted initially of:
* the Cariboo Regional District;
* the Squamish–Lillooe ...
and
Prince George—Bulkley Valley
Prince George—Bulkley Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.
Geography
This was a large, rural riding in northern BC.
History
This ...
ridings.
The
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Cariboo—Prince George should be adjusted slightly, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.
The redefined Cariboo—Prince George lost a small portion of its current territory in the upper Bella Coola Valley to the district of
Skeena—Bulkley Valley
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 ...
but is otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, came into effect upon the call of the
42nd Canadian federal election
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, scheduled for October 2015.
Demographics
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Notes
References
*
Library of Parliament Riding ProfileExpenditures – 2004
Notes
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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British Columbia federal electoral districts
Politics of Prince George, British Columbia