Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0Ellis Ross (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako in Ottawa as MP for Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. Provincially, Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako votes in Nechako Lakes; the open record doesn’t name its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, so the legislature’s own list is linked below. Statistics Canada lists Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako as a regional district electoral area. This page names no head of council for Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako, as no open list of councils exists in British Columbia.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako is a regional district electoral area: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Local services in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako come from Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, where the area has one elected director.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaNechako Lakes
- 3House of CommonsSkeena—Bulkley Valley
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. The council elected on 17 October 2026 serves until 19 October 2030, when Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako council is chosen again. The Local Government Act sets the day: the third Saturday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako votes in Nechako Lakes for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗The riding is Nechako Lakes: it sends one MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako votes in it.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Nechako Lakes
That made it one of the safest in the province: 3 of 93 ridings had wider leads. Turnout there was 63% of registered voters, against 58% across British Columbia. John Rustad (Conservative Party of BC) won Nechako Lakes in October 2024 with 67%, 4,684 votes ahead of the runner-up (BC NDP).
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Ellis Ross represents Skeena—Bulkley Valley in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Skeena—Bulkley Valley · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
April 2025 was Ellis Ross’s first election to the House of Commons. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Skeena—Bulkley Valley would have gone to the New Democratic Party (43%), so Ellis Ross’s 2025 win took it from them.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Taylor Bachrach kept Skeena—Bulkley Valley for the New Democratic Party in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Skeena—Bulkley Valley; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
55% of electors in Skeena—Bulkley Valley voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. Taylor Bachrach already held it after the 2019 election, won with 41%. Skeena—Bulkley Valley elected Taylor Bachrach (New Democratic Party) in 2021: 43% of the vote, a lead of 2,408 over Claire Rattee (Conservative Party of Canada).
All 6 candidates in Skeena—Bulkley Valley, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Bachrach | New Democratic Party | 15,921 | 42.6% |
| Claire Rattee | Conservative Party of Canada | 13,513 | 36.1% |
| Jody Craven | People's Party of Canada | 2,888 | 7.7% |
| Lakhwinder Jhaj | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,866 | 7.7% |
| Adeana Young | Green Party of Canada | 1,406 | 3.8% |
| Rod Taylor | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 797 | 2.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
Ellis Ross of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, which includes Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako.
Which party won Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako in the 2021 federal election?
Taylor Bachrach won Skeena—Bulkley Valley for the New Democratic Party in 2021; the riding is now Skeena—Bulkley Valley, held by Ellis Ross.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
Nechako Lakes elected John Rustad (Conservative Party of BC) in October 2024; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s members page shows who sits for it as MLA now.
Who heads the council in Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako?
The head of Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako’s council isn’t named here; as a regional district electoral area, it publishes its council itself.
Which regional body is Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako part of?
Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako is a member of the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, whose board includes directors from Electoral Area E, Bulkley-Nechako’s council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).