Photo: CanadianEman · CC BY-SA 3.0Fort Nelson sends Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
20 of the 43 MPs from British Columbia belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. For local government, Fort Nelson falls under Northern Rockies, a regional municipality. No open list of councils exists in British Columbia, so no mayor of Fort Nelson is named here. Provincially, Fort Nelson votes in Peace River North; 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.
Three governments, and who does what
Fort Nelson, a regional municipality in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
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.
Beyond its own council, Northern Rockies has a seat on the board of Northern Rockies Regional District.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Fort Nelson, from the most recent elections.
- 1Northern Rockies councilRegional municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaPeace River North
- 3House of CommonsPrince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
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 Fort Nelson votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Rockies council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Northern Rockies council was elected on 17 October 2026, and the next vote is on 19 October 2030. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Local Government Act provides. The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia was last elected on 19 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 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.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Fort Nelson votes in Peace River North 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 ↗For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Fort Nelson votes in Peace River North, which has one MLA.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Peace River North
No riding in BC was won by a wider margin, out of 93. Jordan Kealy (Conservative Party of BC) won Peace River North in October 2024 with 74%, 8,175 votes ahead of the runner-up (Independent). Turnout there was 57% of registered voters, against 58% across British Columbia.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Bob Zimmer represents Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2011
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
Mapped onto today’s Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 59%; in 2025 Bob Zimmer kept the seat in the same hands. First elected in 2011, Bob Zimmer is serving the 5th term of a Commons career.
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
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies returned Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Bob Zimmer already held it after the 2019 election, won with 70%. In 2021, Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies went to Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) on 61%; Cory Grizz Longley (New Democratic Party) finished 23,235 votes behind. Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 7 candidates in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Zimmer | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,882 | 60.7% |
| Cory Grizz Longley | New Democratic Party | 6,647 | 13.5% |
| Ryan Dyck | People's Party of Canada | 5,138 | 10.4% |
| Amir Alavi | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,236 | 8.6% |
| Catharine Kendall | Green Party of Canada | 1,661 | 3.4% |
| David Jeffers | Maverick Party | 1,580 | 3.2% |
| Phil Hewkin | Canada's Fourth Front | 53 | 0.1% |
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 Fort Nelson 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
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Fort Nelson is run
Who is the MP for Fort Nelson?
Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, the riding Fort Nelson is in.
Which party won Fort Nelson in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Bob Zimmer won Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Fort Nelson?
Peace River North elected Jordan Kealy (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 Fort Nelson?
The head of Fort Nelson’s council isn’t named here; as a regional municipality, it publishes its council itself.
Which regional body is Northern Rockies part of?
Northern Rockies is a member of the Northern Rockies Regional District, whose board includes directors from Northern Rockies’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).