Photo: Mengqiu Chen · CC BY 3.0Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, which takes in Electoral Area E, Peace River, is held by Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada)
Electoral Area E, Peace River is a regional district electoral area by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for Electoral Area E, Peace River, as no open list of councils exists in British Columbia. Electoral Area E, Peace River is in Peace River South for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, whose current MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) no open source we can use records yet. From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area E, Peace River 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.
No municipal council governs Electoral Area E, Peace River; it elects a director to Peace River Regional District.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area E, Peace River, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area E, Peace River councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaPeace River South
- 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 Electoral Area E, Peace River votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Peace River council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. Electoral Area E, Peace River council was elected on 17 October 2026, and the next vote is on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 19 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; federally, on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area E, Peace River votes in Peace River South 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, Electoral Area E, Peace River votes in Peace River South, which has one MLA.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Peace River South
At 57%, turnout trailed the province’s 58%. 4,657 votes separated Larry Neufeld (Conservative Party of BC) from the runner-up (Independent) in Peace River South in October 2024; the winner polled 70%. That made it one of the safest in the province: 2 of 93 ridings had wider leads.
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
Bob Zimmer has sat in the Commons since 2011, now for the 5th Parliament. 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.
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
In 2021, Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies re-elected Bob Zimmer of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2021 count in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies put Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 61%, with Cory Grizz Longley (New Democratic Party) 23,235 votes back. The 2019 result had favoured Bob Zimmer as well, at 70%. 62% of electors in Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada.
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 Electoral Area E, Peace River is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
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elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Electoral Area E, Peace River is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area E, Peace River?
Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies’s MP, Bob Zimmer of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Electoral Area E, Peace River.
Which party won Electoral Area E, Peace River in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Bob Zimmer (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies still.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area E, Peace River?
Peace River South elected Larry Neufeld (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, Peace River?
The head of Electoral Area E, Peace River’s council isn’t named here; as a regional district electoral area, it publishes its council itself.
Which regional body is Electoral Area E, Peace River part of?
Electoral Area E, Peace River is a member of the Peace River Regional District, whose board includes directors from Electoral Area E, Peace River’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).