| Peace River North | |
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Prov-Status: | active |
| Prov-Created: | 1955 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1956 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 2020 |
| Prov-Rep: | Dan Davies |
| Prov-Rep-Party: | United |
| Prov-Rep-Party-Link: | BC United |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2001 |
| Demo-Pop: | 32353 |
| Demo-Area: | 160485 |
Peace River North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created under the name North Peace River by the Constitution Amendment Act, 1955, which split the old riding of Peace River into northern and southern portions for the 1956 BC election. Its current name has been in use since 1991.
Peace River North has been represented by a variety of British Columbia Political parties over the years. The riding has consistently elected political parties that come from the right side of the political spectrum. For many years the riding was represented by the BC Social Credit Party. Currently, the riding is represented by the centre-right BC Liberal Party. The left of centre New Democratic party has never been successful in electing a candidate to the BC Legislature, despite fielding numerous candidates since the 1950s.
In 2023, a petition to recall the district's MLA, Dan Davies, was approved by Elections BC under the Recall and Initiative Act. However, the petition did not attract the required number of signatures.[1]
As of the 2020 provincial election, Peace River North comprises the entire area of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the northern portion of the Peace River Regional District, located in northeastern British Columbia. The electoral district is bordered by Alberta in the east and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north. Communities in the electoral district consist of Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Taylor and Hudson's Hope.[2]
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Peace River prior to 1991 | |||||
| 35th | 1991–1994 | Richard Neufeld | Social Credit | ||
| 1994–1996 | Reform | ||||
| 36th | 1996–1997 | ||||
| 1997–2001 | Liberal | ||||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | ||||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2011 | Pat Pimm | |||
| 2011 | Independent | ||||
| 2011–2013 | Liberal | ||||
| 40th | 2013–2016 | ||||
| 2016–2017 | Independent | ||||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Dan Davies | Liberal | ||
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | ||||
| 2023–present | BC United | ||||