Nechako Lakes is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008

British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008

The British Columbia electoral redistribution of 2008 was undertaken over a lengthy period that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province, and increased the...

, came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the ensuing election

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

. It will next be contested in the 2013 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 2013

The 40th British Columbia general election is tentatively scheduled for May 14, 2013, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier...

.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Nechako Lakes's MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 is John Rustad

John Rustad

John Rustad is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia. He currently represents the constituency of Prince George-Omineca, which he has held since the 2005 election. In 2009, this riding was dissolved and he became the MLA for Nechako...

 of the British Columbia Liberal Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

. He was initially elected to the Prince George-Omineca

Prince George-Omineca

Prince George-Omineca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is John Rustad, whose experience is in the forest industry...

 riding, a predecessor of Nechako Lakes.

Election results

British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum, 2011 A postal referendum on sales tax was held in British Columbia from June 13 to August 5, 2011, though Canada Post workers were locked out until June 27. Voters were asked whether the Harmonized Sales Tax should be retained or split back to the original Provincial Sales Tax and Goods & Services Tax...
Side		Votes	%
	No	4,141	53.32%
	Yes	3,626	46.68%

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|BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|John Rustad

John Rustad

John Rustad is a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of British Columbia. He currently represents the constituency of Prince George-Omineca, which he has held since the 2005 election. In 2009, this riding was dissolved and he became the MLA for Nechako...

|align="right"|4,949
|align="right"|55.76%
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"|$60,522
|-

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Byron Goerz
|align="right"|3,133
|align="right"|35.29%
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"|$7,480

|Green

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

|Gerard Riley
|align="right"|559
|align="right"|6.30%
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"|$350

|Refederation

British Columbia Refederation Party

The B.C. Refederation Party is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada advocating direct democracy and reform to Canadian federalism...

|Mike Summers
|align="right"|235
|align="right"|2.65%
|align="right"|n/a
|align="right"|$1,110
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|8,876
!align="right"|100%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|67
!align="right"|0.75%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|8,943
!align="right"|54.80%
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|}