Peace River South results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 43 of 43 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Larry Neufeld leading by 4,869 votes (62.3 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Larry Neufeld

Conservative

6,070

77.7%

Marsha Rose Dufresne

BC NDP

1,201

15.4%

Helen Scott

No affiliation

542

6.9%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

20242570Conservative gain45.256.6%2020165131BC Liberal hold20.741.7%20172476BC Liberal hold52.050.0%2013214727BC Liberal hold19.549.9%20092763BC Liberal hold36.144.0%

2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC United

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Larry NeufeldConservative · elected · $44,112 spent7,18269.8%+39.3$44,112$6.14 a vote

Mike BernierUnaffiliated · $12,313 spent2,52524.6%$12,313$4.88 a vote

Marshall BigsbyBC NDP · $1,287 spent5765.6%−10.0$1,287$2.23 a vote

Margin4,657votes, 45.2 points

Turnout56.6%+14.9 points

Ballots10,29815 rejected

Registered18,206voters

± and swing against the 2020 election. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020General election, October 24BC Liberal hold

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Mike BernierBC Liberal · elected · $11,467 spent3,86251.2%−24.8$11,467$2.97 a vote

Kathleen ConnollyConservative2,30330.5%new$0

Corey Grizz LongleyBC NDP · $1,322 spent1,18015.6%−8.4$1,322$1.12 a vote

Dorothy Sharon SmithWexit · $538 spent1992.6%new$538$2.71 a vote

Margin1,559votes, 20.7 points

Turnout41.7%−8.3 points

Ballots7,58642 rejected

Registered18,211voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal holdSwing 13.2 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Mike BernierBC Liberal · elected · $26,175 spent6,63776.0%+29.3$26,175$3.94 a vote

Stephanie GoudieBC NDP · $8,179 spent2,09924.0%+2.8$8,179$3.90 a vote

Margin4,538votes, 52.0 points

Turnout50.0%+0.1 points

Ballots8,867131 rejected

Registered17,746voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal hold

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Mike BernierBC Liberal · elected · $107,254 spent4,37346.7%−16.4$107,254$25 a vote

Kurt Zane PeatsConservative · $26,829 spent2,54627.2%new$26,829$11 a vote

Darwin WrenBC NDP · $36,616 spent1,98821.2%−5.8$36,616$18 a vote

Tyrel Andrew PohlIndependent · $2,668 spent4514.8%$2,668$5.92 a vote

Margin1,827votes, 19.5 points

Turnout49.9%+5.9 points

Ballots9,39537 rejected

Registered18,831voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal holdSwing 5.5 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Blair LekstromBC Liberal · elected · $83,241 spent4,80163.1%+5.4$83,241$17 a vote

Pat ShawBC NDP · $13,686 spent2,05727.0%−5.8$13,686$6.65 a vote

Grant FraserBC Green · $350 spent5337.0%−2.5$350$0.66 a vote

Donna YoungIndependent · $1,976 spent2202.9%$1,976$8.98 a vote

Margin2,744votes, 36.1 points

Turnout44.0%−12.3 points

Ballots7,65544 rejected

Registered17,397voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by

1956now

7 members since 1956

1956–1966Stanley CarnellSocial Credit
1966–1969Donald M. PhillipsSocial Credit
1969–1972Donald Albert MarshallSocial Credit
1972Donald Albert MarshallProgressive Conservative
1972–1986Donald M. PhillipsSocial Credit
1986–1995Jack WeisgerberSocial Credit
1995–1997Jack WeisgerberReform
1997–2001Jack WeisgerberIndependent
2001–2010Blair LekstromBC Liberal
2010–2011Blair LekstromIndependent
2011–2013Blair LekstromBC Liberal
2013–2023Mike BernierBC Liberal
2023–2024Mike BernierBC United
2024–Larry NeufeldConservative

Created from Peace River.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Peace River South article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record.

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Questions

Who won Peace River South in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (43 of 43 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Larry Neufeld (Conservative) leads Peace River South with 6,070 votes (77.7%), 4,869 ahead of Marsha Rose Dufresne (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Peace River South in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Peace River South in the 2024 BC election with 69.8% of the vote, a margin of 4,657 votes (45.3%).