VANCOUVER — It was a landslide victory in the last election in Peace River North when Dan Davies of the BC Liberal Party took 66.28 per cent of the vote, defeating Bob Fedderly, who ran as an Independent, by a margin of 47.26 percentage points.

Davies is up for re-election this year. Fedderly, however, is not running again.

Danielle Monroe is the candidate for the NDP and Trevor Bolin is running for the Conservative party.

The Peace River North riding includes the communities of Fort St. John and Fort Nelson.

There are 25,743 registered voters in the riding, compared to 25,929 in the last election.

As of Oct. 20, 1,588 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters.

The previous voter turnout rate in the riding was 56.74 per cent, compared to 61.18 per cent provincewide.

At dissolution, the NDP held 41 seats, the BC Liberal Party had 41 seats and the Green party two seats. Two seats were held by Independents and one seat was vacant.

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Last election statistics at a glance: 

Previous candidates (in order of rank):

1. Davies, Dan

Affiliation: BC Liberal Party

Total valid votes: 9,707

Vote share: 66.28 per cent

2. Fedderly, Bob

Affiliation: Independent

Total valid votes: 2,785

Vote share: 19.02 per cent

3. Dempsey, Rob

Affiliation: NDP

Total valid votes: 962

Vote share: 6.57 per cent

4. Fraser, Rob

Affiliation: Independent

Total valid votes: 917

Vote share: 6.26 per cent

5. Richert, Jeff

Affiliation: Independent

Total valid votes: 275

Vote share: 1.88 per cent

Previous riding statistics at a glance: 

Total registered voters: 25,929

Total registered voters who voted: 14,711

Voter turnout: 56.74 per cent

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020 and was generated automatically.

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Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press