Meet the candidates for Prince George in the federal election

Voting day is Monday, April 28

Apr 25, 2025

As mentioned previously, I’m on a trip, so this is being written Wednesday night. Basically, I’m aiming to provide a roundup of interviews and articles with the federal election candidates for anyone still looking for that information ahead of voting day on Monday.

A reminder that Prince George is divided into two separate ridings which are divided roughly along the Nechako River in the north, Highway 97/Central through the main part of the city, and then along the Fraser in the south. On the west/south side, it’s Cariboo-Prince George, on the east-north side, it’s Prince George-Peace River-Northen Rockies. You can type your postal code in here to find out which riding you are in for sure, as well as find out where to vote, etc. Here we go.

Cariboo-Prince George

Created in 2003, this riding was represented by Dick Harris of the Conservative Party until 2015 at which point he stepped down and Todd Doherty took his place, winning in 2015, 2019 and 2021. Doherty received more than half the total votes in both 2019 and 2021 but things were tighter in 2015 when he received 36.6 per cent (19,688) to the Liberal candidate Tracy Calogheros’ 31.5 per cent (16,921). None of the other canddiates in this race have run before.

Debates and forums

Candidate interviews and profiles

In the order listed on the Elections Canada website:

Angie Bonazzo - New Democratic Party

Jodie Capling - Green Party of Canada

Todd Doherty - Conservative Party of Canada

Clinton Emslie - Liberal Party of Canada

Rudy Sans - People’s Party of Canada

Kenneth B. Thomson - Independent

Jake Wiens - Christian Heritage Party of Canada

Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies

Created in 1968 as Prince George-Peace River, this riding has elected a Liberal precisely once, in 1968. Since then it’s been Progressive Conservative, Reform, Canadian Alliance and Conservative, depending on which party was leading on the right, and generally with more than 50 per cent — and sometimes more than 60 per cent — of the total vote. In fact, there have only been four elections where the winning candidate got fewer than 50 per cent of the votes here, in 1988, 1974, 1972 and 1968. Bob Zimmer has represented the riding since 2011. Only Corey “Grizz” Longley of the NDP has run previously, when he came second in 2021. This riding stretches up into the Peace region, so much of the coverage comes from media in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John.

Debates and forums

Candidate interviews and profiles

In the order listed on the Elections Canada website:

Mary Forbes - Green Party of Canada

Cory “Grizz” Longley - New Democratic Party of Canada

Peter Njenga - Liberal Party of Canada

David Watson - People’s Party of Canada

Bob Zimmer - Conservative Party of Canada

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