Sheldon Clare has won the Prince George-North Cariboo riding. Photo courtesy BC Conservative Party

By Tommy Osborne

PG-North Cariboo

Conservative Candidate Sheldon Clare wins Prince George-North Cariboo riding

Oct 19, 2024 | 8:35 PM

PRINCE GEORGE-NORTH CARIBOO – CKPG News is declaring BC Conservative Candidate Sheldon Clare the winner of the Prince George-North Cariboo riding.

UPDATE:9:05 p.m.

Following the CKPG News declaration that Clare won the riding, he has more than doubled the runner up’s vote total. The numbers are as follows:

• Sheldon Clare, Conservative: 10,490 56.48%
• Coralee Oakes, Independent: 4181, 22.51%
• Denice Bardua, BC NDP: 3113, 16.76%
• Randy Thompson, BC Green Party: 790, 4.25%

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As of 8:35 p.m., the numbers are as follows:

• Sheldon Clare, Conservative: 5278, 58.03%
• Coralee Oakes, Independent: 1861, 20.46%
• Denice Bardua, BC NDP: 1575, 17.43%
• Randy Thompson, BC Green Party: 371, 4.08%

This will be a big change for the riding, as longtime incumbent candidate Coralee Oakes will no longer be representing the riding following a boundary shift, and Clare will step into the role as MLA for the first time in his career.

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