Liberal hopeful joins Peace River riding candidates confirmed for federal election 2025

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Candidates from all five major political parties have now been confirmed for the northeast B.C. riding.

The deadline for candidate registration has passed, and Elections Canada has confirmed five registered candidates in the running for the Prince George, Peace River and Northern Rockies riding in the 2025 federal election.

In December 2024, Bob Zimmer of the Conservative Party of Canada, the current MP for the riding, confirmed he would be running for re-election. 

Other major parties have also announced their candidates for the riding: David Watson for the People’s Party of Canada, Mary Forbes for the Green Party of Canada and Cory Longley for the New Democratic Party. 

On April 3rd, the Liberal Party of Canada also announced a candidate for the riding; Peter Njenga. According to a candidate profile published by the Abbotsford News in October 2015, Njenga worked as an accountant in Surrey. 

At the time of publication, the Liberal Party did not have a profile of Njenga in its online list of MP candidates. Energeticcity.ca reached out for more information from the party but did not immediately hear back.  

Early voting in the election begins on April 18th, and the deadline to register to vote by mail is April 22nd. General voting day is April 28th, and residents must register to vote and provide identification at the polls prior to submitting their ballots.