(UPDATE) Bob Zimmer wins Prince George, Peace River, Northern Rockies riding

Update, May 6th, 2.50 p.m.: This story was updated to include the finalized results of the election.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. —  Bob Zimmer, the incumbent MP candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada, has won the Prince George, Peace River and Northern Rockies riding in the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Early polling results released by Elections Canada suggest the Conservative incumbent defeated four candidates in the race; David Watson of the People’s Party of Canada, Mary Forbes of the Green Party of Canada, Cory Longley of the New Democratic Party and Peter Njenga, the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada.

As of May 6th, with the results validated by the returning officer, Zimmer had 71.1 per cent of the vote share (41,956 ballots).

He was followed by Liberal candidate Peter Njenga, who received 19.6 per cent of the votes (11,545); NDP candidate Cory Longley, who received six per cent (3,542); Mary Forbes, who received 2.1 per cent (1,259); and David Watson with 1.2 per cent (690).

The defeated candidates reacted to the results, here.

“My personal goal was to get over 70, and it sounds like we’re there,” Zimmer said in a speech at his campaign office on 100th Avenue. “We had a very motivated voting base this time around for obvious reasons.”

He continued: “I always call it my job reapplication process, and I had to pass to get my job back…you know, people think I have a slam dunk, I really don’t.

“It all comes down to you, each individually, going into that ballot room and voting for me.”

He thanked his family and his campaign team.

“It’s a really strong showing of support for me, and I really appreciate voters turning up at the polls and getting out to vote,” Zimmer told Energeticcity.ca.

“We’ll see what the final count is, because…I think it’s still too close.

“There was a narrative shift in the campaign [which] probably surprised a few of us with how much, how significant that shift really was, and the effects that it had, but that’s ok.

“It’s not official yet, so we’ll see what the final numbers are, but we have some work [to do].”

Zimmer explained affordability, the carbon tax and supporting the resource sector are some of his biggest priorities returning to Parliament following the election.

“We’re going to be fighting the good fight to just support our resource sector workers and the sectors that they come from.”

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