▁BC ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁Party ▁taking ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁votes ▁cast ▁at ▁the ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁pol ls ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁Reform ▁BC ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁with ▁ 4 4 % ▁support , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁ 7 3 % ▁and ▁ 5 9 % ▁of ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁pol ls , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁M ines ▁and ▁Pet role um ▁Resources ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Feder ally , ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Prince ▁George — Pe ace ▁River ▁r iding , ▁which ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Bob ▁Z immer , ▁a ▁former ▁high ▁school ▁teacher ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John . ▁Prior ▁to ▁Z immer , ▁the ▁r iding ▁had ▁been ▁represented ▁by ▁long - time ▁MP ▁Jay ▁Hill , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John , ▁and ▁first ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁ 7 4 %, ▁ 7 7 %, ▁and ▁ 7 0 % ▁support ▁from ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁pol ls , ▁respectively . ▁Hill ▁was ▁also ▁re - elect ed ▁in