Cariboo-Chilcotin (provincial electoral district)
Cariboo-Chilcotin is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 and was first contested in the 2009 general election. It was last contested in the 2020 provincial election.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2015) | 33,520 | ||
| Area (km²) | 44,512 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 0.75 | ||
| Census division(s) | Cariboo Regional District | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Williams Lake, 100 Mile House | ||
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Cariboo-Chilcotin comprises the southern portion of the Cariboo Regional District. It is located in central British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Williams Lake and 100 Mile House.[1]
History
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo South | ||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | David Zirnhelt | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | |||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Walt Cobb | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Charlie Wyse | New Democratic | |
| Cariboo-Chilcotin | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Donna Barnett | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–present | Lorne Doerkson | ||
Electoral history
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lorne Doerkson | 6,600 | 51.25 | −7.52 | $29,284.50 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Andrews | 4,180 | 32.46 | +6.23 | $1,965.55 | |||
| Independent | Katya Potekhina | 457 | 3.55 | – | $1,453.00 | |||
| Libertarian | James Buckley | 263 | 2.04 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,879 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Donna Barnett | 8,517 | 58.77 | $59,044 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sally Watson | 3,801 | 26.23 | $22,988 | ||||
| Green | Rita Helen Giesbrecht | 2,175 | 15.00 | $7,708 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,493 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,596 | 60.79 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Donna Barnett | 7,679 | 56.18 | |||||
| New Democratic | Charlie Wyse | 4,740 | 34.68 | |||||
| Green | Dustin Victor Price | 747 | 5.46 | |||||
| Independent | Gary Young | 503 | 3.68 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 13,669 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 68 | 0.50 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,737 | 63.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
References
- "Cariboo-Chilcotin Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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