Kamloops (federal electoral district)

Kamloops was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968, and from 1988 to 2004. From 1998 to 2004, it was known as Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.

Kamloops
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1988
District abolished2004
First contested1988
Last contested2000

History

This riding was created in 1935 from parts of Cariboo and Kootenay West ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan—Kootenay and Prince George—Peace River ridings.

In 1987, a new Kamloops riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Shuswap riding. In 1998, it was renamed "Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys".

It consisted of:

  • Electoral Areas A, B, J, L, O and P of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District;
  • The City of Kamloops;
  • the Village of Chase; and
  • the District Municipality of Logan Lake.

It was redefined in 1996 to consist of:

  • Subdivisions A, B and E of Thompson-Nicola Regional District, including Skeetchestn Indian Reserve and Logan Lake District Municipality, excepting Spatsum Indian Reserve No. 11;
  • the City of Kamloops; and
  • Kamloops Indian Reserve No. 1.

In 2003, the riding was abolished, and a new riding, "Kamloops—Thompson", was created with substantially the same boundaries. In 2005, this district was renamed "Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo".

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kamloops
Riding created from Cariboo and Kootenay West
18th  1935–1940     Thomas O'Neill Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     Davie Fulton Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     Charles Willoughby Progressive Conservative
27th  1965–1968     Davie Fulton Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo,
Okanagan—Kootenay and Prince George—Peace River
Riding re-created from Kamloops—Shuswap
34th  1988–1993     Nelson Riis New Democratic
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys
37th  2000–2004     Betty Hinton Alliance
Riding dissolved into Kamloops—Thompson

Election results

Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys, 1998–2003

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceBetty Hinton23,57748.59+19.70$52,370
New DemocraticNelson Riis13,60028.02-8.04$52,389
LiberalJon Moser7,58215.62-16.21$58,449
Progressive ConservativeRandy Patch3,2176.63+4.40$18,401
Canadian ActionErnie Schmidt5441.12$2,180
Total valid votes 48,520100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1170.24
Turnout 48,63767.38
Alliance gain from New Democratic Swing +13.87
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

Kamloops, 1987–1998

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticNelson Riis16,13836.06-0.56$52,988
LiberalJoel Groves14,24431.83+7.61$58,887
ReformFred Bosman12,92828.89+2.46$45,611
Progressive ConservativeDon Cameron9992.23-6.27$13,522
GreenDonald Stuart Rennie4370.97
Total valid votes 44,746100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1260.28
Turnout 44,87267.32
New Democratic hold Swing -4.08
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticNelson Riis15,18236.62-15.68
ReformKeith Raddatz10,95726.43+25.27
LiberalKevin Krueger10,04024.22+11.06
Progressive ConservativeFrank Coldicott3,5268.50-23.90
NationalKathrine Wunderlich1,3983.37
LibertarianRandall Edge1520.37
Natural LawMark McCooey1220.29
Canada PartyMarion Munday430.10
IndependentThomas Brown400.10
Total valid votes 41,460100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -20.48
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticNelson Riis21,51352.30
Progressive ConservativeRuss Cundari13,32832.40
LiberalGus Halliday5,41213.16
ReformTed Maskell4771.16
GreenTrudy M. Frisk2630.64
CommunistValerie Adrienne Carey770.19
IndependentCarl A. Grant670.16
Total valid votes 41,137100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Shuswap, with New Democrat Nelson Riis being the incumbent.

Kamloops, 1933–1966

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton11,73137.39+7.94
New DemocraticVernor Wilfred Jones7,13222.73-0.75
LiberalAlbert John Edward Chilton6,75721.54-7.07
Social CreditThomas Daly Sills5,75618.35-0.11
Total valid votes 31,376100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.34
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Willoughby8,60429.45-13.68
LiberalJarl Whist8,35928.61+6.54
New DemocraticVernor W. Jones6,86023.48+5.43
Social CreditClarence A. Wright5,39418.46+1.71
Total valid votes 29,217100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.11
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton11,31243.13-20.70
LiberalJarl Whist5,78922.07+8.86
New DemocraticWalter D. Inglis4,73318.05+5.26
Social CreditClarence Aubrey Wright4,39316.75+5.74
Total valid votes 26,227100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -14.78
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton13,85863.83+16.59
LiberalArnold McIntyre Affleck2,86813.21-2.73
Co-operative CommonwealthAustin Kenneth Greenway2,77712.79+3.56
Social CreditEarl Victor Roy Merrick2,39011.01-16.58
Total valid votes 21,893100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.66
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton10,02947.24+0.55
Social CreditWalter James Smith5,85827.59+4.30
LiberalArnold McIntyre Affleck3,38315.94-0.89
Co-operative CommonwealthAustin Kenneth Greenway1,9599.23-3.96
Total valid votes 21,229100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.88
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton7,57846.69+5.92
Social CreditClarence Aubrey Wright3,78023.29
LiberalKenneth Durward Houghton2,73116.83-16.55
Co-operative CommonwealthAustin Kenneth Greenway2,14013.19-13.36
Total valid votes 16,229100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.68
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton7,68240.07+6.98
LiberalThomas James O'Neill6,39933.38+1.58
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Victor Larson5,09126.55-3.55
Total valid votes 19,172100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.70
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavie Fulton4,40133.09+1.19
LiberalThomas James O'Neill4,22931.80-9.99
Co-operative CommonwealthFrancis James McKenzie4,00330.10+3.79
Labor–ProgressiveJohn Henry Codd6665.01
Total valid votes 13,299100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.59
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalThomas James O'Neill5,62141.79+4.27
National GovernmentHenry Herbert Stevens4,29031.90+5.27
Co-operative CommonwealthMargaret MacNab3,53826.31+0.16
Total valid votes 13,449100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.50
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalThomas James O'Neill4,19037.52
ConservativeWilliam James Moffatt2,97426.63
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Faulds Stirling2,92026.15
ReconstructionGeorge Henry Ellis1,0849.71
Total valid votes 11,168100.0  
This riding was created from Cariboo and Kootenay West, both of which elected a Conservative in the last election.

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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