Kamloops—Shuswap

Kamloops — Shuswap was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

Kamloops—Shuswap
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Okanagan—Kootenay ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Kamloops and Okanagan—Shuswap ridings.

It consisted of:

  • the part of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lying east of Electoral Areas E and I and north of Electoral Area M; and
  • the part of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District lying west of Electoral Area B.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo
and Okanagan—Kootenay
31st  1979–1980     Donald Niel Cameron Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Nelson Riis New Democratic
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Kamloops and Okanagan—Shuswap

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticNelson A. Riis30,51254.08+4.05
Progressive ConservativeRobert Michael Latta20,50036.33-8.53
LiberalPatricia Anne Wallace4,6758.29+3.85
RhinocerosA. Dean Purych3530.63-0.03
GreenConnie Harris2160.38
Confederation of RegionsE. Neville Houghton1020.18
IndependentLeon Mikulin650.12
Total valid votes 56,423100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +6.29
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticNelson A. Riis17,89639.10+11.57
Progressive ConservativeDon Cameron16,04635.06-8.68
LiberalMalcolm Bates (Mack) Bryson11,58825.32-3.40
RhinocerosKyle Storey2370.52
Total valid votes 35,767100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.69
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDon Cameron19,36943.74
LiberalLen Marchand12,72028.72
New DemocraticRon H. Anderson12,19327.53
Total valid votes 44,282100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Okanagan—Kootenay, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Kamloops—Cariboo). Liberal Leonard Marchand was the incumbent from Kamloops—Cariboo.

See also

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