Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo

Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
British Columbia electoral district

Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Cathy McLeod
Conservative

District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 118,618
Electors (2015) 92,130
Area (km²)[1] 38,320
Pop. density (per km²) 3.1
Census divisions Cariboo, Thompson-Nicola
Census subdivisions Kamloops, Cariboo G, Cariboo L, Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola L, Thompson-Nicola O (Lower North Thompson)

Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo (formerly known as Kamloops—Thompson) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Despite the large area covered, about three quarters of the population in this district live in the city of Kamloops.

History

This district was created as Kamloops—Thompson in 2003 from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys riding and small parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley ridings.

In 2004, the district was renamed "Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo".

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[2] The redefined Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo loses a portion of its current territory consisting of the community of Valemount and area to Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies but is otherwise unchanged. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3]

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Kamloops—Thompson
Riding created from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys,
Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley
38th  2004–2006     Betty Hinton Conservative
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
39th  2006–2008     Betty Hinton Conservative
40th  2008–2011 Cathy McLeod
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Cathy McLeod, a former nurse, and mayor of Pemberton between 1996 and 1999. She was first elected in the 2008 election. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. During the 40th Parliament, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

Election results

Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo, 2006–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod 24,595 35.25 -17.04
New DemocraticBill Sundhu 21,466 30.77 -6.17
LiberalSteve Powrie 21,215 30.41 +25.05
GreenMatt Greenwood 2,489 3.57 -1.52
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,765100.00 $269,665.48
Total rejected ballots 1740.25
Turnout 69,93974.50
Eligible voters 93,877
Conservative hold Swing -5.43
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 29,280 52.29
  New Democratic 20,682 36.94
  Liberal 3,001 5.36
  Green 2,847 5.08
  Others 185 0.33
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeCathy McLeod 29,682 52.24 +6.08
New DemocraticMichael Crawford 20,983 36.93 +1.04
LiberalMurray Todd 3,026 5.33 -4.51
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers 2,932 5.16 -2.95
Christian HeritageChristopher Kempling 191 0.34
Total valid votes 56,814100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1640.3±0
Turnout 56,97863.3+1.2
Eligible voters 89,964
Conservative hold Swing +2.52
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeCathy McLeod 25,209 46.16 +6.89 $82,161
New DemocraticMichael Crawford 19,601 35.89 +5.11 $74,451
LiberalKen Sommerfeld 5,375 9.84 -15.38 $61,963
GreenDonovan Grube Cavers 4,430 8.11 +3.39 $1,996
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,615100.0   $107,718
Total rejected ballots 1370.3+0.1
Total votes 54,75262.0+1
Conservative hold Swing +0.89
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeBetty Hinton 20,948 39.27 -1.08 $50,696
New DemocraticMichael Crawford 16,417 30.78 +4.59 $34,590
LiberalKen Sommerfeld 13,454 25.22 -3.04 $41,547
GreenMatt Greenwood 2,518 4.72 +0.39 $855
Total valid votes 53,337100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1010.2
Turnout 53,43863
Conservative hold Swing -2.84

Kamloops–Thompson, 2004–2006

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ConservativeBetty Hinton 20,611 40.35 $50,665
LiberalJohn O'Fee 14,434 28.26 $78,065
New DemocraticBrian Carroll 13,379 26.19 $62,464
GreenGrant Fraser 2,213 4.33 $3,649
IndependentArjun Singh 440 0.86 $289
Total valid votes 51,077100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1550.3
Turnout 51,23263.9
This riding was created from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and parts of Cariboo—Chilcotin and Prince George—Bulkley Valley, all of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the last election. Betty Hinton was the incumbent from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.

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