Kamloops-South Thompson

Kamloops-South Thompson

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Todd Stone Liberal
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Last contested	2013

Kamloops-South Thompson is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.

Member of Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Claude Richmond, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election to the Kamloops riding. He is not seeking re-election. Kevin Krueger, BC Liberal will seek re-election in the adjacent redrawn riding of Kamloops-South Thompson during the 2009 election rather than in the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson.

Electoral history

B.C. General Election 2013: Kamloops-South Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Todd Stone	14,956	57.11		$158,697
	New Democratic	Tom Friedman	9,204	35.15		$85,161
	Conservative	Peter Sharp	1,603	6.12		$8,900
	Independent	Brian Alexander	425	1.62		$6,135
Total Valid Votes			26,188	100
Total Rejected Ballots			157	0.60
Turnout			26,345	62.18

B.C. General Election 2009 Kamloops-South Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kevin Krueger	12,548	53.86%	–	$100,532
	NDP	Tom Friedman	8,132	34.90%		$45,531
	Green	Bev Markle	1,529	6.56%	–	$3,658
	Conservative	Maria Dobi	1,090	4.68%		$5,548
Total Valid Votes			23,299	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			97	0.41%
Turnout			23,396	57.56%