Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt

Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1987
District abolished 1996
First contested 1988
Last contested 1993

Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1987 from Okanagan—Similkameen, and eliminated in 1996 when it was divided between Okanagan—Coquihalla and West Kootenay—Okanagan.

The riding consisted of the west part of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District, the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, Electoral Areas M and N of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, and the city of Merritt.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Okanagan—Similkameen
34th  1988–1993     Jack Whittaker New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     Jim Hart Reform
Riding dissolved into Okanagan—Coquihalla and
West Kootenay—Okanagan

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ReformJim Hart 21,172 43.63 +37.86
LiberalMike Reed 11,888 24.50 +7.09
New DemocraticJack Whittaker 7,174 14.79 −23.86
Progressive ConservativeSue Irvine 6,150 12.67 −22.87
NationalKen Noble 1,185 2.44
GreenHarry Naegel 473 0.97 −0.62
Natural LawSteven R. Beck 264 0.54
Canada PartyLeslie G. Sykes 216 0.45
Total valid votes 48,522100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +15.38
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticJack Whittaker 16,694 38.65
Progressive ConservativeFred King 15,352 35.54
LiberalJoanne Grimaldi 7,520 17.41
ReformRon Amos 2,492 5.77
GreenJohn Hughes 686 1.59
Social CreditColin Abbey 451 1.04
Total valid votes 43,195100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Okanagan—Similkameen, where Progressive Conservative Frederick King was the incumbent.

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