Shuswap (provincial electoral district)

Shuswap
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 

Greg Kyllo
Liberal

First contested 1991
Demographics
Population (2001) 49,240
Area (km²) 7,714
Pop. density (per km²) 6.4
Census divisions Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Census subdivisions Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Sicamous

Shuswap is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

It is the successor riding to the old Salmon Arm riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see Kamloops (provincial electoral district), Kamloops (electoral district) and Okanagan (electoral districts). All ridings in the southern BC region are "descendants" of the original Yale provincial riding.

Demographics

Population, 2001 49,240
Population Change, 1996–2001 1.8%
Area (km²) 7,714
Pop. Density (people per km²) 6

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Hon. George Abbott, a former political science instructor at Okanagan University College. He also owned the oldest and largest berry farm in the Interior. He was first elected in 1996. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Abbott was appointed Minister of Sustainable Resource Management on Jan. 26, 2004. He previously served as Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2013: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGreg Kyllo 11,342 48.05% +1.43%
New DemocraticSteve Gunner 6,972 29.53% -1.01%
ConservativeTom Birch 3,045 12.90% +2.62%
GreenChris George 2,186 9.26% -1.74%
AdvocationalJohanna Zalcik 62 0.26% n/a
Total Valid Votes 23,607 100%
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout
B.C. General Election 2009 Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott 10,764 46.62% $92,432
     NDP Steve Gunner 7,051 30.54% $41,011
GreenMichel Saab 2,539 11.00% $7,149
     Conservative Beryl Ludwig 2,374 10.28% $9,378
Marijuana Chris Emery 361 1.56% $550
Total valid votes 23,089 100%
Total rejected ballots 79 0.34%
Turnout 23,168 56.82%
British Columbia general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott 11,024 46.96% $89,183
New DemocraticCalvin Ross White 8,281 35.27% $60,432
ConservativeBeryl Ludwig 2,330 9.92% $5,715
GreenBarbara Westerman 1,394 5.94% $1,788
MarijuanaChris Emery 356 1.52% $100
BlocPaddy Roberts 50 0.21% $897
PatriotAndrew Nicholas Hokhold 42 0.18% $100
Total Valid Votes 23,477100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 930.40%
Turnout 23,57064.34%
British Columbia general election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott 12,950 56.27% $46,736
     NDP Wayne Fowler 3,788 16.46% $12,950
UnityAl Thiessen 2,857 12.41% $7,793
GreenLarissa Lutjen 2,423 10.53% $892
MarijuanaPaddy Roberts 835 3.63% $919
     No Affiliation Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan 119 0.52% $100
CentralScott Yee 41 0.18% $6
Total valid votes 23,013 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 65 0.28%
Turnout 23,078 72.01%
B.C. General Election 1996: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott 8,596 34.55% $35,489
     NDP Calvin White 7,869 31.63% $37,552
ReformColin Mayes 5,356 22.58% $21,375
Progressive DemocratBev Torrens 1,325 5.33% $4,193
     No Affiliation Gordon Campbell 810 3.26%
GreenPaul Stephen De Felice 237 0.95% $100
Social CreditRobert Goss 221 0.89% $1,363
     Independent Merv Ritchie 204 0.82% $505
Total valid votes 24,879 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 200 0.80%
Turnout 25,079 72.79%
B.C. General Election 1991: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Shannon O'Neill 7,687 35.50% $33,572
LiberalMichel Saab 7,282 33.63% $6,267
Social CreditEdith E. Rizzi 6,262 28.92% $45,222
GreenConnie Harris 422 1.95% $635
Total valid votes 21,653 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 356 1.62%
Turnout 22,009 76.42%

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