Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
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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 Canadian House of Commons since 2004. The biggest population centre in the riding is Kamloops.
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[edit] 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 re-named "Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo".
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 2003-present: Betty Hinton - Conservative - She previously represented Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.
Its current Member of Parliament (MP) is Betty Hinton, a former businesswoman. She was first elected in the 2000 election. She represents the Conservative Party of Canada. She is the Critic for Veterans Affairs and sits on the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, and she serves as the Vice-Chair for the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.
[edit] Election results
[edit] Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Betty Hinton | 20948 | 39.27% | -1.08 | $50,695.68 | |
| New Democratic Party | Michael Crawford | 16417 | 30.78% | +4.59 | $34,590.00 | |
| Liberal | Ken Sommerfeld | 13454 | 25.22% | -3.03 | $41,547.43 | |
| Green | Matt Greenwood | 2518 | 4.72% | +0.39 | $854.99 | |
| Total valid votes | 53,337 | 99.99% | ||||
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[edit] Kamloops—Thompson
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Betty Hinton | 20,611 | 40.35% | $50,665 | ||
| Liberal | John O'Fee | 14,434 | 28.25% | $78,065 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Brian Carroll | 13,379 | 26.19% | $62,464 | ||
| Green | Grant Fraser | 2,213 | 4.33% | $3,649 | ||
| Independent | Arjun Singh | 440 | 0.86% | $289 | ||
| Total valid votes | 51,077 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.30% | ||||
| Turnout | 51,232 | 63.89% | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2004-present)
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-2004)
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
