Shuswap (provincial electoral district)

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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 (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts). All ridings in the southern BC region are "descendants" of the original Yale provincial riding.

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[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] Geography

[edit] History

[edit] 1999 Redistribution

[edit] 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.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005 Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal George Abbott 11,024 46.96%
     NDP Calvin Ross White 8,281 35.27%
     Conservative Beryl Ludwig 2,330 9.92%
     Green Barbara Westerman 1,394 5.94%
     Marijuana Chris Emery 356 1.52%
     Bloc BC Paddy Roberts 50 0.21%
     Patriot Andrew Nicholas Hokhold 42 0.18%
Total 23,477 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal George Abbott 12,950 56.27% $46,736
     NDP Wayne Fowler 3,788 16.46% $12,950
     Unity Al Thiessen 2,857 12.41% $7,793
     Green Larissa Lutjen 2,423 10.53% $892
     Marijuana Paddy Roberts 835 3.63% $919
     No Affiliation Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan 119 0.52% $100
     Central Scott 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
     BC Liberal George Abbott 8,596 34.55% $35,489
     NDP Calvin White 7,869 31.63% $37,552
     BC Reform Colin Mayes 5,356 22.58% $21,375
     PDA Bev Torrens 1,325 5.33% $4,193
     No Affiliation Gordon Campbell 810 3.26%
     Green Paul Stephen De Felice 237 0.95% $100
     Social Credit Robert 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
     BC Liberal Michel Saab 7,282 33.63% $6,267
     Social Credit Edith E. Rizzi 6,262 28.92% $45,222
     Green Connie 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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