Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo

Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
British Columbia electoral district
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Cathy McLeod
Conservative
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2008
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 114,675
Electors (2011) 88,275
Area (km²) 44,344
Pop. density (per km²) 2.6
Census divisions Cariboo, Thompson-Nicola
Census subdivisions Kamloops, Cariboo G, Cariboo L, Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola L, Thompson-Nicola O (Lower North Thompson)

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. Despite the large area covered, about three quarters of the population in this district live in the city of Kamloops.

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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".

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
38th 2004–2006     Betty Hinton Conservative
39th 2006–2008
40th 2008–2011     Cathy McLeod Conservative
41st 2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Cathy McLeod, a former nurse, and mayor of Pemberton between 1996 and 1999. She was first elected in the 2008 election. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. During the 40th Parliament, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

Election results

Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Cathy McLeod 29,682 52.2 +6.1
     New Democrat Michael Crawford 20,983 36.9 +1.0
     Liberal Murray Todd 3,026 5.3 -4.5
     Green Donovan Grube Cavers 2,932 5.2 -2.9
     Christian Heritage Christopher Kempling 191 0.3 -
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,814 100.0 -
Total rejected ballots 164 0.3 0.0
Turnout 56,978 63.3 +1.2
Eligible voters 89,964
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Cathy McLeod 25,209 46.2 +6.9 $82,161
     New Democrat Michael Crawford 19,601 35.9 +5.1 $74,451
     Liberal Ken Sommerfeld 5,375 9.8 -15.4 $61,963
     Green Donovan Grube Cavers 4,430 8.1 +3.4 $1,996
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,615 100.0 $107,718
Total rejected ballots 137 0.3 +0.1
Total votes 54,752 62.0 +1
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Betty Hinton 20,948 39.3 -1.1 $50,696
     New Democrat Michael Crawford 16,417 30.8 +4.6 $34,590
     Liberal Ken Sommerfeld 13,454 25.2 -3.0 $41,547
     Green Matt Greenwood 2,518 4.7 +0.4 $855
Total valid votes 53,337 100.0
Total rejected ballots 101 0.2
Turnout 53,438 63

Kamloops–Thompson

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Betty Hinton 20,611 40.4 $50,665
     Liberal John O'Fee 14,434 28.3 $78,065
     New Democrat Brian Carroll 13,379 26.2 $62,464
     Green Grant Fraser 2,213 4.3 $3,649
     Independent Arjun Singh 440 0.9 $289
Total valid votes 51,077 100.0
Total rejected ballots 155 0.3
Turnout 51,232 63.9

See also

Sources

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