Shuswap (provincial electoral district)

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.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
- 3.1 1999 Redistribution
4 Member of Legislative Assembly
5 Election results
6 External links

Demographics

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

Geography

History

1999 Redistribution

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 2009 Shuswap
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	George Abbott	10,764	46.62%		$92,432
	NDP	Steve Gunner	7,051	30.54%		$41,011
	Green	Michel 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%

B.C. General Election 2005 Shuswap
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	George Abbott	11,024	46.96%		$89,183
	NDP	Calvin Ross White	8,281	35.27%		$60,432
	Conservative	Beryl Ludwig	2,330	9.92%		$5,715
	Green	Barbara Westerman	1,394	5.94%		$1,788
	Marijuana	Chris Emery	356	1.52%		$100
	Bloc BC	Paddy Roberts	50	0.21%		$897
	Patriot	Andrew Nicholas Hokhold	42	0.18%		$100
Total Valid Votes			23,477	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			93	0.40%
Turnout			23,570	64.34%

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%

External links

British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2009–)

North / Central	Cariboo-Chilcotin • Cariboo North • Nechako Lakes • North Coast • Peace River North • Peace River South • Prince George-Mackenzie • Prince George-Valemount • Skeena • Stikine

Southern Interior	Boundary-Similkameen • Columbia River-Revelstoke • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kamloops-South Thompson • Kelowna-Lake Country • Kelowna-Mission • Kootenay East • Kootenay West • Fraser-Nicola • Nelson-Creston • Penticton • Shuswap • Vernon-Monashee • Westside-Kelowna

Fraser Valley / South LM	Abbotsford-Mission • Abbotsford South • Abbotsford West • Chilliwack • Chilliwack-Hope • Delta North • Delta South • Fort Langley-Aldergrove • Langley • Maple Ridge-Mission • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows • Richmond Centre • Richmond East • Richmond-Steveston • Surrey-Cloverdale • Surrey-Fleetwood • Surrey-Green Timbers • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-Panorama • Surrey-Tynehead • Surrey-Whalley • Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Deer Lake • Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby-Lougheed • Burnaby North • Coquitlam-Burke Mountain • Coquitlam-Maillardville • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Lonsdale • North Vancouver-Seymour • Port Coquitlam • Port Moody-Coquitlam • Vancouver-Fairview • Vancouver-False Creek • Vancouver-Fraserview • Vancouver-Hastings • Vancouver-Kensington • Vancouver-Kingsway • Vancouver-Langara • Vancouver-Mount Pleasant • Vancouver-Point Grey • Vancouver-Quilchena • Vancouver-West End • West Vancouver-Capilano • West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni-Pacific Rim • Comox Valley • Cowichan Valley • Esquimalt-Royal Roads • Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo • Nanaimo-North Cowichan • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Parksville-Qualicum • Powell River-Sunshine Coast • Saanich North and the Islands • Saanich South • Victoria-Beacon Hill • Victoria-Swan Lake

See also:	Electoral boundary redistribution of 2008 • List of British Columbia general elections • 2009 general election • Defunct districts

British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)

North / Central	Bulkley Valley-Stikine • Cariboo North • Cariboo South • North Coast • Peace River North • Peace River South • Prince George-Mount Robson • Prince George North • Prince George-Omineca • Skeena

Southern Interior	Columbia River-Revelstoke • East Kootenay • Kamloops • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kelowna-Lake Country • Kelowna-Mission • Nelson-Creston • Okanagan-Westside • Okanagan-Vernon • Penticton-Okanagan Valley • Shuswap • West Kootenay-Boundary • Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM	Abbotsford-Clayburn • Abbotsford-Mount Lehman • Chilliwack-Kent • Chilliwack-Sumas • Delta North • Delta South • Fort Langley-Aldergrove • Langley • Maple Ridge-Mission • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows • Richmond Centre • Richmond East • Richmond-Steveston • Surrey-Cloverdale • Surrey-Green Timbers • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-Panorama Ridge • Surrey-Tynehead • Surrey-Whalley • Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby North • Burnaby-Willingdon • Burquitlam • Coquitlam-Maillardville • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Lonsdale • North Vancouver-Seymour • Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain • Port Moody-Westwood • Vancouver-Burrard • Vancouver-Fairview • Vancouver-Fraserview • Vancouver-Hastings • Vancouver-Kensington • Vancouver-Kingsway • Vancouver-Langara • Vancouver-Mount Pleasant • Vancouver-Point Grey • Vancouver-Quilchena • West Vancouver-Capilano • West Vancouver-Garibaldi

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni-Qualicum • Comox Valley • Cowichan-Ladysmith • Esquimalt-Metchosin • Malahat-Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo • Nanaimo-Parksville • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Powell River-Sunshine Coast • Saanich North and the Islands • Saanich South • Victoria-Beacon Hill • Victoria-Hillside

See also:	1999 electoral redistribution • 2001 general election • 2005 general election • 2008 electoral redistribution • Defunct districts

British Columbia provincial electoral districts (1991–2001)

North / Central	Bulkley Valley-Stikine • Cariboo North • Cariboo South • North Coast • Peace River North • Peace River South • Prince George-Mount Robson • Prince George North • Prince George-Omineca • Skeena

Southern Interior	Columbia River-Revelstoke • Kamloops • Kamloops-North Thompson • Kootenay • Nelson-Creston • Okanagan-Boundary • Okanagan East • Okanagan-Penticton • Okanagan-Vernon • Okanagan West • Shuswap • Rossland-Trail • Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM	Abbotsford • Chilliwack • Delta North • Delta South • Fort Langley-Aldergrove • Langley • Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows • Matsqui • Mission-Kent • Richmond Centre • Richmond East • Richmond-Steveston • Surrey-Cloverdale • Surrey-Green Timbers • Surrey-Newton • Surrey-Whalley • Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM	Burnaby-Edmonds • Burnaby North • Burnaby-Willingdon • Coquitlam-Maillardville • New Westminster • North Vancouver-Lonsdale • North Vancouver-Seymour • Port Coquitlam • Port Moody-Burnaby Mountain • Vancouver-Burrard • Vancouver-Fraserview • Vancouver-Hastings • Vancouver-Kensington • Vancouver-Kingsway • Vancouver-Langara • Vancouver-Little Mountain • Vancouver-Mount Pleasant • Vancouver-Point Grey • Vancouver-Quilchena • West Vancouver-Capilano • West Vancouver-Garibaldi

Vancouver Island / South Coast	Alberni • Comox Valley • Cowichan-Ladysmith • Esquimalt-Metchosin • Malahat-Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo • North Island • Oak Bay-Gordon Head • Parksville-Qualicum • Powell River-Sunshine Coast • Saanich North and the Islands • Saanich South • Victoria-Beacon Hill • Victoria-Hillside

See also:	List of British Columbia general elections • 1991 general election • 1996 general election • Defunct districts