Kamloops—Shuswap

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Kamloops — Shuswap was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Okanagan—Kootenay ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Kamloops and Okanagan—Shuswap ridings.

It consisted of:

  • the part of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lying east of Electoral Areas E and I and north of Electoral Area M; and
  • the part of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District lying west of Electoral Area B.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCAMERON, Don 19,369
LiberalMARCHAND, Len 12,720
New DemocraticANDERSON, Ron H. 12,193
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticRIIS, Nelson A. 17,896
Progressive ConservativeCAMERON, Don 16,046
LiberalBRYSON, Mack 1,588
RhinocerosSTOREY, Kyle 237
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticRIIS, Nelson A. 30,512
Progressive ConservativeLATTA, Robert Michael 20,500
LiberalWALLACE, Patricia Anne 4,675
RhinocerosPURYCH, A. Dean 353
GreenHARRIS, Connie 216
Confederation of RegionsHOUGHTON, E. Neville 102
IndependentMIKULIN, Leon 65

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