Okanagan—Coquihalla British Columbia electoral district |
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Okanagan—Coquihalla in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts |
Federal electoral district |
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Legislature |
House of Commons |
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MP |
Dan Albas Conservative |
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District created |
1996 |
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First contested |
1997 |
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Last contested |
2011 |
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District webpage |
profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] |
113,836 |
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Electors (2011) |
83,242 |
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Area (km²)[2] |
10,351.99 |
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Pop. density (per km²) |
11 |
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Census subdivisions |
Penticton, Summerland, Merritt, Peachland, Logan Lake, Central Okanagan J, Okanagan-Similkameen D, Okanagan-Similkameen E, Okanagan-Similkameen F, Tsinstikeptum 9 |
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Okanagan—Coquihalla is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
Geography
This electoral district includes the towns of Penticton, Merritt, Summerland, Logan Lake, West Kelowna and Peachland.
History
This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings.
In 2003, it underwent slight boundary changes, with small parts added from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and Kelowna ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Dan Albas | 28,525 | 53.59 | -4.54 | |
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New Democratic | David Finnis | 12,853 | 24.15 | +7.51 | |
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Liberal | John Kidder | 5,815 | 10.92 | -0.97 | |
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Green | Dan Bouchard | 5,005 | 9.39 | -3.95 | |
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Independent | Sean Upshaw[3] | 860 | 1.62 | - | – |
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Independent | Dietrich Wittel | 180 | 0.34 | - | – |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
53,238 | 100.00 | – |
Total rejected ballots |
121 | 0.23 | -0.07 |
Turnout |
53,359 | 62.69 | +3.1 |
Eligible voters |
85,117 | – | – |
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Stockwell Day | 28,765 | 58.13 | +7.86 | $59,382 |
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New Democratic | Ralph Poynting | 8,236 | 16.64 | -2.57 | $8,169 |
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Green | Dan Bouchard | 6,603 | 13.34 | +5.78 | $592 |
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Liberal | Valerie Hallford | 5,883 | 11.89 | -11.08 | -- |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
49,487 | 100.0 | $91,800 |
Total rejected ballots |
148 | 0.30 | +0.04 |
Turnout |
49,635 | 59.6 | -3.2 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
– | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Stockwell Day | 25,283 | 50.27 | +0.48 | $46,867 |
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Liberal | David Perry | 11,552 | 22.97 | -0.07 | $5,727 |
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New Democratic | John Harrop | 9,660 | 19.21 | -0.33 | $6,809 |
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Green | Karan Bowyer | 3,802 | 7.56 | +1.61 | $1,328 |
Total valid votes |
50,297 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
130 | 0.26 | -0.18 |
Turnout |
50,445 | 62.8 | -0.7 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures |
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Conservative | Stockwell Day | 24,220 | 49.79 | -15.62 | $63,012 |
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Liberal | Vanessa Sutton | 11,212 | 23.04 | +2.59 | $36,417 |
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New Democratic | Joyce Procure | 9,509 | 19.54 | +11.10 | $7,994 |
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Green | Harry Naegel | 2,896 | 5.95 | +3.67 | $1,105 |
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Marijuana | Jack William Peach | 548 | 1.12 | -0.56 | |
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Canadian Action | Lelannd Haver | 259 | 0.53 | -0.42 | $397 |
Total valid votes |
48,644 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
214 | 0.44 | +0.10 |
Turnout |
48,858 | 63.55 | -1.95 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures |
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Alliance | Stockwell Day | 28,794 | 59.36 | +6.30 | $61,098 |
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Liberal | Tom Chapman | 9,923 | 20.45 | -5.98 | $15,521 |
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New Democratic | Ken Ellis | 4,096 | 8.44 | -3.31 | $4,470 |
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Progressive Conservative | Gordon John Seiter | 2,939 | 6.05 | +0.61 | $697 |
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Green | Harry Naegel | 1,110 | 2.28 | +0.11 | $5,034 |
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Marijuana | Teresa Taylor | 818 | 1.68 | – | |
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Canadian Action | Larry Taylor | 461 | 0.95 | – | $1,502 |
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Natural Law | Elizabeth Innes | 167 | 0.34 | – | $514 |
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Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 99 | 0.20 | – | $123 |
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Independent | Clay Harmon | 95 | 0.19 | – | |
Total valid votes |
48,502 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
166 | 0.34 | 0.00 |
Turnout |
48,668 | 65.50 | +0.44 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal by-election, 11 September 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp |
On the resignation of Jim Hart |
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Alliance | Stockwell Day | 19,417 | 70.00 | |
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New Democratic | Ken Ellis | 3,470 | 12.5 | |
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Green | Joan Russow | 2,115 | 7.6 | |
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Canadian Action | Jack William Peach | 1,159 | 4.2 | |
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Independent | Jim Strauss | 689 | 2.5 | |
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Independent | M. Boris St-Maurice | 438 | 1.8 | |
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Independent | Dennis Earl Baker | 223 | 0.8 | |
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Independent | Rad Gajic | 108 | 0.4 | |
Canadian federal election, 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures |
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Reform | Jim Hart | 24,570 | 53.06 | – | $48,868 |
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Liberal | Bruce Murdock | 12,241 | 26.43 | – | $66,877 |
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New Democratic | David Finnis | 5,441 | 11.75 | – | $18,388 |
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Progressive Conservative | Ramesh Rikhi | 2,523 | 5.44 | – | $23,815 |
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Green | Harry Naegel | 1,008 | 2.17 | – | $691 |
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Christian Heritage | Stuart Allan Town | 318 | 0.68 | – | $2,109 |
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Independent | Janice G.A.E. Switlo | 202 | 0.43 | – | $550 |
Total valid votes |
46,303 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
159 | 0.34 |
Turnout |
46,462 | 65.06 |
See also
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