Kamloops—Shuswap

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Kamloops—Shuswap British Columbia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1976
District abolished| 1987
First contested| 1979
Last contested| 1984

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

## Members of Parliament

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Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Riding created from Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo
and Okanagan—Kootenay
31st |  1979–1980 |  | Donald Niel Cameron | Progressive Conservative
32nd |  1980–1984 |  | Nelson Riis | New Democratic
33rd |  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Kamloops and Okanagan—Shuswap

## Election results

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1984 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Nelson A. Riis | 30,512 | 54.08 | +4.05
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Michael Latta | 20,500 | 36.33 | -8.53
| Liberal | Patricia Anne Wallace | 4,675 | 8.29 | +3.85
| Rhinoceros | A. Dean Purych | 353 | 0.63 | -0.03
| Green | Connie Harris | 216 | 0.38 | -
| Confederation of Regions | E. Neville Houghton | 102 | 0.18 | -
| Independent | Leon Mikulin | 65 | 0.12 | -
Total valid votes  | 56,423 | 100.0
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.29
1980 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Nelson A. Riis | 17,896 | 39.10 | +11.57
| Progressive Conservative | Don Cameron | 16,046 | 35.06 | -8.68
| Liberal | Malcolm Bates (Mack) Bryson | 11,588 | 25.32 | -3.40
| Rhinoceros | Kyle Storey | 237 | 0.52 | -
Total valid votes  | 35,767 | 100.0
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +10.69
1979 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Progressive Conservative | Don Cameron | 19,369 | 43.74
| Liberal | Len Marchand | 12,720 | 28.72
| New Democratic | Ron H. Anderson | 12,193 | 27.53
Total valid votes  | 44,282 | 100.0
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Okanagan—Kootenay, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Kamloops—Cariboo). Liberal Leonard Marchand was the incumbent from Kamloops—Cariboo.

## See also

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* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## External links

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* Riding history from the Library of Parliament