Kamloops (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

For the former provincial electoral district, see Kamloops (provincial electoral district).

Kamloops British Columbia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1988
District abolished| 2004
First contested| 1988
Last contested| 2000

Kamloops was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968, and from 1988 to 2004. From 1998 to 2004, it was known as Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.

## History

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This riding was created in 1935 from parts of Cariboo and Kootenay West ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan—Kootenay and Prince George—Peace River ridings.

In 1987, a new Kamloops riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Shuswap riding. In 1998, it was renamed "Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys".

It consisted of:

* Electoral Areas A, B, J, L, O and P of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District;
* The City of Kamloops;
* the Village of Chase; and
* the District Municipality of Logan Lake.

It was redefined in 1996 to consist of:

* Subdivisions A, B and E of Thompson-Nicola Regional District, including Skeetchestn Indian Reserve and Logan Lake District Municipality, excepting Spatsum Indian Reserve No. 11;
* the City of Kamloops; and
* Kamloops Indian Reserve No. 1.

In 2003, the riding was abolished, and a new riding, "Kamloops—Thompson", was created with substantially the same boundaries. In 2005, this district was renamed "Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo".

## Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Kamloops
Riding created from Cariboo and Kootenay West
18th |  1935–1940 |  | Thomas O'Neill | Liberal
19th |  1940–1945
20th |  1945–1949 |  | Davie Fulton | Progressive Conservative
21st |  1949–1953
22nd |  1953–1957
23rd |  1957–1958
24th |  1958–1962
25th |  1962–1963
26th |  1963–1965 |  | Charles Willoughby | Progressive Conservative
27th |  1965–1968 |  | Davie Fulton | Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo,
Okanagan—Kootenay and Prince George—Peace River
Riding re-created from Kamloops—Shuswap
34th |  1988–1993 |  | Nelson Riis | New Democratic
35th |  1993–1997
36th |  1997–2000
Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys
37th |  2000–2004 |  | Betty Hinton | Alliance
Riding dissolved into Kamloops—Thompson

## Election results

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### Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys, 1998–2003

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2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Alliance | Betty Hinton | 23,577 | 48.59 | +19.70 | $52,370
| New Democratic | Nelson Riis | 13,600 | 28.02 | -8.04 | $52,389
| Liberal | Jon Moser | 7,582 | 15.62 | -16.21 | $58,449
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Patch | 3,217 | 6.63 | +4.40 | $18,401
| Canadian Action | Ernie Schmidt | 544 | 1.12 | - | $2,180
Total valid votes  | 48,520 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 117 | 0.24
Turnout  | 48,637 | 67.38
| Alliance gain from New Democratic | Swing | +13.87
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

### Kamloops, 1987–1998

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1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | Nelson Riis | 16,138 | 36.06 | -0.56 | $52,988
| Liberal | Joel Groves | 14,244 | 31.83 | +7.61 | $58,887
| Reform | Fred Bosman | 12,928 | 28.89 | +2.46 | $45,611
| Progressive Conservative | Don Cameron | 999 | 2.23 | -6.27 | $13,522
| Green | Donald Stuart Rennie | 437 | 0.97 | - |
Total valid votes  | 44,746 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 126 | 0.28
Turnout  | 44,872 | 67.32
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -4.08
1993 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| New Democratic | Nelson Riis | 15,182 | 36.62 | -15.68
| Reform | Keith Raddatz | 10,957 | 26.43 | +25.27
| Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 10,040 | 24.22 | +11.06
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Coldicott | 3,526 | 8.50 | -23.90
| National | Kathrine Wunderlich | 1,398 | 3.37 | -
| Libertarian | Randall Edge | 152 | 0.37 | -
| Natural Law | Mark McCooey | 122 | 0.29 | -
| Canada Party | Marion Munday | 43 | 0.10 | -
| Independent | Thomas Brown | 40 | 0.10 | -
Total valid votes  | 41,460 | 100.0
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -20.48
1988 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| New Democratic | Nelson Riis | 21,513 | 52.30
| Progressive Conservative | Russ Cundari | 13,328 | 32.40
| Liberal | Gus Halliday | 5,412 | 13.16
| Reform | Ted Maskell | 477 | 1.16
| Green | Trudy M. Frisk | 263 | 0.64
| Communist | Valerie Adrienne Carey | 77 | 0.19
| Independent | Carl A. Grant | 67 | 0.16
Total valid votes  | 41,137 | 100.0
This riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Shuswap, with New Democrat Nelson Riis being the incumbent.

### Kamloops, 1933–1966

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1965 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 11,731 | 37.39 | +7.94
| New Democratic | Vernor Wilfred Jones | 7,132 | 22.73 | -0.75
| Liberal | Albert John Edward Chilton | 6,757 | 21.54 | -7.07
| Social Credit | Thomas Daly Sills | 5,756 | 18.35 | -0.11
Total valid votes  | 31,376 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.34
1963 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Willoughby | 8,604 | 29.45 | -13.68
| Liberal | Jarl Whist | 8,359 | 28.61 | +6.54
| New Democratic | Vernor W. Jones | 6,860 | 23.48 | +5.43
| Social Credit | Clarence A. Wright | 5,394 | 18.46 | +1.71
Total valid votes  | 29,217 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.11

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1962 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 11,312 | 43.13 | -20.70
| Liberal | Jarl Whist | 5,789 | 22.07 | +8.86
| New Democratic | Walter D. Inglis | 4,733 | 18.05 | +5.26
| Social Credit | Clarence Aubrey Wright | 4,393 | 16.75 | +5.74
Total valid votes  | 26,227 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -14.78
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.

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1958 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 13,858 | 63.83 | +16.59
| Liberal | Arnold McIntyre Affleck | 2,868 | 13.21 | -2.73
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Austin Kenneth Greenway | 2,777 | 12.79 | +3.56
| Social Credit | Earl Victor Roy Merrick | 2,390 | 11.01 | -16.58
Total valid votes  | 21,893 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +9.66

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1957 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 10,029 | 47.24 | +0.55
| Social Credit | Walter James Smith | 5,858 | 27.59 | +4.30
| Liberal | Arnold McIntyre Affleck | 3,383 | 15.94 | -0.89
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Austin Kenneth Greenway | 1,959 | 9.23 | -3.96
Total valid votes  | 21,229 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -1.88

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1953 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 7,578 | 46.69 | +5.92
| Social Credit | Clarence Aubrey Wright | 3,780 | 23.29 | -
| Liberal | Kenneth Durward Houghton | 2,731 | 16.83 | -16.55
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Austin Kenneth Greenway | 2,140 | 13.19 | -13.36
Total valid votes  | 16,229 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.68

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1949 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 7,682 | 40.07 | +6.98
| Liberal | Thomas James O'Neill | 6,399 | 33.38 | +1.58
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Victor Larson | 5,091 | 26.55 | -3.55
Total valid votes  | 19,172 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.70

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1945 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Davie Fulton | 4,401 | 33.09 | +1.19
| Liberal | Thomas James O'Neill | 4,229 | 31.80 | -9.99
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Francis James McKenzie | 4,003 | 30.10 | +3.79
| Labor–Progressive | John Henry Codd | 666 | 5.01 | -
Total valid votes  | 13,299 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.59
1940 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Thomas James O'Neill | 5,621 | 41.79 | +4.27
| National Government | Henry Herbert Stevens | 4,290 | 31.90 | +5.27
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Margaret MacNab | 3,538 | 26.31 | +0.16
Total valid votes  | 13,449 | 100.0
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.50
1935 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Thomas James O'Neill | 4,190 | 37.52
| Conservative | William James Moffatt | 2,974 | 26.63
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Faulds Stirling | 2,920 | 26.15
| Reconstruction | George Henry Ellis | 1,084 | 9.71
Total valid votes  | 11,168 | 100.0
This riding was created from Cariboo and Kootenay West, both of which elected a Conservative in the last election.

## See also

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

## References

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## External links

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* Expenditures - 2000
* Expenditures – 1997

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

* Kamloops (1933 - 1966)
* Kamloops (1987 - 1998)
* Kamloops,Thompson and Highland Valleys (1998 - 2003)

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List of federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior|

* Cariboo—Prince George
* Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies
* Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola
* Kelowna
* Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna
* Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
* Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay
* Skeena—Bulkley Valley
* Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee

Fraser Valley and
the Southern Lower Mainland|

* Abbotsford—South Langley
* Chilliwack—Hope
* Cloverdale—Langley City
* Delta
* Fleetwood—Port Kells
* Langley Township—Fraser Heights
* Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford
* Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
* Richmond Centre—Marpole
* Richmond East—Steveston
* South Surrey—White Rock
* Surrey Centre
* Surrey Newton

Vancouver and
the Northern Lower Mainland|

* Burnaby Central
* Burnaby North—Seymour
* Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
* New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville
* North Vancouver—Capilano
* Port Moody—Coquitlam
* Vancouver Centre
* Vancouver East
* Vancouver Granville
* Vancouver Kingsway
* Vancouver Quadra
* Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby
* West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island|

* Courtenay—Alberni
* Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
* Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
* Nanaimo—Ladysmith
* North Island—Powell River
* Saanich—Gulf Islands
* Victoria

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