Okanagan North

For the provincial electoral district, see Okanagan North (provincial electoral district).

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Okanagan North British Columbia electoral district

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

Okanagan North was a federal electoral district in the province of 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 Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan Boundary and Okanagan—Kootenay ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Okanagan Centre and Okanagan—Shuswap ridings.

It consisted of the North Okanagan Regional District and part of the Central Okanagan Regional District lying east of Electoral Area G and Electoral Area H. It became part of Okanagan Centre in 1987

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Riding created from Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan Boundary
and Okanagan—Kootenay
31st |  1979–1980 |  | George Whittaker | Progressive Conservative
32nd |  1980–1984 |  | Vincent Dantzer | Progressive Conservative
33rd |  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Okanagan Centre and Okanagan—Shuswap

## Election results[edit]

1984 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Vincent Dantzer | 35,904 | 56.05 | +7.35
| New Democratic | Eileen Robinson | 17,168 | 26.80 | -2.33
| Liberal | Peta Willson | 9,935 | 15.51 | -6.65
| Social Credit | Ben Bissett | 1,025 | 1.60 | -
Total valid votes  | 64,060 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.84
1980 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Vincent Dantzer | 24,983 | 48.70 | -2.77
| New Democratic | John Powell | 14,944 | 29.13 | +5.97
| Liberal | Otto Hack | 11,368 | 22.16 | -3.21
Total valid votes  | 51,295 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.37
1979 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Progressive Conservative | George Whittaker | 26,560 | 51.47
| Liberal | Richard Bullock | 13,091 | 25.37
| New Democratic | John Powell | 11,951 | 23.16
Total valid votes  | 51,602 | 100.0
This riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan Boundary and Okanagan—Kootenay, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Kamloops—Cariboo). George Whittaker was the incumbent from Okanagan Boundary.

## See also[edit]

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

## External links[edit]

* Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Coordinates: 50°50′17″N 119°10′26″W﻿ / ﻿50.838°N 119.174°W﻿ / 50.838; -119.174

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