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Okanagan—Shuswap in relation to the other British Columbia ridings |
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109,711 |
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Okanagan—Shuswap (formerly known as North Okanagan—Shuswap) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.
[edit] Geography
North Okanagan—Shuswap consists of Subdivision C of Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, and the North Okanagan Regional District. This electoral district includes the towns of Salmon Arm, Vernon, Coldstream, and Armstrong.
[edit] History
This district was created in 1987 from Kamloops—Shuswap and Okanagan North ridings.
In 1996, the riding was abolished and replaced by "North Okanagan—Shuswap". In 1997, the name of this riding was changed to "Okanagan—Shuswap". There were no elections during this time.
The riding was abolished again in 2003, and was again replaced by a riding called "North Okanagan—Shuswap". In 2004, the name was changed back to "Okanagan—Shuswap".
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1993-2006: Darrel Stinson - Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative
- 2006-present: Colin Mayes - Conservative
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Darrel Stinson, a former mining consultant and prospector. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a member of the 'Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament'.
[edit] Election results
[edit] Okanagan—Shuswap
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Residence |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Darrel Stinson |
Armstrong |
24,014 |
46.39% |
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$73,168 |
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New Democratic Party |
Alice Brown |
Falkland |
12,528 |
24.20% |
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$36,696 |
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Liberal |
Will Hansma |
Spallumcheen |
11,636 |
22.47% |
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$51,772 |
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Green |
Erin Nelson |
Coldstream |
2,333 |
4.50% |
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$960 |
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Marijuana |
Blair Longley |
Montreal, Quebec |
492 |
0.95% |
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$400 |
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No affiliation |
Gordon Campbell |
Armstrong |
401 |
0.77% |
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Canadian Action |
Claire Foss |
Lumby |
257 |
0.49% |
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$1,558 |
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No affiliation |
K. No. Daniels |
Armstrong |
104 |
0.20% |
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| Total valid votes |
51,765 |
100.00% |
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| Total rejected ballots |
174 |
0.34% |
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| Turnout |
51,939 |
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[edit] Okanagan—Shuswap
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
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Canadian Alliance |
Darrel Stinson |
29,345 |
61.29% |
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$62,411 |
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Liberal |
Marvin Friesen |
9,855 |
20.58% |
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$41,376 |
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New Democratic Party |
Wayne Alexander Fowler |
4,060 |
8.48% |
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$4,575 |
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Progressive Conservative |
Sheila Marguerite Wardman |
3,096 |
6.46% |
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$2,992 |
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Canadian Action |
Vera Gottlieb |
724 |
1.51% |
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$1,855 |
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No affiliation |
K. No Daniels |
447 |
0.93% |
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Communist |
David Lethbridge |
347 |
0.72% |
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$304 |
| Total valid votes |
47,874 |
100.00% |
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| Total rejected ballots |
118 |
0.25% |
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| Turnout |
47,992 |
65.61% |
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| Canadian federal election, 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
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Reform |
Darrel Stinson |
24,952 |
53.12% |
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$63,898 |
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Liberal |
Lyle MacWilliam |
11,585 |
24.66% |
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$60,414 |
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New Democratic Party |
Calvin White |
5,839 |
12.43% |
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$17,699 |
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Progressive Conservative |
Norm Crerar |
3,160 |
6.72% |
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$18,143 |
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Canadian Action |
Claire Foss |
802 |
1.70% |
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$5,555 |
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No affiliation |
David Lethbridge |
370 |
0.78% |
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$1,657 |
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No affiliation |
Gordon Campbell |
257 |
0.54% |
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| Total valid votes |
46,965 |
100.00% |
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| Total rejected ballots |
147 |
0.31% |
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| Turnout |
47,112 |
67.06% |
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