Kamloops was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1935 to 1968, and from 1988 to 2004. From 1998 to 2004, it was known as Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.

History

This riding was created in 1935 from parts of

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and

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ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East,

Kamloops—Cariboo Kamloops—Cariboo was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This Riding (division), riding was created in 1966 from par ...

, Okanagan—Kootenay and Prince George—Peace River ridings. In 1987, a new Kamloops riding was created from parts of

Kamloops—Shuswap Kamloops — Shuswap was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This Riding (division), riding was created in 1976 from pa ...

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 Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...

; * 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 Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo (formerly known as Kamloops—Thompson) is a former federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represente ...

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys, 1998–2003

Kamloops, 1987–1998

Kamloops, 1933–1966

References

External links

Expenditures - 2000Expenditures – 1997
Riding history from the

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