Kamloops was a federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
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, 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
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
Coast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of British Columbia.
Geography
The riding spanned the southern Coast Mountains and included the Ce ...
,
Fraser Valley East
Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Bo ...
,
Kamloops—Cariboo,
Okanagan—Kootenay and
Prince George—Peace River
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ridings.
In 1987, a new Kamloops riding was created from parts of
Kamloops—Shuswap
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 ...
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
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo (formerly known as Kamloops—Thompson) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. While the riding covers ...
".
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys, 1998–2003
Kamloops, 1987–1998
Kamloops, 1933–1966
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See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Expenditures - 2000Expenditures – 1997
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Kamloops (1933 - 1966)Kamloops (1987 - 1998) Kamloops,Thompson and Highland Valleys (1998 - 2003)
Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Kamloops