Okanagan—Similkameen was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1979 to 1988.
The
riding was created in 1976 from parts of
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 Bounda ...
,
Kamloops—Cariboo
Kamloops—Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Cariboo and Kamloops ridings.
It was ...
and
Okanagan Boundary
Okanagan Boundary was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Kamloops and Yale ridings.
It was aboli ...
ridings.
It consisted of:
* the
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
* part of the
Regional District of Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing the metropolitan area of Greater Kelowna, which comprises the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna and their ...
lying west of the westerly boundaries of
Electoral Area A and
Electoral Area I
* part of the
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is one of 28 regional districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the population was 31,447. The area is 8,095.62 km2 (3,125.74 sq mi). The RDKB w ...
lying west of the westerly boundary of
Electoral Area B
* part of the
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
The Thompson–Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2021 Census population was 143,680 and the area covers 44,449.49 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the mai ...
lying east of the easterly boundary of
Electoral Area I and south of the southerly boundaries of
Electoral Area J and
Electoral Area L.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia