Okanagan Boundary was a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1953 to 1979.
This
riding was created in 1952 from parts of
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
and
Yale
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ridings.
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into
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 ...
,
Kootenay West
Kootenay West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Kootenay riding.
It was abolished in 1987 when ...
,
Okanagan North
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, Okanaga ...
and
Okanagan—Similkameen
Okanagan—Similkameen was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
Election results
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See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia