Shuswap is a provincial

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for the

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. It is the successor riding to the old

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riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see

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and

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provincial riding.

Demographics

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Shuswap comprises the western portion of the

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and the northwestern portion of the

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. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of

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, Enderby, and

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History

1999 Redistribution

Members of Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Election results

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, Steve Gunner , align="right", 7,051 , align="right", 30.54% , align="right", , align="right", $41,011 ,

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, Beryl Ludwig , align="right", 2,374 , align="right", 10.28% , align="right", , align="right", $9,378 ,

, Wayne Fowler , align="right", 3,788 , align="right", 16.46% , align="right", $12,950 , No Affiliation , Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan , align="right", 119 , align="right", 0.52% , align="right", $100 , - ,

, Calvin White , align="right", 7,869 , align="right", 31.63% , align="right", , align="right", $37,552 , - , No Affiliation , Gordon Campbell , align="right", 810 , align="right", 3.26% , align="right", , align="right", , Independent , Merv Ritchie , align="right", 204 , align="right", 0.82% , align="right", , align="right", $505 , - ,

, Shannon O'Neill , align="right", 7,687 , align="right", 35.50% , align="right", , align="right", $33,572 , -

References

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures1996 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1991–2001 British Columbia provincial electoral districts Salmon Arm