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Okanagan—Coquihalla was a federal
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in the
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of
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, Canada, that had been represented in the
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from 1997 to 2015.


Geography

The electoral district included the towns of
Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley of the British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan Lake, Okanagan and Skaha Lake, Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its Census geographic un ...
, Merritt, Summerland, Logan Lake,
West Kelowna West Kelowna, formerly known as Westside and colloquially known as Westbank, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley on the west shore of Okanagan Lake. The city encompasses several neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenros ...
and
Peachland Peachland is a district municipality in the Okanagan Valley on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1899 by John Moore Robinson, although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people. Peachland is ...
.


History

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings. In 2003, it underwent slight boundary changes, with small parts added from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and
Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley in the British Columbia Interior, southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna ...
ridings.


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:


Election results


See also

*
List of Canadian electoral districts This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
* Controversies in the 2011 Canadian federal election


References

*
Library of Parliament Riding Profile

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008

Expenditures – 2004

Expenditures – 2000

Expenditures – 1997


External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada

Map of riding archived by Elections Canada
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