Okanagan—Similkameen was a federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...
, 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
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 Bou ...
,
Kamloops—Cariboo and
Okanagan Boundary ridings.
It consisted of:
* the
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington. It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District ...
* 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 thei ...
lying west of the westerly boundaries of
Electoral Area A and
Electoral Area I
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* 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 wa ...
lying west of the westerly boundary of
Electoral Area B
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
* 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
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and south of the southerly boundaries of
Electoral Area J
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
and
Electoral Area L
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
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 members ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia