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This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the interior of British Columbia.

Regional profile[]

The BC Interior is a fairly conservative area today, although it has not always been that way. From the early days of the party to the early 1990s, this region was a New Democratic Party stronghold until its support throughout the entire province collapsed in 1993. From 1993 to 2000, the Reform and Canadian Alliance parties took over in a dramatic shift (widely seen as a protest vote against established parties), winning handily in nearly every riding. The Conservatives continued to hold most of the seats in 2004 (with one exception in the northwestern corner of the province). While the NDP managed to take another seat in 2006, staunch divisions on social issues made it difficult for the NDP to make further gains. Some of the strongest conservative support is in Kelowna and the Okanagan, where a large number of retirees reside. For decades, the only close races in this region have been between the Conservatives and NDP. In the 2015 election, regional NDP strength allowed them to pick up a third seat, and in one of the biggest surprises of the election, the Liberals picked up their first seat in the BC Interior since 1974 in the region's most urban riding, Kelowna—Lake Country.^[1]^[2]

2015 - 42nd General Election[]

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
Electoral district	Conservative		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other		Incumbent
Cariboo—Prince George		Todd Doherty 19,688 36.64%		Trent Derrick 13,879 25.83%		Tracy Calogheros 16,921 31.49%		Richard Edward Jaques 1,860 3.46%		Gordon Campbell (NA)^[a] 402 0.75%		Dick Harris†
										Sheldon Clare (Ind.) 657 1.22%
										Adam De Kroon (CHP) 327 0.61%
Central Okanagan— Similkameen—Nicola		Dan Albas 24,517 39.56%		Angelique Wood 11,961 19.30%		Karley Scott 23,059 37.21%		Robert Mellalieu 2,436 3.93%				Dan Albas Okanagan—Coquihalla
Kamloops—Thompson— Cariboo		Cathy McLeod 24,595 35.25%		Bill Sundhu 21,466 30.77%		Steve Powrie 21,215 30.41%		Matthew Greenwood 2,489 3.57%				Cathy McLeod
Kelowna—Lake Country		Ron Cannan 25,502 39.75%		Norah Mary Bowman 9,039 14.09%		Stephen Fuhr 29,614 46.16%		^[b]				Ron Cannan
Kootenay—Columbia		David Wilks 23,247 36.78%		Wayne Stetski 23,529 37.23%		Don Johnston 12,315 19.48%		Bill Green 4,115 6.51%				David Wilks
North Okanagan—Shuswap		Mel Arnold 27,490 39.30%		Jacqui Gingras 17,907 25.60%		Cindy Derkaz 20,949 29.95%		Chris George 3,608 5.16%				Colin Mayes† Okanagan—Shuswap
Prince George�� Peace River—Northern Rockies		Bob Zimmer 27,237 52.52%		Kathi Dickie 8,014 15.45%		Matt Shaw 12,913 24.90%		Elizabeth Biggar 2,672 5.15%		Barry Blackman (PC) 464 0.89%		Bob Zimmer Prince George—Peace River
Prince George�� Peace River—Northern Rockies		Bob Zimmer 27,237 52.52%		Kathi Dickie 8,014 15.45%		Matt Shaw 12,913 24.90%		Elizabeth Biggar 2,672 5.15%		W. Todd Keller (Libert.) 559 1.08%		Bob Zimmer Prince George—Peace River
Skeena—Bulkley Valley		Tyler Nesbitt 10,936 24.79%		Nathan Cullen 22,531 51.08%		Brad Layton 8,257 18.72%		Jeannie Parnell 1,605 3.64%		Don Spratt (CHP) 780 1.77%		Nathan Cullen
South Okanagan—West Kootenay		Marshall Neufeld 19,871 29.84%		Richard Cannings 24,823 37.28%		Connie Denesiuk 18,732 28.13%		Samantha Troy 2,792 4.19%		Brian Gray (Ind.) 376 0.56%		Alex Atamanenko† British Columbia Southern Interior

^ Gordon Campbell ran to provide a "none of the above" option for voters.^[3]
^ Gary Adams was selected as the Green Party candidate for Kelowna—Lake Country when he pledged to immediately resign and support the Liberal candidate, Stephen Fuhr.^[4] The party's federal leadership asked him not to resign or endorse Fuhr and Adams relented. Adams eventually registered as a candidate but soon withdrew and the party decided to respect local party members' decision to not run a candidate.^[5]

2011 - 41st General Election[]

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
Electoral district	Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other		Incumbent
British Columbia Southern Interior		Stephen Hill 19,273 38.93%		Shan Lavell 1,872 3.78%		Alex Atamanenko 25,206 50.92%		Bryan Hunt 3,153 6.37%				Alex Atamanenko
Cariboo—Prince George		Dick Harris 24,443 56.17%		Sangeeta Lalli 2,200 5.06%		Jon Van Barneveld 13,135 30.18%		Heidi Redl 2,702 6.21%		Jon Ronan (Ind.) 394 0.91%		Dick Harris
										Henry Thiessen (CHP) 440 1.01%
										Jordan Turner (Rhino) 204 0.47%
Kamloops—Thompson— Cariboo		Cathy McLeod 29,682 52.24%		Murray Todd 3,026 5.33%		Michael David Crawford 20,983 36.93%		Donovan Michael Cavers 2,932 5.16%		Christopher Kempling (CHP) 191 0.34%		Cathy McLeod
Kelowna—Lake Country		Ron Cannan 34,566 57.40%		Kris Stewart 7,069 11.74%		Tisha Kalmanovitch 13,322 22.12%		Alice Hooper 5,265 8.74%				Ron Cannan
Kootenay—Columbia		David Wilks 23,910 55.88%		Betty Aitchison 1,496 3.50%		Mark Shmigelsky 14,199 33.18%		Bill Green 2,547 5.95%		Brent Bush (Ind.) 636 1.49%		Jim Abbott†
Okanagan—Coquihalla		Dan Albas 28,525 53.58%		John Kidder 5,815 10.92%		David Finnis 12,853 24.14%		Dan Bouchard 5,005 9.40%		Sean Upshaw (Ind.) 860 1.62%		Stockwell Day†
Okanagan—Coquihalla		Dan Albas 28,525 53.58%		John Kidder 5,815 10.92%		David Finnis 12,853 24.14%		Dan Bouchard 5,005 9.40%		Dietrich Wittel (Ind.) 180 0.34%		Stockwell Day†
Okanagan—Shuswap		Colin Mayes 31,439 55.45%		Janna Francis 4,246 7.49%		Nikki Inouye 14,955 26.38%		Greig Crockett 6,058 10.68%				Colin Mayes
Prince George— Peace River		Bob Zimmer 23,946 62.12%		Ben Levine 2,008 5.21%		Lois Boone 9,876 25.62%		Hilary Crowley 2,301 5.97%		Jeremy Coté (Pirate) 415 1.08%	Vacant
Skeena—Bulkley Valley		Clay Harmon 12,117 34.50%		Kyle Warwick 1,268 3.61%		Nathan Paul Cullen 19,431 55.33%		Roger Benham 1,102 3.14%		Maggie Braun (CAP) 165 0.47%		Nathan Cullen
Skeena—Bulkley Valley		Clay Harmon 12,117 34.50%		Kyle Warwick 1,268 3.61%		Nathan Paul Cullen 19,431 55.33%		Roger Benham 1,102 3.14%		Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,038 2.96%		Nathan Cullen

2008 - 40th General Election[]

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
Electoral district	Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other		Incumbent
British Columbia Southern Interior		Rob Zandee 17,122 35.85%		Brenda Jagpal 3,292 6.89%		Alex Atamanenko 22,693 47.51%		Andy Morel 4,573 9.57%		Brian Sproule (M-L) 80 0.17%		Alex Atamanenko
Cariboo— Prince George		Dick Harris 22,637 55.39%		Drew Adamick 4,309 10.54%		Bev Collins 10,581 25.89%		Amber Van Drielen 2,614 6.40%		Douglas Gook (Ind.) 729 1.78%		Dick Harris
Kamloops— Thompson— Cariboo		Cathy McLeod 25,209 46.16%		Ken Sommerfeld 5,375 9.84%		Michael Crawford 19,601 35.89%		Donovan Grube Cavers 4,430 8.11%				Betty Hinton†
Kelowna— Lake Country		Ron Cannan 31,907 55.94%		Diana Cabott 8,469 14.85%		Tish Lakes 8,624 15.12%		Angela Reid 7,821 13.71%		Mark Haley (Comm.) 218 0.38%		Ron Cannan
Kootenay—Columbia		Jim Abbott 23,402 59.59%		Betty Aitchison 3,044 7.75%		Leon R. Pendleton 8,892 22.64%		Ralph Moore 3,933 10.02%				Jim Abbott
Okanagan—Coquihalla		Stockwell Day 28,765 58.13%		Valerie Hallford 5,883 11.89%		Ralph Poynting 8,236 16.64%		Dan Bouchard 6,603 13.34%				Stockwell Day
Okanagan—Shuswap		Colin Mayes 28,002 51.72%		Janna Francis 5,414 10.00%		Alice Brown 10,664 19.70%		Huguette Allen 9,368 17.30%		Gordie Campbell (NA) 416 0.77%		Colin Mayes
Okanagan—Shuswap		Colin Mayes 28,002 51.72%		Janna Francis 5,414 10.00%		Alice Brown 10,664 19.70%		Huguette Allen 9,368 17.30%		Darren Seymour (CAP) 278 0.51%		Colin Mayes
Prince George— Peace River		Jay Hill 22,325 63.59%		Lindsay Gidney 2,954 8.41%		Betty Bekkering 6,170 17.58%		Hilary Crowley 3,656 10.41%				Jay Hill
Skeena— Bulkley Valley		Sharon Smith 12,561 36.36%		Corinna Morhart 1,916 5.55%		Nathan Cullen 17,219 49.84%		Hondo Arendt 1,613 4.67%		Mary-Etta Goodacre (CAP) 112 0.32%		Nathan Cullen
Skeena— Bulkley Valley		Sharon Smith 12,561 36.36%		Corinna Morhart 1,916 5.55%		Nathan Cullen 17,219 49.84%		Hondo Arendt 1,613 4.67%		Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,125 3.26%		Nathan Cullen

2006 - 39th General Election[]

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other		Incumbent
British Columbia Southern Interior		Bill Profili 9,383 20.20%		Derek Zeisman 8,948 19.26%		Alex Atamanenko 22,742 48.96%		Scott Leyland 5,258 11.32%		Brian Sproule (M-L) 123 0.26%		Jim Gouk†
Cariboo—Prince George		Simon Yu 10,509 24.07%		Dick Harris 19,624 44.94%		Alfred Julian Trudeau 10,129 23.20%		Alex Bracewell 2,416 5.53%		Carol Lee Chapman (M-L) 109 0.25%		Dick Harris
										Bev Collins (CAP) 279 0.64%
										Christopher S. M. Kempling (CHP) 505 1.16%
										Don Roberts (FPNP) 95 0.22%
Kamloops— Thompson—Cariboo		Ken Sommerfeld 13,454 25.22%		Betty Zane Hinton 20,948 39.27%		Michael Crawford 16,417 30.78%		Matt G. Greenwood 2,518 4.72%				Betty Hinton
Kelowna—Lake Country		Vern Nielsen 14,807 25.84%		Ron Cannan 28,174 49.17%		Kevin M. Hagglund 9,538 16.64%		Angela Reid 4,562 7.96%		David Thomson (CAP) 223 0.39%		Werner Schmidt†
Kootenay—Columbia		Jhim Burwell 5,443 13.34%		Jim Abbott 22,181 54.36%		Brent Bush 10,560 25.88%		Clements Verhoeven 2,490 6.10%		Thomas Fredrick Sima (CAP) 122 0.32%		Jim Abbott
Okanagan—Coquihalla		David Perry 11,575 23.01%		Stockwell Day 25,278 50.24%		John Harrop 9,660 19.20%		Karan Bowyer 3,802 7.56%				Stockwell Day
Okanagan—Shuswap		Will Hansma 12,330 22.62%		Colin Mayes 24,448 44.86%		Alice Brown 14,551 26.70%		Harry Naegel 2,215 4.06%		Gordon Campbell (NA) 425 0.78%		Darrel Stinson†
										Neville O'Grady (CAP) 172 0.32%
										Darren Seymour (Ind.) 359 0.66%
Prince George—Peace River		Nathan Bauder 5,889 15.74%		Jay Hill 22,412 59.89%		Malcolm James Crockett 6,377 17.04%		Hilary Crowley 2,394 6.40%		Donna Young (Ind.) 351 0.94%		Jay Hill
Skeena—Bulkley Valley		Gordon Stamp-Vincent 4,845 12.66%		Mike Scott 12,630 33.00%		Nathan Cullen 18,496 48.33%		Phil Brienesse 1,064 2.78%		Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,235 3.23%		Nathan Cullen

2004 - 38th General Election[]

Electoral district	Candidates												Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Canadian Action		Other		Incumbent
Cariboo—Prince George		Gurbux Saini 8,397 19.89%		Dick Harris 19,721 46.72%		Rick Smith 11,183 26.49%		Douglas Gook 1,798 4.26%		Bev Collins 408 0.97%		Carol Lee Chapman (M-L) 79 0.19%		Dick Harris
												Mike Orr (Ind.) 478 1.13%	merged district
												Jeff Paetkau (Libert.) 148 0.35%		Philip Mayfield†
Kamloops—Thompson		John O'Fee 14,434 28.26%		Betty Hinton 20,611 40.35%		Brian Carroll 13,379 26.19%		Grant Fraser 2,213 4.33%				Arjun Singh (Ind.) 440 0.86%		Betty Hinton
Kelowna		Vern Nielsen 14,109 26.50%		Werner Schmidt 25,553 48.00%		Starleigh Grass 8,954 16.82%		Kevin Ade 3,903 7.33%		Michael Cassidyne-Hook 271 0.51%		Huguette Plourde (Mar.) 447 0.84%		Werner Schmidt
Kootenay—Columbia		Ross Priest 7,351 17.92%		Jim Abbott 21,336 52.02%		Brent Bush 9,772 23.82%		Carmen Gustafson 2,558 6.24%						Jim Abbott
North Okanagan—Shuswap		Will Hansma 11,636 22.48%		Darrel Stinson 24,014 46.39%		Alice Brown 12,528 24.20%		Erin Nelson 2,333 4.51%		Claire A. Foss 257 0.50%		Gordon Campbell (NA) 401 0.77%		Darrel Stinson
												K. No. Daniels (NA) 104 0.20%
												Blair T. Longley (Mar.) 492 0.95%
Okanagan—Coquihalla		Vanessa Sutton 11,212 23.05%		Stockwell Day 24,220 49.79%		Joyce Procure 9,509 19.55%		Harry Naegal 2,896 5.95%		Lelannd Haver 259 0.53%		Jack William Peach (Mar.) 548 1.13%		Stockwell Day
Prince George—Peace River		Arleene Thorpe 4,988 13.76%		Jay Hill 21,281 58.71%		Michael Hunter 7,501 20.70%		Hilary Crowley 2,073 5.72%		Harley J. Harasym 301 0.83%		Tara Rimstad (M-L) 101 0.28%		Jay Hill
Skeena—Bulkley Valley		Miles Richardson 7,965 21.59%		Andy Burton 12,434 33.70%		Nathan Cullen 13,706 37.14%		Roger Colin Benham 1,225 3.32%				Frank Martin (M-L) 161 0.44%		Andy Burton
Skeena—Bulkley Valley		Miles Richardson 7,965 21.59%		Andy Burton 12,434 33.70%		Nathan Cullen 13,706 37.14%		Roger Colin Benham 1,225 3.32%				Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,408 3.82%		Andy Burton
Southern Interior		Doug Stanley 8,310 17.96%		Jim Gouk 16,940 36.60%		Alex Atamanenko 16,260 35.13%		Scott Leyland 3,663 7.91%		Farlie Paynter 87 0.19%		Karine Cyr (Mar.) 391 0.84%		Jim Gouk
												Robert Schuster (Ind.) 591 1.28%
												Brian Sproule (M-L) 39 0.08%

Key map	Cariboo-Prince George Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Kelowna-Lake Country Kootenay-Columbia Okanagan-Coquihalla Okanagan-Shuswap Prince George-Peace River Skeena-Bulkley Valley British Columbia Southern Interior
Conservative Party of Canada	Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada	New Democratic Party

2000 - 37th General Election[]

Notes[]

References[]

^ Kevin Parnell, Lake Country expected to meet with new MP Stephen Fuhr, The Kelowna Capital News, October 26, 2015.
^ "Election 2015:Liberal Stephen Fuhr pulls off massive upset in Conservative stronghold of Kelowna-Lake Country". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
^ Evelyn, Charelle (29 September 2015). "Two candidates enter election race". Prince George Citizen. Glacier Community Media. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ Raj, Althia (29 July 2015). "Gary Adams, Green Candidate, In Limbo After Co-Operation Pact With Liberals Appears Nixed". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ "Statement from Kelowna - Lake Country's former Green candidate". Capital News (Kelowna). Black Press, Inc. Editorial. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[4] Gordon Campbell ran to provide a "none of the above" option for voters.^[3]

[7] Gary Adams was selected as the Green Party candidate for Kelowna—Lake Country when he pledged to immediately resign and support the Liberal candidate, Stephen Fuhr.^[4] The party's federal leadership asked him not to resign or endorse Fuhr and Adams relented. Adams eventually registered as a candidate but soon withdrew and the party decided to respect local party members' decision to not run a candidate.^[5]

[1] Kevin Parnell, Lake Country expected to meet with new MP Stephen Fuhr, The Kelowna Capital News, October 26, 2015.

[2] "Election 2015:Liberal Stephen Fuhr pulls off massive upset in Conservative stronghold of Kelowna-Lake Country". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-01.

[3] Evelyn, Charelle (29 September 2015). "Two candidates enter election race". Prince George Citizen. Glacier Community Media. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[5] Raj, Althia (29 July 2015). "Gary Adams, Green Candidate, In Limbo After Co-Operation Pact With Liberals Appears Nixed". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[6] "Statement from Kelowna - Lake Country's former Green candidate". Capital News (Kelowna). Black Press, Inc. Editorial. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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