Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 104,398 | ||
Electors (2019) | 94,331 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 16,208 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 6.4 | ||
Census division(s) | Central Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen, Thompson-Nicola | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Kelowna, Logan Lake, Merritt, Okanagan-Similkameen F, Okanagan-Similkameen G, Peachland, Princeton, Summerland, Tsinstikeptum 9, West Kelowna |
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia formerly included in the electoral districts of Okanagan—Coquihalla (66%), Kelowna—Lake Country (25%) and British Columbia Southern Interior (10%).[2]
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, in October 2015.[3]
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 88,055 | 82.5% |
Aboriginal | 10,840 | 10.2% | |
South Asian | 1,665 | 1.6% | |
Chinese | 930 | 0.9% | |
Filipino | 750 | 0.7% | |
Japanese | 615 | 0.6% | |
Black | 570 | 0.5% | |
Latin American | 475 | 0.4% | |
Southeast Asian | 320 | 0.3% | |
Korean | 295 | 0.3% | |
West Asian | 155 | 0.1% | |
Arab | 105 | 0.1% | |
Multiple minorities | 225 | 0.2% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 90 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 110,293 | 100% |
Members of Parliament[]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Riding created from British Columbia Southern Interior, Kelowna—Lake Country and Okanagan—Coquihalla |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Dan Albas | Conservative | |
43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
44th | 2021–present |
Election results[]
Graph of election results in Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Dan Albas | 30,563 | 47.6 | -0.4 | ||||
New Democratic | Joan Phillip | 13,813 | 21.5 | +4.7 | ||||
Liberal | Sarah Eves | 13,291 | 20.7 | -4.3 | ||||
People's | Kathryn Mcdonald | 4,788 | 7.5 | +5.4 | ||||
Green | Brennan Wauters | 1,755 | 2.7 | -5.1 | ||||
Total valid votes | 64,210 | 99.3 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 466 | 0.7 | ||||||
Turnout | 64,676 | 64.6 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 100,133 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.6 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[4] |
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Dan Albas | 31,135 | 47.95 | +8.39 | $45,571.84 | |||
Liberal | Mary Ann Murphy | 16,252 | 25.03 | -12.21 | $46,808.57 | |||
New Democratic | Joan Phillip | 10,904 | 16.79 | -2.51 | $29,000.61 | |||
Green | Robert Mellalieu | 5,086 | 7.83 | +3.90 | none listed | |||
People's | Allan Duncan | 1,345 | 2.07 | - | none listed | |||
Libertarian | Jesse Regier | 213 | 0.33 | - | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,935 | 99.48 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 341 | 0.52 | +0.22 | |||||
Turnout | 65,276 | 69.28 | -2.68 | |||||
Eligible voters | 95,597 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.28 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[5][6] |
2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Dan Albas | 24,517 | 39.56 | -15.03 | $88,485.90 | |||
Liberal | Karley Scott | 23,059 | 37.21 | +27.15 | $39,195.33 | |||
New Democratic | Angelique Wood | 11,961 | 19.30 | -6.75 | $56,283.82 | |||
Green | Robert Mellalieu | 2,436 | 3.93 | -3.83 | $4,769.09 | |||
Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,973 | 99.69 | $239,209.56 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 191 | 0.31 | – | |||||
Turnout | 62,164 | 70.96 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 87,600 | |||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -21.09 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[10] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 26,691 | 54.59 | |
New Democratic | 12,735 | 26.05 | |
Liberal | 4,917 | 10.06 | |
Green | 3,795 | 7.76 | |
Others | 754 | 1.54 |
References[]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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