Kamloops was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , Canada from 1903 to 2009. The provincial constituency should not be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kamloops , which encompassed a much larger area.
For other ridings named Kamloops or in the Kamloops-Shuswap-Thompson area, please see .
Kamloops voted for the winning party in every election it was contested, from the riding's creation in 1903 up until its final election in 2005.
Demographics [ ]
Population, 2001
48,959
Population Change, 1996–2001
1.3%
Area (km²)
2,695.61
Pop. Density (people per km²)
18
Electoral history [ ]
hide 1920 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
1,617
37.43
Conservative
Matthew Fulton Crawford
1,295
29.98
United Farmers
John Owen Stevens
1,408
32.59
Total valid votes
4,320
100.00
18th British Columbia election, 1933
Liberal
Robert Henry Carson 1
1,836
44.76%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
George Richmond Williams
1,360
33.15%
unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group
David Brown Johnstone
906
22.09%
–
unknown
Total valid votes
4,102
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
85
Turnout
%
1 Brother of Ernest Crawford Carson , Conservative MLA for Lillooet . Both became cabinet ministers in their respective governments. Their father, Virginian Robert Carson, came west via the Sierra Nevada passes to California and, coming north for the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush , homesteaded on Pavilion Mountain on one of BC's earliest ranches.
19th British Columbia election, 1937
Liberal
Robert Henry Carson
1,786
38.89%
unknown
Conservative
Alfred Hugh Bayne
1,461
31.82%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
George Faulds Stirling
1,345
29.29%
unknown
Total valid votes
4,592
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
47
Turnout
%
hide 1941 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Robert Henry Carson
1,933
40.14
Co-operative Commonwealth
1,712
35.55
Conservative
Nathaniel Nye
1,138
23.63
Socialist Labour
John Marshall
19
0.39
Independent
Walter Unnett Homfray
14
0.29
Total valid votes
4,816
100.00
Total rejected ballots
100
hide 1952 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
Social Credit League
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
3,108
38.44
4,002
54.32
Liberal
Sydney John Smith
2,708
33.49
3,366
45.68
Co-operative Commonwealth
Ralph Wilbur Emery
1,311
16.21
Progressive Conservative
George Henry Greer
959
11.86
Total valid votes
8,086
100.00
7,368
100.00
Total rejected ballots
231
Note: Preferential ballot. First and final of three counts only shown.
hide 1953 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
4,037
49.33
4,171
51.44
Liberal
Robert Gordon Carson5
2,272
27.75
2,503
30.87
Co-operative Commonwealth
Pete Wright
1,368
16.72
1,434
17.69
Progressive Conservative
Gilbert Smith
427
5.22
Labor–Progressive
Robert Gordon Carson5 [citation needed ]
80
0.98
Total valid votes
8,184
100.00
8,108
100.00
Total rejected ballots
356
Note: Preferential ballot. First and second of two counts only shown.
5 Son of Robert Henry Carson , previous Liberal MLA for this riding.
25th British Columbia election, 1956
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
4,948
61.02%
–
unknown
Liberal
Thomas Palmer Wilson
2,017
24.87%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Victor Mauro
1,144
14.11%
unknown
Total valid votes
8,109
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
53
Turnout
%
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
4,777
45.86%
–
unknown
CCF
Ronald Edmund Green
2,828
27.15%
unknown
Liberal
Thomas Palmer Wilson
1,437
13.80%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Peter John Millward
1,374
13.19%
unknown
Total valid votes
10,416
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
531
Turnout
%
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
5,669
47.17%
–
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Edmund Davie Fulton
4,473
37.22%
unknown
New Democratic
Lance Randle
1,297
10.79%
unknown
Liberal
Henry Maxwell Smith
580
4.83%
unknown
Total valid votes
12,019
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
71
Turnout
%
28th British Columbia election, 1966
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
5,753
52.35%
–
unknown
New Democratic
Lance Randle
3,237
29.45%
unknown
Liberal
Nicholas Harvey Kalyk
2,000
18.20%
unknown
Total valid votes
10,990
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
63
Turnout
%
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
7,572
45.12%
–
Liberal
Malcolm Bates (Mack) Bryson
4,860
28.96%
unknown
New Democratic
4,351
25.93
unknown
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
New Democratic
Gerald Hamilton Anderson
7,497
32.19%
unknown
Social Credit
Philip Arthur Gaglardi
6,812
29.25%
–
unknown
Liberal
George William Mercer
5,691
24.43%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
John Archibald Willoughby
3,243
13.92%
unknown
Independent
Terrence Andrew Shaw
48
0.21%
unknown
Total valid votes
23,291
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
154
Turnout
%
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Social Credit
Rafe Mair
15,430
51.74%
–
unknown
New Democratic
Andrew Lapa
12,121
40.64%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Murray Regis Pratt
2,273
7.62%
unknown
Total valid votes
29,824
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
545
Turnout
%
hide British Columbia provincial by-election, May 14, 1981: Kamloops
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Social Credit
Claude Richmond
10,833
45.13%
–
New Democratic
10,058
41.91
–
Progressive Conservative
2,298
9.57
–
Liberal
704
2.93
–
Independent
John Ernest Currie
145
1.87
–
Total valid votes
24,002
100.00
Total rejected ballots
179
Turnout
Eligible voters
Social Credit hold
Swing
Social Credit
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Social Credit
Claude Richmond
21,114
57.11%
–
unknown
New Democratic
David Phillip Reiter
14,627
39.56%
unknown
Independent
Andrew Lapa
972
2.63%
unknown
Independent
Christopher Keith Sumner
259
0.70%
unknown
Total valid votes
36,972
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
356
Turnout
%
34th British Columbia election, 1986 6
Social Credit
Claude Richmond
17,478
25.64%
–
unknown
Social Credit
Bud Smith
16,869
24.74%
–
unknown
New Democratic
David Phillip Reiter
16,442
24.12%
unknown
New Democratic
Peter Rolston 7
15,131
22.20%
unknown
Liberal
Norman A. Morrison
1,277
1.87%
unknown
Green
Trudy M. Frisk
695
1.02%
–
unknown
Independent
Leon Mikulin
282
0.41%
unknown
Total valid votes
68,174
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
1,148
Turnout
%
6 Seat increased to two members from one. .
7 Later elected in the riding of Dewdney and grandson of Social Credit figure Tilly Rolston. .
B.C. General Election 1991 : Kamloops
NDP
Arthur Charbonneau
8,926
43.67%
$26,908
Liberal
Kimball B. Kastelen
6,033
29.52%
–
$12,595
Social Credit
Patricia A. Wallace
5,481
26.81%
–
$72,408
Total Valid Votes
20,440
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
247
1.19%
Turnout
20,687
71.65%
B.C. General Election 1996 : Kamloops
New Democratic
Cathy McGregor
10,135
44.30
+0.63
$29,790
Liberal
Gur Singh
9,273
40.53
+11.01
$45,486
Reform
Joe Leong
1,721
7.52
–
$7,280
Progressive Democrat
Deborah J. Fisher
1,241
5.42
–
$4,471
Social Credit
Ken Endean
508
2.22
-24.59
$6,538
Total Valid Votes
22,878
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
172
0.75%
Turnout
23,050
69.56%
hide 2001 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Claude Richmond
12,258
60.21
19.68
$43,147
New Democratic
Cathy McGregor
4,592
22.55
-21.75
$26,572
Marijuana
Julian Gushulak
707
3.47
–
$410
Unity
Ruth Watson
430
2.11
–
$1,224
Independent
Ernie Schmidt
193
0.95
–
$491
Total Valid Votes
20,360
100.00
Total Rejected Ballots
174
0.85
Turnout
20,534
72.46
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