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Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
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]
| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Central_Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts | |||
| 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 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 edit
| Panethnic group | 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 99,175 | 83.13% | 90,780 | 85.04% | 89,275 | 87.79% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 10,905 | 9.14% | 9,765 | 9.15% | 7,680 | 7.55% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 2,400 | 2.01% | 1,665 | 1.56% | 1,525 | 1.5% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 2,325 | 1.95% | 1,840 | 1.72% | 1,390 | 1.37% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,645 | 1.38% | 1,070 | 1% | 675 | 0.66% | ||||||||
| African | 1,030 | 0.86% | 570 | 0.53% | 470 | 0.46% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 815 | 0.68% | 475 | 0.44% | 270 | 0.27% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 530 | 0.44% | 260 | 0.24% | 180 | 0.18% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 465 | 0.39% | 315 | 0.3% | 220 | 0.22% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 119,295 | 97.51% | 106,750 | 96.79% | 101,690 | 97.41% | ||||||||
| Total population | 122,340 | 100% | 110,293 | 100% | 104,398 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Members of Parliament edit
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Riding created from British Columbia Southern Interior, Kelowna—Lake Country and Okanagan—Coquihalla | ||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Dan Albas | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–present | |||
Election results edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dan Albas | 30,563 | 47.6 | -0.4 | $62,540.79 | |||
| New Democratic | Joan Phillip | 13,813 | 21.5 | +4.7 | $22,670.21 | |||
| Liberal | Sarah Eves | 13,291 | 20.7 | -4.3 | $46,717.01 | |||
| People's | Kathryn Mcdonald | 4,788 | 7.5 | +5.4 | $9,005.35 | |||
| Green | Brennan Wauters | 1,755 | 2.7 | -5.1 | $93.76 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,210 | 99.3 | – | $134,576.18 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 466 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Turnout | 64,676 | 64.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 100,133 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[10][11][12] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Notes edit
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
References edit
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "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
- ^ . Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections