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Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997.
| British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
This riding was created in 1987 from Okanagan—Similkameen, and eliminated in 1996 when it was divided between Okanagan—Coquihalla and West Kootenay—Okanagan.
The riding consisted of the west part of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District, the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, Electoral Areas M and N of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, and the city of Merritt.
Members of Parliament edit
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Okanagan—Similkameen | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Jack Whittaker | New Democratic | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jim Hart | Reform | |
| Riding dissolved into Okanagan—Coquihalla and West Kootenay—Okanagan | ||||
Election results edit
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Jim Hart | 21,172 | 43.63 | +37.86 | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Reed | 11,888 | 24.50 | +7.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jack Whittaker | 7,174 | 14.79 | −23.86 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sue Irvine | 6,150 | 12.67 | −22.87 | ||||
| National | Ken Noble | 1,185 | 2.44 | – | ||||
| Green | Harry Naegel | 473 | 0.97 | −0.62 | ||||
| Natural Law | Steven R. Beck | 264 | 0.54 | – | ||||
| Canada Party | Leslie G. Sykes | 216 | 0.45 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,522 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | +15.38 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Jack Whittaker | 16,694 | 38.65 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fred King | 15,352 | 35.54 | |||||
| Liberal | Joanne Grimaldi | 7,520 | 17.41 | |||||
| Reform | Ron Amos | 2,492 | 5.77 | |||||
| Green | John Hughes | 686 | 1.59 | |||||
| Social Credit | Colin Abbey | 451 | 1.04 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 43,195 | 100.00 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Okanagan—Similkameen, where Progressive Conservative Frederick King was the incumbent. | ||||||||
See also edit
External links edit
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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