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Cariboo—Chilcotin

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Cariboo—Chilcotin
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished2003
First contested1979
Last contested2000

Cariboo—Chilcotin was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2003.

Geography

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It consisted initially of:

  • the Cariboo Regional District;
  • the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District; and
  • the part of the Thompson–Nicola Regional District west of Electoral Areas C, J, M and N.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the Cariboo Regional District;
  • the part of the Thompson–Nicola Regional District lying to the west of the east boundaries of Electoral Area E and I;
  • Electoral Areas A and B of the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District; and
  • the Village of Lillooet.

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:

  • Cariboo Regional District;
  • Subdivision D of Thompson–Nicola Regional District, including Spatsum Indian Reserve No. 11, excepting: Logan Lake District Municipality; Skeetchestn Indian Reserve and Nooaitch Indian Reserve No. 10;
  • Subdivision A of Squamish–Lillooet Regional District, excepting Nequatque Indian Reserve No. 1;
  • the southeast part of Central Coast Regional District.

History

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This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops–Cariboo and Skeena ridings.

This district was eliminated as a result of redistribution in 2003. Parts of it went to Cariboo–Prince George, Kamloops–Thompson and Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon ridings.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East,
Kamloops—Cariboo and Skeena
31st  1979–1980     Lorne Greenaway Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993 Dave Worthy
35th  1993–1997     Philip Mayfield Reform
36th  1997–2000
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Cariboo—Prince George, Kamloops—Thompson
and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Election results

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2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Philip Mayfield 19,213 59.63 +8.52 $46,481
Liberal John McCarvill 6,555 20.34 -0.39 $11,178
New Democratic Raymond John Skelly 2,915 9.04 -5.03 $5,781
Progressive Conservative Pamela J. Culbert 2,822 8.75 -3.09 $5,050
Independent William Turkel 591 1.83 $2,627
Marxist–Leninist Al Charlebois 124 0.38 $101
Total valid votes 32,220 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 104 0.32
Turnout 32,324 60.49
Alliance hold Swing +4.46
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Philip Mayfield 16,008 51.11 +14.70 $47,376
Liberal Gurbux Saini 6,493 20.73 -6.02 $67,327
New Democratic Terry Tate 4,406 14.07 +3.61 $16,049
Progressive Conservative Peter Culbert 3,707 11.84 -10.49 $31,399
Green Charles Jones 707 2.26 +1.61 $206
Total valid votes 31,321 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 138 0.44
Turnout 31,459 60.98
Reform hold Swing +10.36
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Philip Mayfield 11,484 36.41 +34.72
Liberal Barry Lorne Nordin 8,437 26.75 +1.65
Progressive Conservative Dave Worthy 7,043 22.33 -14.35
New Democratic Gillian MacDonald 3,298 10.46 -25.36
National Richard Lawrence Bennett 537 1.70
Canada Party Bob Hampton 314 1.00
Natural Law Teresa Gillen 222 0.70
Green Donald Stuart Rennie 204 0.65
Total valid votes 31,539 100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.54
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dave Worthy 11,525 36.68 -17.83
New Democratic Jack Langford 11,256 35.82 +5.20
Liberal Donald C.L. Ursaki 7,886 25.10 +12.15
Reform Diane Johnson 530 1.69
Rhinoceros William G. Crombie 224 0.71
Total valid votes 31,421 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.52
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Greenaway 20,553 54.51 +13.76
New Democratic Christine Slater 11,544 30.62 -3.33
Liberal Mark Angus 4,881 12.95 -12.04
Green Lisa Enquist 392 1.04
Social Credit George H. Janzen 335 0.89
Total valid votes 37,705 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +8.54
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lorne Greenaway 12,355 40.75 -1.98
New Democratic Harry Olaussen 10,292 33.95 +6.26
Liberal Larry Ozero 7,577 24.99 -0.03
Marxist–Leninist Harbans Riarh 92 0.30
Total valid votes 30,316 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.12
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Lorne Greenaway 12,767 42.73
New Democratic Harry Olaussen 8,273 27.69
Liberal Lon Godfrey 7,477 25.02
Social Credit Peter R. Gook 1,363 4.56
Total valid votes 29,880 100.0  
This riding was created from Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Skeena, which elected three Liberals and a Progressive Conservative (Fraser Valley East).

See also

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