Canadian federal election results in the British Columbia Interior

This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the interior of British Columbia.

Regional profile

The BC Interior is a fairly conservative area today, although it has not always been that way. From the early days of the party to the early 1990s, this region was a New Democratic Party stronghold until its support throughout the entire province collapsed in 1993. From 1993 to 2000, the Reform and Canadian Alliance parties took over in a dramatic shift (widely seen as a protest vote against established parties), winning handily in nearly every riding. The Conservatives continued to hold most of the seats in 2004 (with one exception in the northwestern corner of the province). While the NDP managed to take another seat in 2006, staunch divisions on social issues made it difficult for the NDP to make further gains. Some of the strongest conservative support is in Kelowna and the Okanagan, where a large number of retirees reside. For decades, the only close races in this region have been between the Conservatives and NDP. In the 2015 election, regional NDP strength allowed them to pick up a third seat, and in one of the biggest surprises of the election, the Liberals picked up their first seat in the BC Interior since 1974 in the region's most urban riding, Kelowna—Lake Country.[1][2]

2015 - 42nd General Election

Electoral District						Incumbent
Electoral District	Conservative	NDP	Liberal	Green	Other	Incumbent
Cariboo—Prince George	Todd Doherty 19,688 36.64%	Trent Derrick 13,879 25.83%	Tracy Calogheros 16,921 31.49%	Richard Edward Jaques 1,860 3.46%	Gordon Campbell (NA)[note 1] 402 0.75% Sheldon Clare (Ind.) 657 1.22% Adam De Kroon (CHP) 327 0.61%	Dick Harris†
Central Okanagan— Similkameen—Nicola	Dan Albas 24,517 39.56%	Angelique Wood 11,961 19.30%	Karley Scott 23,059 37.21%	Robert Mellalieu 2,436 3.93%		Dan Albas Okanagan—Coquihalla
Kamloops—Thompson— Cariboo	Cathy McLeod 24,595 35.25%	Bill Sundhu 21,466 30.77%	Steve Powrie 21,215 30.41%	Matthew Greenwood 2,489 3.57%		Cathy McLeod
Kelowna—Lake Country	Ron Cannan 25,502 39.75%	Norah Mary Bowman 9,039 14.09%	Stephen Fuhr 29,614 46.16%	no candidate[note 2]		Ron Cannan
Kootenay—Columbia	David Wilks 23,247 36.78%	Wayne Stetski 23,529 37.23%	Don Johnston 12,315 19.48%	Bill Green 4,115 6.51%		David Wilks
North Okanagan—Shuswap	Mel Arnold 27,490 39.30%	Jacqui Gingras 17,907 25.60%	Cindy Derkaz 20,949 29.95%	Chris George 3,608 5.16%		Colin Mayes† Okanagan—Shuswap
Prince George— Peace River—Northern Rockies	Bob Zimmer 27,237 52.52%	Kathi Dickie 8,014 15.45%	Matt Shaw 12,913 24.90%	Elizabeth Biggar 2,672 5.15%	Barry Blackman (PC) 464 0.89% W. Todd Keller (Libert.) 559 1.08%	Bob Zimmer Prince George—Peace River
Skeena—Bulkley Valley	Tyler Nesbitt 10,936 24.79%	Nathan Cullen 22,531 51.08%	Brad Layton 8,257 18.72%	Jeannie Parnell 1,605 3.64%	Don Spratt (CHP) 780 1.77%	Nathan Cullen
South Okanagan—West Kootenay	Marshall Neufeld 19,871 29.84%	Richard Cannings 24,823 37.28%	Connie Denesiuk 18,732 28.13%	Samantha Troy 2,792 4.19%	Brian Gray (Ind.) 376 0.56%	Alex Atamanenko† British Columbia Southern Interior

2011 - 41st General Election

Electoral District							Incumbent
Electoral District	Conservative	Liberal	NDP	Green	Other		Incumbent
British Columbia Southern Interior	Stephen Hill 19,273 38.93%	Shan Lavell 1,872 3.78%	Alex Atamanenko 25,206 50.92%	Bryan Hunt 3,153 6.37%			Alex Atamanenko
Cariboo—Prince George	Dick Harris 24,443 56.17%	Sangeeta Lalli 2,200 5.06%	Jon Van Barneveld 13,135 30.18%	Heidi Redl 2,702 6.21%	Jon Ronan (Ind.) 394 0.91% Henry Thiessen (CHP) 440 1.01% Jordan Turner (Rhino) 204 0.47%		Dick Harris
Kamloops—Thompson— Cariboo	Cathy McLeod 29,682 52.24%	Murray Todd 3,026 5.33%	Michael Crawford 20,983 36.93%	Donovan Cavers 2,932 5.16%	Christopher Kempling (CHP) 191 0.34%		Cathy McLeod
Kelowna—Lake Country	Ron Cannan 34,566 57.40%	Kris Stewart 7,069 11.74%	Tisha Kalmanovitch 13,322 22.12%	Alice Hooper 5,265 8.74%			Ron Cannan
Kootenay—Columbia	David Wilks 23,910 55.88%	Betty Aitchison 1,496 3.50%	Mark Shmigelsky 14,199 33.18%	William Green 2,547 5.95%	Brent Bush (Ind.) 636 1.49%		Jim Abbott†
Okanagan—Coquihalla	Dan Albas 28,525 53.58%	John Kidder 5,815 10.92%	David Finnis 12,853 24.14%	Dan Bouchard 5,005 9.40%	Sean Upshaw (Ind.) 860 1.62% Dietrich Wittel (Ind.) 180 0.34%		Stockwell Day†
Okanagan—Shuswap	Colin Mayes 31,439 55.45%	Janna Francis 4,246 7.49%	Nikki Inouye 14,955 26.38%	Greig Crockett 6,058 10.68%			Colin Mayes
Prince George— Peace River	Bob Zimmer 23,946 62.12%	Ben Levine 2,008 5.21%	Lois Boone 9,876 25.62%	Hilary Crowley 2,301 5.97%	Jeremy Coté (Pirate) 415 1.08%	Vacant
Skeena—Bulkley Valley	Clay Harmon 12,117 34.50%	Kyle Warwick 1,268 3.61%	Nathan Cullen 19,431 55.33%	Roger Colin Benham 1,102 3.14%	Maggie Braun (CAP) 165 0.47% Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,038 2.96%		Nathan Cullen

2008 - 40th General Election

Electoral District						Incumbent
Electoral District	Conservative	Liberal	NDP	Green	Other	Incumbent
British Columbia Southern Interior	Rob Zandee 16,921	Brenda Jagpal 3,265	Alex Atamanenko 22,684	Andy Morel 4,552	Brian Sproule (M-L) 79	Alex Atamanenko
Cariboo— Prince George	Dick Harris 22,619	Drew Adamick 4,309	Bev Collins 10,579	Amber Van Drielen 2,614	Douglas Gook (IND) 729	Dick Harris
Kamloops— Thompson— Cariboo	Cathy McLeod 25,109	Ken Sommerfeld 5,445	Michael Crawford 19,620	Donovan Cavers 4,430		Betty Hinton†
Kelowna— Lake Country	Ron Cannan 31,902	Diana Cabott 8,427	Tish Lakes 8,623	Angela Reid 7,819	Mark Haley (Comm.) 218	Ron Cannan
Kootenay—Columbia	Jim Abbott 23,398	Betty Aitchison 3,044	Leon Pendleton 8,892	Ralph Moore 3,933		Jim Abbott
Okanagan—Coquihalla	Stockwell Day 29,219	Valerie Hallford 6,070	Ralph Poynting 8,265	Dan Bouchard 6,687		Stockwell Day
Okanagan—Shuswap	Colin Mayes 28,048	Janna Francis 5,388	Alice Brown 10,716	Huguette Allen 9,399	Gordie Campbell (NA) 416 Darren Seymour (CAP) 277	Colin Mayes
Prince George— Peace River	Jay Hill 22,060	Lindsay Gidney 2,953	Betty Bekkering 6,138	Hilary Crowley 3,656		Jay Hill
Skeena— Bulkley Valley	Sharon Smith 12,458	Corinna Morhart 1,895	Nathan Cullen 16,978	Hondo Arendt 1,606	Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,090 Mary-Etta Goodacre (CAP) 108	Nathan Cullen

2006 - 39th General Election

Electoral District						Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	Conservative	NDP	Green	Other	Incumbent
British Columbia Southern Interior	Bill Profili 9,383	Derek Zeisman 8,948	Alex Atamanenko 22,742	Scott Leyland 5,258	Brian Sproule (M-L) 123	Jim Gouk†
Cariboo—Prince George	Simon Yu 10,509	Dick Harris 19,624	Alfred Trudeau 10,129	Alex Bracewell 2,416	Chris Kempling (CHP) 505 Bev Collins (CAP) 279 Carol Lee Chapman (M-L) 109 Don Roberts (FPNP) 95	Dick Harris
Kamloops— Thompson—Cariboo	Ken Sommerfeld 13,454	Betty Hinton 20,948	Michael Crawford 16,417	Matt Greenwood 2,518		Betty Hinton
Kelowna—Lake Country	Vern Nielsen 14,807	Ron Cannan 28,174	Kevin Hagglund 9,538	Angela Reid 4,562	David Thomson (CAP) 223	Werner Schmidt†
Kootenay—Columbia	Jhim Burwell 5,443	Jim Abbott 22,181	Brent Bush 10,560	Clements Verhoeven 2,490	Thomas Frederick Sima (CAP) 122	Jim Abbott
Okanagan—Coquihalla	David Perry 11,575	Stockwell Day 25,278	John Harrop 9,660	Karan Bowyer 3,802		Stockwell Day
Okanagan—Shuswap	Will Hansma 12,330	Colin Mayes 24,448	Alice Brown 14,551	Harry Naegel 2,215	Gordon Campbell (NA) 425 Darren Seymour (Ind.) 359 Neville O'Grady (CAP) 172	Darrel Stinson†
Prince George—Peace River	Nathan Bauder 5,889	Jay Hill 22,412	Malcolm Crockett 6,377	Hilary Crowley 2,394	Donna Young (Ind.) 351	Jay Hill
Skeena—Bulkley Valley	Gordon Stamp-Vincent 4,845	Michael Scott 12,630	Nathan Cullen 18,496	Phil Brienesse 1,064	Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,235	Nathan Cullen

2004 - 38th General Election

Electoral District							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	Conservative	NDP	Green	Other		Incumbent
Cariboo—Prince George	Gurbux Saini 8,397	Dick Harris 19,721	Rick Smith 11,183	Doug Gook 1,798	Bev Collins (CAP) 408 Carol Lee Chapman (M-L) 79 Mike Orr(Ind.) 478 Jeff Paetkau (Libert.) 148		Dick Harris
						merged district
							Philip Mayfield†
Kamloops—Thompson	John O'Fee 14,434	Betty Hinton 20,611	Brian Carroll 13,379	Grant Fraser 2,213	Arjun Singh (Ind.) 440		Betty Hinton
Kelowna	Vern Nielsen 14,109	Werner Schmidt 25,553	Starleigh Grass 8,954	Kevin Ade 3,903	Huguette Plourde (Mar.) 447 Michael Cassidyne-Hook (CAP) 271		Werner Schmidt
Kootenay—Columbia	Ross Priest 7,351	Jim Abbott 21,336	Brent Bush 9,772	Carmen Gustafson 2,558			Jim Abbott
North Okanagan—Shuswap	Will Hansma 11,636	Darrel Stinson 24,014	Alice Brown 12,528	Erin Nelson 2,333	Claire Foss (CAP) 257 Blair Longley (Mar.) 492 Gordon Campbell (Ind.) 401 K. No. Daniels (Ind.) 104		Darrel Stinson
Okanagan—Coquihalla	Vanessa Sutton 11,212	Stockwell Day 24,220	Joyce Procure 9,509	Harry Naegal 2,896	Lelannd Haver (CAP) 259 Jack Peach (Mar.) 548		Stockwell Day
Prince George—Peace River	Arleene Thorpe 4,988	Jay Hill 21,281	Mike Hunter 7,501	Hilary Crowley 2,073	Tara Rimstad (M-L) 101 Harley Harasym (CAP) 301		Jay Hill
Skeena—Bulkley Valley	Miles Richardson 7,965	Andy Burton 12,434	Nathan Cullen 13,706	Roger Benham 1,225	Rod Taylor (CHP) 1,408 Frank Martin (M-L) 161		Andy Burton
Southern Interior	Doug Stanley 8,310	Jim Gouk 16,940	Alex Atamanenko 16,260	Scott Leyland 3,663	Robert Schuster (Ind.) 591 Brian Sproule (M-L) 39 Karine Cyr (Mar.) 391 Farlie Paynter (CAP) 87		Jim Gouk

Key map	Cariboo-Prince George Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Kelowna-Lake Country Kootenay-Columbia Okanagan-Coquihalla Okanagan-Shuswap Prince George-Peace River Skeena-Bulkley Valley British Columbia Southern Interior
Conservative Party of Canada	Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada	New Democratic Party

Notes

Gordon Campbell ran to provide a "none of the above" option for voters.[3]
Gary Adams was selected as the Green Party candidate for Kelowna—Lake Country when he pledged to immediately resign and support the Liberal candidate, Stephen Fuhr.[4] The party's federal leadership asked him not to resign or endorse Fuhr and Adams relented. Adams eventually registered as a candidate but soon withdrew and the party decided to respect local party members' decision to not run a candidate.[5]

References

Kevin Parnell, Lake Country expected to meet with new MP Stephen Fuhr, The Kelowna Capital News, October 26, 2015.
"Election 2015:Liberal Stephen Fuhr pulls off massive upset in Conservative stronghold of Kelowna-Lake Country". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
Evelyn, Charelle (29 September 2015). "Two candidates enter election race". Prince George Citizen. Glacier Community Media. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
Raj, Althia (29 July 2015). "Gary Adams, Green Candidate, In Limbo After Co-Operation Pact With Liberals Appears Nixed". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
"Statement from Kelowna - Lake Country's former Green candidate". Capital News (Kelowna). Black Press, Inc. Editorial. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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[4] Gordon Campbell ran to provide a "none of the above" option for voters.[3]

[7] Gary Adams was selected as the Green Party candidate for Kelowna—Lake Country when he pledged to immediately resign and support the Liberal candidate, Stephen Fuhr.[4] The party's federal leadership asked him not to resign or endorse Fuhr and Adams relented. Adams eventually registered as a candidate but soon withdrew and the party decided to respect local party members' decision to not run a candidate.[5]

[1] Kevin Parnell, Lake Country expected to meet with new MP Stephen Fuhr, The Kelowna Capital News, October 26, 2015.

[2] "Election 2015:Liberal Stephen Fuhr pulls off massive upset in Conservative stronghold of Kelowna-Lake Country". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-01.

[3] Evelyn, Charelle (29 September 2015). "Two candidates enter election race". Prince George Citizen. Glacier Community Media. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[5] Raj, Althia (29 July 2015). "Gary Adams, Green Candidate, In Limbo After Co-Operation Pact With Liberals Appears Nixed". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[6] "Statement from Kelowna - Lake Country's former Green candidate". Capital News (Kelowna). Black Press, Inc. Editorial. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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