Kamloops-North Thompson

Kamloops-North Thompson
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Ward Stamer; Conservative
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First contested	1991
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2001)	48,482
Area (km²)	21,224.16
Pop. density (per km²)	2.3

Kamloops-North Thompson is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

It was formerly considered a political bellwether for the next provincial government, having swung to the governing party ever since party politics was introduced into British Columbia. This trend broke in 2017, when the district was won by a BC Liberal despite a BC NDP government being sworn in.^[1]

Demographics

Population	48,482
Population Change, 1996–2001	1.6%
Area (km²)	21,224.16
Pop. Density	2.3

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Kamloops-North Thompson comprises the northeastern portion of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. It is located in central British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Kamloops, north of the Thompson river, Clearwater, and Barriere.^[2]

History

Kamloops-North Thompson
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Kamloops
35th	1991–1996		Frederick Henry Jackson	New Democratic
36th	1996–2001		Kevin Krueger	Liberal
37th	2001–2005
38th	2005–2009
39th	2009–2013		Terry Lake
40th	2013–2017		Terry Lake
41st	2017–2020		Peter Milobar
42nd	2020–2023
42nd	2023–2024			United
43rd	2024–present		Ward Stamer	Conservative

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Tristan Cavers
	New Democratic	Maddi Genn
	Conservative	Ward Stamer
Total valid votes				–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC

2020 provincial election redistributed results^[3]
Party		%
	Liberal	49.8
	New Democratic	33.5
	Green	11.7
	Conservative	4.6

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Milobar	9,341	40.99	−7.33	$59,084.81
	New Democratic	Sadie Hunter	9,145	40.13	+9.78	$18,663.02
	Green	Thomas Martin	2,224	9.76	−10.80	$9,496.78
	Conservative	Dennis Giesbrecht	1,928	8.46	–	$2,954.19
	Independent	Brandon Russell	149	0.65	–	$995.20
Total valid votes			22,787	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[4]^[5]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Milobar	12,001	48.32	−3.74	$47,484
	New Democratic	Barb Nederpel	7,538	30.35	−8.7	$68,758
	Green	Dan Hines	5,111	20.58	–	$17,164
	Communist	Peter Paul Kerek	187	0.75	–
Total valid votes			24,837	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200	0.80
Turnout			25,037	60.34
Source: Elections BC^[6]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Terry Lake	12,183	52.06	+5.1	$124,595
	New Democratic	Kathy Kendall	9,139	39.05	–5.9	$84,911
	Conservative	Ed Klop	1,644	7.03	–	$9,211
	No affiliation	John Ford	436	1.86	–	$250
Total valid votes			23,402	100.00
Total rejected ballots			141	0.60
Turnout			23,543	57.97
Source: Elections BC^[7]

B.C. General Election 2009: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Terry Lake	9,830	47%	n/a	$108,572
	New Democratic	Doug Brown	9,320	45%	n/a	$84,848
	Green	April Snowe	1,418	7%	n/a	$1,010
	Refederation	Wayne Russell	251	1%	n/a	$260
	Work Less	Keston Broughton	124	0.6%	n/a	$550
Total Valid Votes			20,943	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			112	0.5%
Turnout			21,055	55%

B.C. General Election 2005: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kevin Krueger	11,648	48.36%	–	$114,377
	NDP	Mike Hanson	9,635	40.00%		$70,259
	Green	Grant Fraser	1,689	7.01%	–	$2,268
	Conservative	Bob Altenhofen	795	3.30%		$1,511
	Marijuana	Keenan Todd	321	1.33%		$100
Total Valid Votes			24,088	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			150	0.62%
Turnout			24,238	67.71%

B.C. General Election 2001: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kevin Krueger	12,676	58.04%	–	$46,310
	NDP	Dwayne Hartle	4,181	19.14%		$24,205
	Green	Denis J. Walsh	3,122	14.29%	–	$4,398
	Marijuana	Vern Falk	1,025	4.69%		$3,765
	Unity	R.H. (Bob) Altenhofen	836	3.84%	–	$5,587
Total valid votes			21,840	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			172	0.79%
Turnout			22,012	72.65%

B.C. General Election 1996: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Kevin Krueger	7,313	43.43%	–	$54,922
	NDP	Frederick H. Jackson	6,945	41.25%		$24,546
	Reform	Alan Forseth	1,710	10.16%	–	$9,123
	Social Credit	Steve Quinn	468	2.78%	–	$6,908
	Green	Alan Child	401	2.38%	–	$295
Total valid votes			16,837	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			118	0.70%
Turnout			16,955	72.65%

B.C. General Election 1991: Kamloops-North Thompson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	NDP	Frederick H. Jackson	5,843	39.43%		$27,214
	Social Credit	Paul Caissie	4,283	28.90%	–	$44,425
	Liberal	John E. Harwood	4,694	31.67%	–	$2,650
Total valid votes			14,820	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			227	1.51%
Turnout			15,047	74.02%

References

^ Tieleman, Bill (May 21, 2013). "How the BC NDP Blew the Election". The Tyee. Retrieved June 16, 2021. Kamloops-North Thompson also has an amazing political record: the party that wins this bellwether seat has formed government since party politics were introduced to B.C.
^ "Kamloops-North Thompson Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^ "Kamloops-North Thompson". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

External links

[1] Tieleman, Bill (May 21, 2013). "How the BC NDP Blew the Election". The Tyee. Retrieved June 16, 2021. Kamloops-North Thompson also has an amazing political record: the party that wins this bellwether seat has formed government since party politics were introduced to B.C.

[2] "Kamloops-North Thompson Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[3] "Kamloops-North Thompson". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[4] "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

[5] "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[6] "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[7] "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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