Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Point indicates the city of Kamloops. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2025 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 111,707 | ||
| Electors (2025) | 88,539 | ||
| Area (km²) | 49,560 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson-Nicola | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Kamloops (part), Merritt, Kamloops, Clearwater, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Barriere, Ashcroft, Sun Peaks Mountain, Cache Creek | ||
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Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.[2] It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will replace Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.[3]
- Gains Logan Lake, Merritt, the regional district electoral areas of Thompson-Nicola M (Beautiful Nicola Valley – North) and Thompson-Nicola N (Beautiful Nicola Valley – South), and the Indian Reserves of Coldwater 1, Douglas Lake 3, Joeyaska 2, Nicola Lake 1, Nicola Mameet 1, Nooaitch 10, Paul's Basin 2 and Zoht 4 from Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.
- Gains the regional district electoral areas of Squamish-Lillooet A, Squamish-Lillooet B, Thompson-Nicola I (Blue Sky Country) and all enclosed municipalities and Indian Reserves from Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon.
- Loses the southeastern third of Kamloops and the remainder of Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands) to Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Languages: 90.5% English, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.3% French
Religions: 60.7% No religion, 33.2% Christian (10.7% Catholic, 3.7% United Church, 3.5% Anglican, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.1% Baptist, 12.9% Other), 1.9% Sikh
Median income: $39,200 (2020)
Average income: $49,920 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 80,600 | 74.95% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 17,525 | 16.3% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 4,115 | 3.83% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 2,120 | 1.97% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,325 | 1.23% | ||||||||||||
| African | 905 | 0.84% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 390 | 0.36% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 255 | 0.24% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 310 | 0.29% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 107,540 | 96.28% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 111,690 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola Riding created from Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, and North Okanagan—Shuswap |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Frank Caputo | Conservative | |
Electoral results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Frank Caputo | 32,007 | 51.54 | +8.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Iain Currie | 24,956 | 40.19 | +22.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Miguel Godau | 3,684 | 5.93 | –22.63 | ||||
| Green | Jenna Lindley | 933 | 1.50 | –2.26 | ||||
| People's | Chris Enns | 516 | 0.83 | –5.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 62,096 | 69.58 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,245 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –7.23 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 24,448 | 43.50 | |
| New Democratic | 16,049 | 28.56 | |
| Liberal | 9,945 | 17.70 | |
| People's | 3,354 | 5.97 | |
| Green | 2,113 | 3.76 | |
| Others | 292 | 0.52 | |
References
- ^ a b "Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ McIntyre, Pete. "Greater Vernon and Lake Country part of new federal riding". Vernon Matters. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Changes proposed for new Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding". The Williams Lake Tribune. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kamloops--Thompson--Nicola [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
- ^ 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.