Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Points indicate the communities of Vernon and Lake Country, as well as Monashee Provincial Park. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2025 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 108,606 | ||
| Electors (2025) | 91,639 | ||
| Area (km²) | 14,658 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 7.4 | ||
| Census division(s) | Columbia-Shuswap, Central Kootenay, Central Okanagan, North Okanagan | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Vernon, Lake Country, Coldstream, Spallumcheen (part), Okanagan, Lumby, Duck Lake, Nakusp, New Denver, Slocan | ||
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Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will largely replace North Okanagan—Shuswap.[2]
- Gains the Fintry area from Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
- Gains the District Municipality of Lake Country, the Indian Reserve of Duck Lake 7, and the Central Okanagan regional district electoral area north of Highway 33 from Kelowna—Lake Country
- Gains the regional district electoral area of Central Kootenay H and the remainder of Central Kootenay K, plus Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton and Slocan from South Okanagan—West Kootenay
- Loses the northern half of Spallumcheen, the municipalities of Armstrong, Chase, Enderby, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, the regional district electoral areas of Columbia Shuswap C, Columbia Shuswap D, Columbia Shuswap E, Columbia Shuswap F, North Okanagan F, the remainder of Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands), the remainder of Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks), and the Indian Reserves Chum Creek 2, Enderby 2, Hustalen 1, Neskonlith, North Bay 5, Okanagan (Part) 1, Quaaout 1, Sahhaltkum 4, Salmon River 1, Scotch Creek 4, Stequmwhulpa 5, Switsemalph and Switsemalph 3 to Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies and Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]
Languages: 89.9% English, 2.3% German, 1.7% French
Religions: 57.5% No religion, 39.2% Christian (10.0% Catholic, 4.6% United Church, 3.4% Anglican, 2.1% Lutheran, 1.5% Baptist, 1.1% Pentecostal, 16.5% Other)
Median income: $39,200 (2020)
Average income: $50,760 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 92,270 | 86.66% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 7,940 | 7.46% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 1,810 | 1.7% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 1,695 | 1.59% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,210 | 1.14% | ||||||||||||
| African | 540 | 0.51% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 395 | 0.37% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 305 | 0.29% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 300 | 0.28% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 106,475 | 98.02% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 108,625 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee Riding created from Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, Kelowna—Lake Country, North Okanagan—Shuswap, and South Okanagan—West Kootenay |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Scott Anderson | Conservative | |
Electoral results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Scott Anderson | 33,850 | 50.42 | +6.59 | ||||
| Liberal | Anna Warwick Sears | 28,769 | 42.85 | +23.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Leah Ellen Main | 3,417 | 5.09 | –16.62 | ||||
| Green | Blair Visscher | 1,105 | 1.65 | –3.53 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 67,141 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 432 | |||||||
| Turnout | 67,573 | 72.72 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,921 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –8.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 24,843 | 43.83 | |
| New Democratic | 12,308 | 21.71 | |
| Liberal | 11,207 | 19.77 | |
| People's | 5,391 | 9.51 | |
| Green | 2,937 | 5.18 | |
References
- ^ a b "Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ McIntyre, Pete. "Greater Vernon and Lake Country part of new federal riding". Vernon Matters. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Vernon--Lake Country--Monashee [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 4 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.