Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies
 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 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 109,218 | ||
| Electors (2025) | 91,588 | ||
| Area (km²) | 32,871 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Columbia-Shuswap, North Okanagan, Thompson-Nicola | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Kamloops (part), Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, Armstrong, Spallumcheen (part), Golden, Enderby, Sicamous, Chase, Enderby | ||
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Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies 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 be created out of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, Kootenay—Columbia and North Okanagan—Shuswap.[3]
- The southeastern third of Kamloops, the northern half of Spallumcheen, the municipalities of Armstrong, Chase, Enderby, Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, the regional district electoral areas of Columbia Shuswap A, Columbia Shuswap B, Columbia Shuswap C, Columbia Shuswap D, Columbia Shuswap E, Columbia Shuswap F, North Okanagan F, Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands), a small part of Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks) around Adams Lake, 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.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Languages: 91.7% English, 1.9% French, 1.5% German
Religions: 60.9% No religion, 36.2% Christian (9.5% Catholic, 4.4% United Church, 3.4% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.6% Lutheran, 15.3% Other)
Median income: $39,600 (2020)
Average income: $50,240 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 92,235 | 85.92% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 9,360 | 8.72% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 1,665 | 1.55% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 1,505 | 1.4% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,055 | 0.98% | ||||||||||||
| African | 640 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 430 | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 250 | 0.23% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 210 | 0.2% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 107,345 | 98.28% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 109,220 | 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—Shuswap—Central Rockies Riding created from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, Kootenay—Columbia, and North Okanagan—Shuswap |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Mel Arnold | Conservative | |
Electoral results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mel Arnold | 35,238 | 52.21 | +7.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Robertson | 26,295 | 38.96 | +22.35 | ||||
| New Democratic | Phaedra Idzan | 3,660 | 5.42 | –19.62 | ||||
| Green | Owen Madden | 1,702 | 2.52 | –2.57 | ||||
| People's | John Michael Henry | 601 | 0.89 | –7.26 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 67,496 | 73.22 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,185 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –7.58 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 26,749 | 45.01 | |
| New Democratic | 14,877 | 25.04 | |
| Liberal | 9,869 | 16.61 | |
| People's | 4,844 | 8.15 | |
| Green | 3,025 | 5.09 | |
| Others | 60 | 0.10 | |
References
- ^ a b "Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies – 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--Shuswap--Central Rockies [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 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.