Canadian federal election results in the British Columbia Interior

Electoral History
2011
2008
2006
2004

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 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), although the NDP did make some gains and hope to pick up an additional seat or two here in the coming election, although with staunch divisions on issues such as same-sex marriage somewhat favouring the Conservatives here, it will be an uphill battle. 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. This is one of the weakest areas across Canada for the federal Liberals, who are not expected to contend for any seats.

2011 - 41st General Election

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

2008 - 40th General Election

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
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	Candidates											Incumbent
		Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
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	Candidates											Incumbent
		Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
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