Okanagan—Coquihalla
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Stockwell Day Conservative |
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| District created | 1996 | |
| First contested | 1997 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 107,316 | |
| Electors (2006) | 80,290 | |
| Area (km²) | 10,638 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10.1 | |
| Census divisions | ||
| Census subdivisions | Penticton, Summerland, Merritt, Peachland, Logan Lake, Central Okanagan J, Okanagan-Similkameen D, Okanagan-Similkameen E, Okanagan-Similkameen F, Tsinstikeptum 9 | |
Okanagan—Coquihalla is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
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[edit] Geography
This electoral district includes the towns of Penticton, Merritt, Summerland, Logan Lake, West Kelowna and Peachland.
[edit] History
This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings.
In 2003, it underwent slight boundary changes, with small parts added from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and Kelowna ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1997-2000: Jim Hart - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000) - He previously represented Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt.
- 2000-present: Stockwell Day - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)
In 2000, Jim Hart resigned to allow new Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day to enter the House of Commons.
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its current Member of Parliament, Stockwell Day, served as a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in Alberta and as leader of the Canadian Alliance party, and was elected in the riding in a by-election in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada, which was created through a merger between the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. Day is widely seen as a social conservative. He is currently Canada's Minister of International Trade and the Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Stockwell Day | 28,765 | 58.10% | +7.83% | $59,382 | |
| New Democrat | Ralph Poynting | 8,236 | 16.60% | -2.61% | $8,169 | |
| Green | Dan Bouchard | 6,603 | 13.30% | +5.74% | $592 | |
| Liberal | Valerie Hallford | 5,883 | 11.90% | -11.07% | -- | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,487 | 100.00% | $91,800 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 148 | 0.30% | ||||
| Turnout | 49,635 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Stockwell Day | 25,283 | 50.27% | +0.48% | $46,867 | |
| Liberal | David Perry | 11,552 | 22.97% | -0.07% | $5,727 | |
| New Democrat | John Harrop | 9,660 | 19.21% | -0.33% | $6,809 | |
| Green | Karan Bowyer | 3,802 | 7.56% | +1.61% | $1,328 | |
| Total valid votes | 50,297 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Stockwell Day | 24,220 | 49.79% | -15.62% | $63,012 | |
| Liberal | Vanessa Sutton | 11,212 | 23.04% | +2.59% | $36,417 | |
| New Democrat | Joyce Procure | 9,509 | 19.54% | +11.10% | $7,994 | |
| Green | Harry Naegel | 2,896 | 5.95% | +3.67% | $1,105 | |
| Marijuana | Jack William Peach | 548 | 1.12% | -0.56% | ||
| Canadian Action | Lelannd Haver | 259 | 0.53% | -0.42% | $397 | |
| Total valid votes | 48,644 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 214 | 0.44% | ||||
| Turnout | 48,858 | 63.55% | ||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Canadian Alliance | Stockwell Day | 28,794 | 59.36% | +6.30% | $61,098 | |
| Liberal | Tom Chapman | 9,923 | 20.45% | -5.98% | $15,521 | |
| New Democrat | Ken Ellis | 4,096 | 8.44% | -3.31% | $4,470 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon John Seiter | 2,939 | 6.05% | +0.61% | $697 | |
| Green | Harry Naegel | 1,110 | 2.28% | +0.11% | $5,034 | |
| Marijuana | Teresa Taylor | 818 | 1.68% | |||
| Canadian Action | Larry Taylor | 461 | 0.95% | $1,502 | ||
| Natural Law | Elizabeth Innes | 167 | 0.34% | $514 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 99 | 0.20% | $123 | ||
| Independent | Clay Harmon | 95 | 0.19% | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,502 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.34% | ||||
| Turnout | 48,668 | 65.50% | ||||
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Reform | Jim Hart | 24,570 | 53.06% | $48,868 | ||
| Liberal | Bruce Murdock | 12,241 | 26.43% | $66,877 | ||
| New Democrat | David Finnis | 5,441 | 11.75% | $18,388 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Ramesh Rikhi | 2,523 | 5.44% | $23,815 | ||
| Green | Harry Naegel | 1,008 | 2.17% | $691 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Stuart Allan Town | 318 | 0.68% | $2,109 | ||
| Independent | Janice G.A.E. Switlo | 202 | 0.43% | $550 | ||
| Total valid votes | 46,303 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 159 | 0.34% | ||||
| Turnout | 46,462 | 65.06% | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures – 1997
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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