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Cariboo-Chilcotin
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Donna Barnett
Liberal
District created2008
First contested2009

Cariboo-Chilcotin is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008, came into effect upon the dissolution of the BC Legislature in April 2009, and was first contested in the ensuing election. It will next be contested in the 2021 provincial election.

History

Assembly Years Member Party
Cariboo South
35th 1991–1996 David Zirnhelt New Democratic
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005 Walt Cobb Liberal
38th 2005–2009 Charlie Wyse New Democratic
Cariboo-Chilcotin
39th 2009–2013 Donna Barnett Liberal
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–present

Electoral history

2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Donna Barnett 8,517 58.77 $59,044
New Democratic Sally Watson 3,801 26.23 $22,988
Green Rita Helen Giesbrecht 2,175 15.00 $7,708
Total valid votes 14,493 100.00
Total rejected ballots 103 0.71
Turnout 14,596 60.79
Source: Elections BC[1]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Donna Barnett 7,679 56.18
New Democratic Charlie Wyse 4,740 34.68
Green Dustin Victor Price 747 5.46
Independent Gary Young 503 3.68
Total valid votes 13,669 100.00
Total rejected ballots 68 0.50
Turnout 13,737 63.64
Source: Elections BC[2]


  1. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.