Shuswap (provincial electoral district)

Shuswap
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Greg Kyllo
Liberal
First contested 1991
Demographics
Population (2001) 49,240
Area (km²) 7,714
Pop. density (per km²) 6.4
Census divisions Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Census subdivisions Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Sicamous

Shuswap is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

It is the successor riding to the old Salmon Arm riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see Kamloops (provincial electoral district), Kamloops (electoral district) and Okanagan (electoral districts). All ridings in the southern BC region are "descendants" of the original Yale provincial riding.

Demographics

Population, 2001 49,240
Population Change, 1996–2001 1.8%
Area (km²) 7,714
Pop. Density (people per km²) 6

History

Members of Legislative Assembly

Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Hon. George Abbott, a former political science instructor at Okanagan University College. He also owned the oldest and largest berry farm in the Interior. He was first elected in 1996. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Abbott was appointed Minister of Sustainable Resource Management on Jan. 26, 2004. He previously served as Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services

Assembly Years Member Party
Prior to 1991
35th 1991–1996 Shannon O'Neill NDP
36th 1996–2001 George Abbott Liberal
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017 Greg Kyllo

Election results

British Columbia general election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGreg Kyllo14,23656.09
New DemocraticSylvia Jean Lindgren6,81626.86
GreenKevin Babcock3,94015.52
LibertarianKyle McCormack3881.53
Total valid votes 25,380100.00
Source: Elections BC[1]
B.C. General Election 2013: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGreg Kyllo11,34248.05%+1.43%
New DemocraticSteve Gunner6,97229.53%-1.01%
ConservativeTom Birch3,04512.90%+2.62%
GreenChris George2,1869.26%-1.74%
AdvocationalJohanna Zalcik620.26%n/a
Total Valid Votes 23,607 100%
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout
B.C. General Election 2009 Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott10,76446.62%$92,432
  NDP Steve Gunner 7,051 30.54% $41,011
GreenMichel Saab2,53911.00%–$7,149
     Conservative Beryl Ludwig 2,374 10.28% $9,378
MarijuanaChris Emery3611.56%$550
Total valid votes 23,089 100%
Total rejected ballots 79 0.34%
Turnout 23,168 56.82%
British Columbia general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott11,02446.96$89,183
New DemocraticCalvin Ross White8,28135.27$60,432
ConservativeBeryl Ludwig2,3309.92$5,715
GreenBarbara Westerman1,3945.94$1,788
MarijuanaChris Emery3561.52$100
BlocPaddy Roberts500.21$897
PatriotAndrew Nicholas Hokhold420.18$100
Total Valid Votes 23,477100.00
Total Rejected Ballots 930.40
Turnout 23,57064.34
British Columbia general election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott12,95056.27%$46,736
  NDP Wayne Fowler 3,788 16.46% $12,950
UnityAl Thiessen2,85712.41%$7,793
GreenLarissa Lutjen2,42310.53%$892
MarijuanaPaddy Roberts8353.63%$919
  No Affiliation Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan 119 0.52% $100
CentralScott Yee410.18%$6
Total valid votes 23,013 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 65 0.28%
Turnout 23,078 72.01%
B.C. General Election 1996: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Abbott8,59634.55%$35,489
  NDP Calvin White 7,869 31.63% $37,552
ReformColin Mayes5,35622.58%$21,375
Progressive DemocratBev Torrens1,3255.33%–$4,193
  No Affiliation Gordon Campbell 810 3.26%
GreenPaul Stephen De Felice2370.95%–$100
Social CreditRobert Goss2210.89%–$1,363
  Independent Merv Ritchie 204 0.82% $505
Total valid votes 24,879 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 200 0.80%
Turnout 25,079 72.79%
B.C. General Election 1991: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Shannon O'Neill 7,687 35.50% $33,572
LiberalMichel Saab7,28233.63%$6,267
Social CreditEdith E. Rizzi6,26228.92%–$45,222
GreenConnie Harris4221.95%–$635
Total valid votes 21,653 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 356 1.62%
Turnout 22,009 76.42%
  1. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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