Okanagan—Coquihalla
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Okanagan—Coquihalla in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 1996 | ||
| First contested | 1997 | ||
| Last contested | 2008 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 107,316 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 83,242 | ||
| Area (km²) | 10,638 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10.1 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | 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.
Geography
This electoral district includes the towns of Penticton, Merritt, Summerland, Logan Lake, West Kelowna and Peachland.
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt prior to 1996 | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | rowspan="1" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform | | James Hart | Reform |
| 2000 | rowspan="1" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance | | Canadian Alliance | ||
| 2000 | rowspan="2" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance | | Stockwell Day | Canadian Alliance | |
| 37th | 2000-2003 | |||
| 2003-2004 | rowspan="4" Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative | | Conservative | ||
| 38th | 2004-2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006-2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008-2011 | |||
Current Member of Parliament
Its 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 is a member of 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 Canada's Minister of International Trade and the Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He is not standing for re-election in the 2011 federal election being held on May 2, 2011.
Election results
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Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
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Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- Controversies in the Canadian federal election, 2011
References
Sources
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures – 2000
- Expenditures – 1997
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada