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Salmon Arm-Shuswap
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
David Williams
Conservative
First contested1991
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2001)49,240
Area (km²)7,714
Pop. density (per km²)6.4
Census division(s)Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Census subdivision(s)Salmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Sicamous

Salmon Arm-Shuswap (formerly Shuswap from 1991 until 2024) 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 (federal electoral district) and Okanagan (electoral districts). All ridings in the southern BC region are "descendants" of the original Yale provincial riding.

The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.

Demographics

Population, 2001 49,240
Population change, 1996–2001 1.8%
Area (km) 7,714
Population density (people per km) 6

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Shuswap comprised the western portion of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District and the northwestern portion of the Regional District of North Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Salmon Arm, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Enderby, and Sicamous.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Shuswap
Assembly Years Member Party
35th 1991–1996     Shannon O'Neill New Democratic
36th 1996–2001     George Abbott Liberal
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017 Greg Kyllo
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023
2023–2024     United
43rd 2024–present     David Williams Conservative

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative David L. Williams 16,566 52.1%
New Democratic Sylvia Lindgren 9,677 30.4%
Independent Greg McCune 2,922 9.2%
Green Jed Wiebe 2,250 7.1%
Independent Sherry Roy 373 1.2%
Total valid votes 31,788 –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
2020 provincial election redistributed results
Party %
  Liberal 51.2
  New Democratic 34.1
  Green 14.6
  Conservative 0.1


2020 British Columbia general election: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Greg Kyllo 13,300 51.35 −4.45 $52,230.75
New Democratic Sylvia Lindgren 8,816 34.04 +7.09 $8,793.94
Green Owen Madden 3,784 14.61 −1.10 $0.00
Total valid votes 25,900 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 213 0.82 +0.43
Turnout 26,113 54.68 −8.12
Registered voters 47,758
Source: Elections BC
2017 British Columbia general election: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Greg Kyllo 14,829 55.80 +7.88 $68,341
New Democratic Sylvia Jean Lindgren 7,161 26.95 −2.62 $27,270
Green Kevin Babcock 4,175 15.71 +6.37 $1,503
Libertarian Kyle McCormack 410 1.54 – $0
Total valid votes 26,575 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 103 0.39 +0.10
Turnout 26,678 62.80 +2.39
Registered voters 42,481
Source: Elections BC
2013 British Columbia general election: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Greg Kyllo 11,992 47.92 +1.30
New Democratic Steve Gunner 7,398 29.57 −0.97
Conservative Tom Birch 3,232 12.92 +2.64
Green Chris George 2,338 9.34 −1.66
Advocational Johanna Zalcik 63 0.25 NA
Total valid votes 25,023 100.00
Total rejected ballots 74 0.29
Turnout 25,097 60.41
Source: Elections BC
BC General Election 2009 Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal George Abbott 10,764 46.62% $92,432
  NDP Steve Gunner 7,051 30.54% $41,011
Green Michel Saab 2,539 11.00% – $7,149
  Conservative Beryl Ludwig 2,374 10.28% $9,378
Marijuana Chris Emery 361 1.56% $550
Total valid votes 23,089 100%
Total rejected ballots 79 0.34%
Turnout 23,168 56.82%


2005 British Columbia general election: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal George Abbott 11,024 46.96 $89,183
New Democratic Calvin Ross White 8,281 35.27 $60,432
Conservative Beryl Ludwig 2,330 9.92 $5,715
Green Barbara Westerman 1,394 5.94 $1,788
Marijuana Chris Emery 356 1.52 $100
Bloc Paddy Roberts 50 0.21 $897
Patriot Andrew Nicholas Hokhold 42 0.18 $100
Total valid votes 23,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93 0.40
Turnout 23,570 64.34
2001 British Columbia general election: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal George Abbott 12,950 56.27% $46,736
  NDP Wayne Fowler 3,788 16.46% $12,950
Unity Al Thiessen 2,857 12.41% $7,793
Green Larissa Lutjen 2,423 10.53% $892
Marijuana Paddy Roberts 835 3.63% $919
  No Affiliation Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan 119 0.52% $100
Central Scott Yee 41 0.18% $6
Total valid votes 23,013 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 65 0.28%
Turnout 23,078 72.01%
BC General Election 1996: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal George Abbott 8,596 34.55% $35,489
  NDP Calvin White 7,869 31.63% $37,552
Reform Colin Mayes 5,356 22.58% $21,375
Progressive Democrat Bev Torrens 1,325 5.33% – $4,193
  No Affiliation Gordon Campbell 810 3.26%
Green Paul Stephen De Felice 237 0.95% – $100
Social Credit Robert Goss 221 0.89% – $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%
BC General Election 1991: Shuswap
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Shannon O'Neill 7,687 35.50% $33,572
Liberal Michel Saab 7,282 33.63% $6,267
Social Credit Edith E. Rizzi 6,262 28.92% – $45,222
Green Connie Harris 422 1.95% – $635
Total valid votes 21,653 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 356 1.62%
Turnout 22,009 76.42%

References

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  2. "Shuswap Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. https://globalnews.ca/news/10779092/bc-election-2024-results-salmon-arm-shuswap/
  4. "Salmon Arm-Shuswap". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  7. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  8. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  9. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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