Results, Ridings and Candidates
Okanagan - Shuswap
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 293/293 polls | |||
| CON | Colin Mayes | 28,048 | 51.71 |
Elected |
| NDP | Alice Brown | 10,716 | 19.76 |
|
| GRN | Huguette Allen | 9,399 | 17.33 |
|
| LIB | Janna Francis | 5,388 | 9.93 |
|
| NA | Gordie Campbell | 416 | 0.77 |
|
| CAP | Darren Seymour | 277 | 0.51 |
|
Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Darren Seymour
- Colin Mayes (Incumbent)
- Huguette Allen
- Janna Francis
- Gordie Campbell
- Alice Brown
Darren Seymour
Party: Canadian Action Party
Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1967
Age: 40
Birthplace: Vernon, B.C.
Education: High school diploma
Profession: Stock trader
Marital Status: In a relationship
Name of Spouse: Denise Walterhouse
Children: She has four children and three grandchildren.
Career Background: Is an accomplished painter, in addition to being a stock trader.
Community Activities: Actively involved in fishing, hiking and wild crafting.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as an Independent candidate in this riding in the 2006 general election.
Mailing address:
7937 Old Kamloops Road
Vernon, B.C.
V1H 1W8
Contact information:
Telephone: 250 547-6629
Colin Mayes
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: April 11, 1948
Age: 60
Birthplace: New Westminster, B.C.
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Jacquie
Children: Three
Career Background: Ran a trucking enterprise in the Yukon, owned and operated a grocery store and worked in business development.
Electoral History
Municipal: Elected mayor of Dawson City, Yukon, and Salmon Arm, B.C.
Provincial: Nominated candidate for the B.C. Reform Party and the Yukon Conservative Party.
Federal: Elected in 2006.
Political History
Committee: Chair of the committee and subcommittee on aboriginal affairs and northern development.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.
Contact information:
Telephone: 250-833-4981
Huguette Allen
Party: Green Party of Canada
Profession: Consultant
Career Background: A former senior manager at Nortel, is currently an entrepreneur. Designed and operated computer training ventures for John Abbott College. Developed educational programs for children, teens and seniors while running her own company called Imagine-Ere.
Community Activities: Was president of the Quebec Regional Council for the Environment (Gaspé division), and represented environmental groups on the Regional Economic Council. Developed the proposal that obtained $340,000 for the Lumby Salmon Trails in Lumby, co-founded the group FOREST, was spokesperson for Sugar Lake And Middle Shuswap Stewards, the group that opposed effluent discharge to water in the North Okanagan and started the petition against the MIR asking that family farms be allowed to sell at the farm-gate.
Mailing address:
130 Shuswap River Dr.
Lumby, B.C.
V0E 2G6
Contact information:
Telephone: 250-547-0272
Janna Francis
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Master's degree in social work from the University of Calgary and a certificate in management for women from Simon Fraser University.
Profession: Social worker
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Ken
Children: Two
Career Background: Has been a social worker for 37 years. Also has 10 years of experience in managing not-for-profit, private and government social services.
Community Activities: Was the coordinator of the mayor’s task force on youth violence in Kelowna in 1994, a member of the United Way fundraising campaign and a member of the advisory committee to federally-sentenced women at Burnaby Correctional Centre for Women.
Mailing address:
8015 Westkal Rd.
Coldstream, B.C.
V1B 1Y4
Contact information:
Telephone: 250-308-9261
Toll free: 1-888-508-9261
Alice Brown
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Year of Birth: 1948
Birthplace: Rutland, B.C.
Profession: Industrial construction electrician
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Howard
Career Background: Has been employed as an industrial construction electrician for two decades and is a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 993. Also co-managed the 1996 election campaign for the Okanagan-Vernon New Democratic Party.
Community Activities: Is a founding member of the Vernon chapter of the Council of Canadians and has served on the board of governors of Okanagan University College.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccesfully in this riding in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Riding Association:
Box 112
Eagle Bay, B.C.
V0E 1T0
Contact information:
Telephone: 250-675-2988
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Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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