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Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294/294 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Cathy McLeod | 29,682 | 52.13 |
Elected |
| NDP | Michael David Crawford | 20,983 | 36.85 |
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| GRN | Donovan Michael Cavers | 3,062 | 5.38 |
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| LIB | Murray Todd | 3,020 | 5.30 |
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| CHP | Christopher Kempling | 188 | 0.33 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
Located in B.C.'s central Interior, this riding encompasses Kamloops, the villages of Clinton and Valemont, the District Municipality of One Hundred Mile House, and the Leon Creek No. 2, Kamloops No. 1, Canim Lake No. 1 and Skeetchestn reserves.
Kamloops riding was renamed Kamloops-Thompson in 2004 and took on small populations from Cariboo-Chilcotin and Prince George-Bulkley Valley.
Population: 114,675 (2006 census; an increase of 2.6% since 2001)
Political History
In 2008, Conservative Cathy McLeod beat New Democrat Michael Crawford by 5,489 votes. McLeod replaced Conservative Betty Zane Hinton, who retired in 2008. Hinton won a third term in 2006, edging out Crawford.
In 2004, Hinton was re-elected for a second term.
This was NDP country from 1980 until 2000, when Hinton, then of the Alliance, unseated five-term New Democrat Nelson Riis, outpolling him by nearly 10,000 votes. In the three decades before 1980, this territory traded hands between the Liberals and Tories.
- 1979 - PC
- 1980-97 inclusive - NDP
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 57.67% (65,550) |
| French | 12.66% (14,390) |
| Aboriginal | 10.18% (11,565) |
| American | 2.06% (2,345) |
| Canadian | 23.61% (26,830) |
| Caribbean | 0.15% (170) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.53% (600) |
| Western European | 25.70% (29,210) |
| Northern European | 11.00% (12,500) |
| Eastern European | 15.66% (17,800) |
| S European | 7.17% (8,150) |
| Other European | 0.62% (700) |
| Scandinavian | 10.34% (11,750) |
| Baltic | 0.43% (490) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.93% (1,060) |
| African | 0.42% (475) |
| Arab | 0.13% (150) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.18% (205) |
| South Asia | 1.57% (1,785) |
| East/SE Asia | 3.00% (3,405) |
| Oceania | 0.44% (500) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.07% (75) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 113,655 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 90% (100,995) |
| French | 1% (1,385) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (10) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (35) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (55) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (10) |
| Dene | 0% (10) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (175) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (1,195) |
| Portuguese | 0% (210) |
| Romanian | 0% (15) |
| Spanish | 0% (305) |
| Danish | 0% (180) |
| Dutch | 0% (435) |
| Flemish | 0% (15) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 2% (2,415) |
| Norwegian | 0% (60) |
| Swedish | 0% (50) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (25) |
| Croatian | 0% (60) |
| Czech | 0% (80) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (210) |
| Russian | 0% (225) |
| Serbian | 0% (35) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (65) |
| Slovenian | 0% (15) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (440) |
| Latvian | 0% (35) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (135) |
| Hungarian | 0% (225) |
| Greek | 0% (105) |
| Armenian | 0% (25) |
| Turkish | 0% (40) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (65) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (15) |
| Gujarati | 0% (50) |
| Hindi | 0% (55) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 1% (1,225) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (30) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (290) |
| Korean | 0% (110) |
| Cantonese | 0% (250) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (425) |
| Mandarin | 0% (55) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (60) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (10) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (110) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (25) |
| Ilocano | 0% (50) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (260) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (10) |
| Creoles | 0% (35) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 112,825 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 3.48 |
| Mining | 0.51 |
| Utilities | 0.48 |
| Construction | 9.58 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 6.40 |
| Retail | 12.10 |
| Transport | 5.79 |
| Info Culture | 2.17 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.43 |
| Real Estate | 1.89 |
| ProSciTech | 5.91 |
| Management | 0.17 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.56 |
| Education | 6.85 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 8.57 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.31 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.75 |
| Public Admin | 4.22 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 65,960 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.8%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.86%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 31.55%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $71,607
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 10%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 30.36%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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Donovan Cavers | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: Facebook250-852-2264 |
| Age: | 25 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Profession: | Chef and owner, Conscientious Catering |
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