Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies Explained

Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies
Province:	British Columbia
Fed-Status:	new
Fed-Created:	2023
Fed-Election-First:	Next federal election
Demo-Census-Date:	2021
Demo-Pop:	109,218
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Cd:	Columbia-Shuswap, North Okanagan, Thompson-Nicola
Demo-Csd:	Columbia-Shuswap A, Columbia-Shuswap B, Columbia-Shuswap C, Columbia-Shuswap D, Columbia-Shuswap E, Columbia-Shuswap F, Sicamous, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Golden, Chum Creek 2, Hustalen 1, North Bay 5, Quaaout 1, Salmon River 1, Scotch Creek 4, Switsemalph 3, Switsemalph, North Okanagan F, Spallumcheen, Armstrong, Enderby, Enderby 2, Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks), Kamloops, Chase, Neskonlith, Sahhaltkum 4

Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies is a future federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.^[2]

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created out of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, Kootenay—Columbia and North Okanagan—Shuswap.^[3]

• The southeastern third of Kamloops, the northern half of Spallumcheen, the municipalities of Armstrong, Chase, Enderby, Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, the regional district electoral areas of Columbia Shuswap A, Columbia Shuswap B, Columbia Shuswap C, Columbia Shuswap D, Columbia Shuswap E, Columbia Shuswap F, North Okanagan F, Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands), a small part of Thompson-Nicola P (Rivers and the Peaks) around Adams Lake, and the Indian Reserves Chum Creek 2, Enderby 2, Hustalen 1, Neskonlith, North Bay 5, Okanagan (Part) 1, Quaaout 1, Sahhaltkum 4, Salmon River 1, Scotch Creek 4, Stequmwhulpa 5, Switsemalph and Switsemalph 3.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[4]

Languages: 91.7% English, 1.9% French, 1.5% German

Religions: 60.9% No religion, 36.2% Christian (9.5% Catholic, 4.4% United Church, 3.4% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.6% Lutheran, 15.3% Other)

Median income: $39,600 (2020)

Average income: $50,240 (2020)

Panethnic group! colspan="2"

2021
European	92,235
Indigenous	9,360
East Asian	1,665
South Asian	1,505
Southeast Asian	1,055
African	640
Latin American	430
Middle Eastern	250
Other/multiracial	210
Total responses	107,345
Total population	109,220

Electoral results

2021 federal election redistributed results^[5]
Party		Vote	%
			26,749	45.01
			14,877	25.04
			9,869	16.61
			4,844	8.15
			3,025	5.09
		Others	60	0.10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies – Final boundaries. 3 May 2024. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution.
2. Web site: McIntyre . Pete . Greater Vernon and Lake Country part of new federal riding . 2024-04-23 . Vernon Matters . en.
3. Web site: 2023-02-16 . Changes proposed for new Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding . 2024-04-23 . The Williams Lake Tribune . en.
4. Web site: Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kamloops--Shuswap--Central Rockies [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia]. 3 May 2024. Statistics Canada.
5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.