Cariboo—Chilcotin Geography
It consisted initially of:
the Cariboo Regional District;
the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District; and
the part of the Thompson–Nicola Regional District west of Electoral Areas C, J, M and N.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
the Cariboo Regional District;
the part of the Thompson–Nicola Regional District lying to the west of the east boundaries of Electoral Area E and I;
Electoral Areas A and B of the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District; and
the Village of Lillooet.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:
Cariboo Regional District;
Subdivision D of Thompson–Nicola Regional District, including Spatsum Indian Reserve No. 11, excepting: Logan Lake District Municipality; Skeetchestn Indian Reserve and Nooaitch Indian Reserve No. 10;
Subdivision A of Squamish–Lillooet Regional District, excepting Nequatque Indian Reserve No. 1;
the southeast part of Central Coast Regional District.
Election results
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes % Expenditures
Alliance Philip Mayfield 19,213 59.63 +8.52 $46,481
Liberal John McCarvill 6,555 20.35 –0.39 $11,178
New Democratic Ray Skelly 2,915 9.05 –5.02 $5,781
Progressive Conservative Pamela J. Culbert 2,822 8.76 –3.08 $5,050
Independent William Turkel 591 1.83 – $2,627
Marxist–Leninist Al Charlebois 124 0.39 – $101
Total valid votes
32,220 99.68
Total rejected ballots
104 0.32 –0.12
Turnout
32,324 60.49 –0.48
Eligible voters
53,434
Alliance hold
Swing
+6.77
Source: Elections Canada [ 1] [ 2]
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes % Expenditures
Reform Philip Mayfield 16,008 51.11 +14.67 $47,376
Liberal Gurbux Saini 6,493 20.73 –6.06 $67,327
New Democratic Terry Tate 4,406 14.07 +3.66 $16,049
Progressive Conservative Peter S. Culbert 3,707 11.84 –10.48 $31,399
Green Charles Jones 707 2.26 +1.61 $206
Total valid votes
31,321 99.56
Total rejected ballots
138 0.44 +0.04
Turnout
31,459 60.98 –3.80
Eligible voters
51,593
Reform hold
Swing
+10.36
Source: Elections Canada [ 3] [ 4]
1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes %
Progressive Conservative Lorne Greenaway 12,767 42.73 –
New Democratic Harry Olaussen 8,273 27.69 –
Liberal Lon Godfrey 7,477 25.02 –
Social Credit Peter Robert Gook 1,363 4.56 –
Total valid votes
29,880 99.76
Total rejected ballots
72 0.24 –
Turnout
29,952 68.76 –
Eligible voters
43,563
Progressive Conservative notional hold
Swing
–
This riding was created from Coast Chilcotin , Fraser Valley East , Kamloops—Cariboo and Skeena , which elected three Liberals and a Progressive Conservative (Fraser Valley East).
Source: Elections Canada [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
References
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (2000)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada . ISBN 0-662-65518-4 .
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (1997)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada .
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (1993)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada . ISBN 0-662-60097-5 .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Thirty-Fifth General Election, 1993: Contributions and Expenses of Registered Political Parties and Candidates (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada . ISBN 0-662-61265-5 .
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (1988)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada . ISBN 0-662-56648-3 .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada . ISBN 0-662-56925-3 .
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (1984)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53477-8 .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53472-7 .
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (1980)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1980). Thirty-Second General Election, 1980: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-660-50630-0 .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1980). Thirty-Second General Election, 1980: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-51248-0 .
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Cariboo--Chilcotin, British Columbia (1979)" . lop.parl.ca .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1979). Thirty-First General Election, 1979: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-660-50445-6 .
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1979). Thirty-First General Election, 1979: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-50834-3 .