Okanagan—Similkameen
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

Okanagan—Similkameen was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Okanagan Boundary ridings.

It consisted of:

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo
and Okanagan Boundary
31st  1979–1980     Frederick King Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Okanagan Centre and
Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeFred King27,07152.21+12.75
New DemocraticPeter J. Merry15,18129.28-9.96
LiberalWilson Rutherford8,10615.63-3.79
Confederation of RegionsSam Davidson6721.30
GreenRuss Domer4170.80
Social CreditBob Hamersley4020.78-0.44
Total valid votes 51,849100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.36
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeFred King19,16139.46-10.10
New DemocraticDarwin Sigurgeirson19,05839.24+11.61
LiberalDon Moses9,43319.42-2.80
Social CreditBob Hamersley5931.22
RhinocerosAndré Kruger3170.65
Total valid votes 48,562100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.86
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeFred King21,00849.56
New DemocraticDarwin Sigurgeirson11,71527.63
LiberalDon Moses9,42122.22
No affiliationAlexander V. Barker2490.59
Total valid votes 42,393100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Okanagan Boundary, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Kamloops—Cariboo) in the previous election.

See also

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