Cariboo—Chilcotin was a federal
electoral district in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons
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from 1979 to 2003.
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.
History
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Coast Chilcotin,
Fraser Valley East
Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Bou ...
,
Kamloops–Cariboo and
Skeena ridings.
This district was eliminated as a result of redistribution in 2003. Parts of it went to
Cariboo–Prince George,
Kamloops–Thompson and
Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon ridings.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Expenditures – 2000Expenditures – 1997Election results from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia