Kamloops-South Thompson is a former provincial electoral district in
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, Canada in use from 2009 to 2024.
The district was established by the ''
Electoral Districts Act, 2008'' and first contested in the
2009 general election. Under the
2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that effect for the
2024 general election, both this riding and its sibling
Kamloops-North Thompson were significantly reorganized, resulting in much of the eastern and rural portions of Kamloops-South Thompson's population being redistributed into Kamloops-North Thompson and the creation of the new district of
Kamloops Centre taking in much of its western end.
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kamloops-South Thompson comprised the eastern portion of the
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
The Thompson–Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2021 Census population was 143,680 and the area covers 44,449.49 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the ma ...
. It was located in central British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consisted of
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...
, south of the Thompson river and
Chase.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term.
Claude Richmond,
British Columbia Liberal Party
BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative, neoliberal, and occupying a centre-right ...
was initially elected during the
2005 election to the
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...
riding and didn't seek re-election.
Kevin Krueger,
BC Liberal sought re-election in the adjacent redrawn riding of Kamloops-South Thompson during the
2009 election rather than in the riding of
Kamloops-North Thompson.
History
Electoral history
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References
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2009–2017
Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia
Kamloops
British Columbian provincial electoral districts disestablished in 2024