Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola is a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
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. It came into effect upon the call of the
2025 Canadian federal election
The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28, 2025, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament. Governor General Mary Simon issued the writs of election on March 23, 2025, afte ...
.
Geography
Under the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a re ...
the riding will replace
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo (formerly known as Kamloops—Thompson) is a former federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represente ...
.
* Gains
Logan Lake,
Merritt, the regional district electoral areas of
Thompson-Nicola M (Beautiful Nicola Valley – North) and
Thompson-Nicola N (Beautiful Nicola Valley – South), and the Indian Reserves of
Coldwater 1,
Douglas Lake 3,
Joeyaska 2,
Nicola Lake 1,
Nicola Mameet 1,
Nooaitch 10,
Paul's Basin 2 and
Zoht 4 from
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.
* Gains the regional district electoral areas of
Squamish-Lillooet A,
Squamish-Lillooet B,
Thompson-Nicola I (Blue Sky Country) and all enclosed municipalities and Indian Reserves from
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon.
* Loses the southeastern third 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 ...
and the remainder of
Thompson-Nicola L (Grasslands) to
Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies.
Demographics
''According to the
2021 Canadian census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
''
Languages: 90.5% English, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.3% French
Religions: 60.7% No religion, 33.2% Christian (10.7% Catholic, 3.7% United Church, 3.5% Anglican, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.1% Baptist, 12.9% Other), 1.9% Sikh
Median income: $39,200 (2020)
Average income: $49,920 (2020)
History
Electoral results
References
Notes
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Kamloops
British Columbia federal electoral districts
Canadian federal electoral districts established in 2023
2023 establishments in British Columbia