Cariboo–Chilcotin was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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, 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

Coast Chilcotin

Coast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of British Columbia.- Geography :...

, Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings....

, Kamloops–Cariboo and Skeena

Skeena (electoral district)

Skeena was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 2004.-Geography:This was a rural, mostly wilderness, riding in northwestern B.C...

 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

1. Philip Mayfield
   Philip Mayfield
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    – Reform Party
   Reform Party of Canada
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   , Canadian Alliance
   Canadian Alliance
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    (1993-2004)

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Expenditures – 2000
• Expenditures – 1997
• Election results from the Library of Parliament
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