Shuswap-Revelstoke
Encyclopedia
Shuswap-Revelstoke was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia
from 1979 to 1991. The riding was formed by merging the northern portions of the Revelstoke-Slocan
riding with the Shuswap riding. The successor riding for the Revelstoke area is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke
riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts)
and Okanagan (electoral districts)
.
|Social Credit
|Leonard Bawtree
|align="right"|10,008
|align="right"|45.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|William Stewart King
|align="right"|10,654
|align="right"|47.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
|Harold A. Smiley
|align="right"|1,557
|align="right"|7.01%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|22,219
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|293
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|New Democrat
|William Stewart King
|align="right"|12,340
|align="right"|45.56%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Michael C. Clifford
|align="right"|14,102
|align="right"|52.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Basil Edward Studer
|align="right"|642
|align="right"|2.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|27,084
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|320
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Green
|Constance Katherine (Connie) Harris
|align="right"|397
|align="right"|1.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
|Michael C. Clifford
|align="right"|12,302
|align="right"|50.72%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Gordon S. Priestman
|align="right"|10,768
|align="right"|44.40
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
|Basil Edward Studer
|align="right"|786
|align="right"|3.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|24,253
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|452
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
Following the 1986 election the area was redistributed. The Shuswap area became the Shuswap riding while the Revelstoke area became part of Columbia River-Revelstoke
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
from 1979 to 1991. The riding was formed by merging the northern portions of the Revelstoke-Slocan
Revelstoke-Slocan
Revelstoke-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding was formed from a merger of the Revelstoke riding with the Slocan riding...
riding with the Shuswap riding. The successor riding for the Revelstoke area is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay (electoral districts)
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....
and Okanagan (electoral districts)
Okanagan (electoral districts)
This page lists Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts with the name Okanagan, or in the Okanagan region.-Current federal electoral districts:* Okanagan—Shuswap * Okanagan—Coquihalla * British Columbia Southern Interior...
.
Demographics
| Population, 1976 | |
| Population change, 1976–1986 | |
| Area (km²) | |
| Population density (people per km²) |
Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold.|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Leonard Bawtree
|align="right"|10,008
|align="right"|45.04%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|William Stewart King
William Stewart King
William Stewart 'Bill' King is a former British Columbia politician residing in Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour....
|align="right"|10,654
|align="right"|47.95%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Progressive Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Harold A. Smiley
|align="right"|1,557
|align="right"|7.01%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|22,219
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|293
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|New Democrat
|William Stewart King
William Stewart King
William Stewart 'Bill' King is a former British Columbia politician residing in Revelstoke. King was a member of Dave Barrett's 1972 BC NDP provincial government, serving in the post of Minister of Labour....
|align="right"|12,340
|align="right"|45.56%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Michael C. Clifford
|align="right"|14,102
|align="right"|52.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Basil Edward Studer
|align="right"|642
|align="right"|2.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|27,084
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|320
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|Green
|Constance Katherine (Connie) Harris
|align="right"|397
|align="right"|1.64%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Michael C. Clifford
|align="right"|12,302
|align="right"|50.72%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|New Democrat
|Gordon S. Priestman
|align="right"|10,768
|align="right"|44.40
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Basil Edward Studer
|align="right"|786
|align="right"|3.24%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|24,253
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|452
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
Following the 1986 election the area was redistributed. The Shuswap area became the Shuswap riding while the Revelstoke area became part of Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...
.