Cariboo-Chilcotin (provincial electoral district)

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Cariboo-Chilcotin
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Lorne Doerkson
Conservative
District created2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2015)33,520
Area (km²)44,512
Pop. density (per km²)0.75
Census division(s) Cariboo Regional District
Census subdivision(s) Williams Lake, 100 Mile House

Cariboo-Chilcotin is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 and was first contested in the 2009 general election.

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Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Cariboo-Chilcotin comprises the southern portion of the Cariboo Regional District. It is located in central British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Williams Lake and 100 Mile House. [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Cariboo-Chilcotin
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Cariboo South
39th 2009–2013   Donna Barnett Liberal
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2023 Lorne Doerkson
2023–2024   BC United
2024–2024   Conservative
43rd 2024–present

Electoral history

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Lorne Doerkson 13,71469.59$52,365.03
New Democratic Michael Moses5,99230.41−1.4$23,077.93
Total valid votes/expense limit19,70699.54$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots920.46
Turnout19,79860.04
Registered voters32,975
Conservative notional gain from BC United Swing N/A [n 1]
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]
  1. Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
2020 provincial election redistributed results [4]
Party %
  Liberal 52.2
  New Democratic 31.8
  Green 11.1
 Others4.9
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Lorne Doerkson 6,60051.25−7.52$29,284.50
New Democratic Scott Andrews4,18032.46+6.23$1,965.55
Green David Laing1,37910.71−4.29
Independent Katya Potekhina4573.55$1,453.00
Libertarian James Buckley2632.04$0.00
Total valid votes12,879100.00
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [5] [6]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Donna Barnett 8,51758.77$59,044
New Democratic Sally Watson3,80126.23$22,988
Green Rita Helen Giesbrecht2,17515.00$7,708
Total valid votes14,493100.00
Total rejected ballots1030.71
Turnout14,59660.79
Source: Elections BC [7]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Donna Barnett 7,67956.18
New Democratic Charlie Wyse 4,74034.68
Green Dustin Victor Price7475.46
Independent Gary Young5033.68
Total valid votes13,669100.00
Total rejected ballots680.50
Turnout13,73763.64
Source: Elections BC [8]
B.C. General Election 2009: Cariboo-Chilcotin
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Donna Barnett 6,25947.85%
New Democratic Charlie Wyse6,17147.18%
Green Elli Taylor6504.97%
Total Valid Votes13,080100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots66
Turnout13,14662.93%

See also

References

  1. "Cariboo-Chilcotin Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  3. "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  4. "Cariboo-Chilcotin". 338Canada. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  5. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  8. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.