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Cariboo South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 1991 to 2009.

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Demographics

Population, 200135,678
Population Change, 1996-2001-2.1%
Area (km²)59,757.93
Pop. Density (people per km²)0.60

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its last MLA was Charlie Wyse, a former city councillor for Williams Lake. He was first elected in 2005. He represented the New Democratic Party of British Columbia. He ran again in the newly created riding of Cariboo-Chilcotin for the 2009 election and was defeated.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2005: Cariboo South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Charlie Wyse7,27745.99%$53,725
Liberal Walt Cobb7,16345.27%$86,085
Green Ed Sharkey8515.38%–$200
 IndependentMike Orr5323.36%$954
Total Valid Votes15,823100%
Total Rejected Ballots930.59%
Turnout15,91667.43%
B.C. General Election 2001: Cariboo South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Walt Cobb 10,25962.21%$59,750
  NDP David Zirnhelt4,25925.83%$40,430
Marijuana Mike Orr7394.48%$744
Unity Christopher Matte5983.63%$506
All Nations Dan Case5523.35%$6,01
People's Front Bruce Broomfield830.50%$387
Total Valid Votes16,490100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots660.40%
Turnout16,55674.70%
B.C. General Election 1996: Cariboo South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Zirnhelt 6,37241.45%$40,565
Liberal Dave Worthy6,05039.35%$67,488
Reform Jon Wolbers2,68417.46%$13,941
Green Donald Stuart Rennie2671.74%–$380
Total Valid Votes15,373100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots690.45%
Turnout15,44270.88%
B.C. General Election 1991: Cariboo South
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP David Zirnhelt6,36945.37%$44,267
Social Credit Donna Barnett4,73033.70%–$56,893
Liberal Erno Krajczar2,56718.29%$4,074
Reform Phil Lindenbach3712.64%$2,703
Total Valid Votes14,037100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots3162.20%
Turnout14,35372.94%

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