Kamloops Centre

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Kamloops Centre
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
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Location in Kamloops
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created 2023
First contested Next election

Kamloops Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1] It was created out of parts of Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson.

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Geography

The district takes in the majority of City of Kamloops by population, excluding areas within municipal boundaries along the upstream arms of the North and South Thompson Rivers.

Election results

2020 provincial election redistributed results [2]
Party %
  Liberal 40.7
  New Democratic 40.5
  Green 15.7
  Conservative 3.0

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References

  1. "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. "Kamloops Centre". 338Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2024.