Lyle MacWilliam

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Member of Parliament
for Okanagan—Shuswap [1] 		Expenditures
Reform Darrel Stinson 24,95253.12+10.67$63,898
Liberal Lyle MacWilliam11,58524.66+6.24$60,414
New Democratic Calvin White5,83912.43-11.31$17,699
Progressive Conservative Norm Crerar3,1606.72-3.12$18,143
Canadian Action Claire Foss8021.70+1.54$5,555
Independent David Lethbridge3700.78–$1,657
Independent Gordon Campbell2570.54+0.11
Total valid votes46,965100.0  
Total rejected ballots1470.31
Turnout47,11267.06
Reform hold Swing +2.22
Liberal candidate Lyle MacWilliam gained 0.92 percentage points from the last election, when he ran as a New Democrat.
1993 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Darrel Stinson 21,02342.45+39.38
New Democratic Lyle MacWilliam11,76023.74-19.73
Liberal Brooke Jeffrey9,12418.42+2.50
Progressive Conservative Alice Klim4,8719.84-26.35
National Don MacLennan2,0184.07–
Green Hermann Bruns3120.63-0.52
Independent Gordon Campbell2110.43–
Natural Law Rig Gelfand1300.26–
Canada Party Claire Foss780.16–
Total valid votes49,527100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +29.56
1988 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Lyle Dean MacWilliam18,74943.47
Progressive Conservative Jake Spoor15,60636.19
Liberal David L. Simpson6,86815.92
Reform Donald McDonell1,3213.06
Green Connie K. Harris4951.15
Independent Kathleen Daniels890.21
Total valid votes43,128100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Shuswap and Okanagan North, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the previous election.
1986 British Columbia general election : Okanagan North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Lyall Franklin Hansen11,93648.13+6.16
New Democratic Lyle Dean MacWilliam11,54046.54-2.52
Progressive Conservative E. Shirley H. Spiller8003.23–
Liberal Dieter W.A. Bauer5222.10-5.42
Total valid votes24,798100.00
Total rejected ballots290 
Turnout 
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [13]
British Columbia provincial by-election, 11 October 1984
On the death of Donald James Campbell, 10 June 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Lyle Dean MacWilliam9,70749.06+7.83
Social Credit Harold Thorlakson8,30341.97-12.25
Liberal Frank Cole1,4877.52+4.72
Western Canada Concept Clyde Nunn2881.45-0.30
Total valid votes19,785100.00
Total rejected ballots147 
Turnout 
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [14]
1983 British Columbia general election : Okanagan North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Donald James Campbell 13,64754.22
New Democratic Lyle Dean MacWilliam10,38041.23
Liberal Maury Banks7062.80
Western Canada Concept Art Robatzek4411.75
Total valid votes25,174100.00
Total rejected ballots237 
Turnout 
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [15]

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