Shuswap-Revelstoke

Shuswap-Revelstoke was 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).

Demographics

Population, 1976
Population change, 1976–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Electoral history

32nd British Columbia election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	New Democratic	William Stewart King	10,654	47.95%		unknown
	Social Credit	Leonard Bawtree	10,008	45.04%	–	unknown
	Progressive Conservative	Harold A. Smiley	1,557	7.01%		unknown
Total valid votes			22,219	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			293
Turnout			%

33rd British Columbia election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Cliff Michael	14,102	52.07%	–	unknown
	New Democrat	William Stewart King	12,340	45.56%		unknown
	Liberal	Basil Edward Studer	642	2.37%		unknown
Total valid votes			27,084	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			320
Turnout			%

34th British Columbia election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Social Credit	Cliff Michael	12,302	50.72%	–	unknown
	New Democrat	Gordon S. Priestman	10,768	44.40		unknown
	Liberal	Basil Edward Studer	786	3.24%		unknown
	Green	Constance Katherine (Connie) Harris	397	1.64%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			24,253	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			452
Turnout			%

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.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns