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{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Kamloops-North Thompson
| province            = British Columbia
| image               = BC 2015 Kamloops-North Thompson.png
| caption             = 
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = 
| prov-abolished      = 
| prov-election-first = 1991
| prov-election-last  = 2024
| prov-rep            = [[Ward Stamer]]
| prov-rep-link       = 
| prov-rep-party      = Conservative
| prov-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of British Columbia
| demo-census-date    = 2001
| demo-pop            = 48482
| demo-electors       = 
| demo-electors-date  = 
| demo-area           = 21224.16
| demo-cd             = 
| demo-csd            = 
}}
'''Kamloops-North Thompson''' is a [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]], Canada. 

It was formerly considered a political [[bellwether]] for the next provincial government, having swung to the governing party ever since party politics was introduced into British Columbia. This trend broke in 2017, when the district was won by a BC Liberal despite a BC NDP government being sworn in.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tieleman |first1=Bill |title=How the BC NDP Blew the Election |url=https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/05/21/BC-NDP-Blew-Election/ |website=The Tyee |access-date=16 June 2021 |language=English |date=2013-05-21 |quote=Kamloops-North Thompson also has an amazing political record: the party that wins this bellwether seat has formed government since party politics were introduced to B.C.}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Population
|48,482
|-
|Population Change, 1996–2001
|1.6%
|-
|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|21,224.16
|-
|Pop. Density
|2.3
|}

==Geography==
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kamloops-North Thompson comprises the northeastern portion of the [[Thompson-Nicola Regional District]]. It is located in central British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of [[Kamloops, British Columbia|Kamloops]], north of the Thompson river, [[Clearwater, British Columbia|Clearwater]], and [[Barriere, British Columbia|Barriere]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamloops-North Thompson Electoral District|url=https://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/KAN_ED.pdf|access-date=6 October 2020|publisher=Elections BC }}</ref>

== History ==
{{BC-MLA|Kamloops-North Thompson}}
{{BC-MLA nodata|'''Riding created from [[Kamloops (provincial electoral district)|Kamloops]]'''}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1991
| ToYr = 1996
| Assembly# = 35
| RepName = Frederick Henry Jackson
| BCParty = NDP
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1996
| ToYr = 2001
| Assembly# = 36
| RepName = Kevin Krueger
| RepTerms# = 3
| BCParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 7
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2001
| ToYr = 2005
| Assembly# = 37
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2005
| ToYr = 2009
| Assembly# = 38
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2013
| Assembly# = 39
| RepName = Terry Lake
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2017
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 41
| RepName = Peter Milobar
| RepTerms# = 3
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2023
| Assembly# = 42
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2023
| ToYr = 2024
| BCParty = BCU
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr = 
| Assembly# = 43
| RepName = Ward Stamer
| BCParty = Conservative
}}
{{BC-MLA end}}

== Election results ==
{{2024 British Columbia general election/Kamloops-North Thompson}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>{{cite web |title=Kamloops-North Thompson |url=https://338canada.com/bc/1025e.htm|website=338Canada |access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[BC United|Liberal]] ||align=right| 49.8
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 33.5
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green]] ||align=right| 11.7
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of British Columbia|Conservative]] ||align=right| 4.6
|}

{{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/Kamloops-North Thompson}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Kamloops-North Thompson}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2013/Kamloops-North Thompson}}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[2009 British Columbia general election|B.C. General Election 2009]]: Kamloops-North Thompson}}
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |[[Terry Lake]] |9,830 |47% |n/a |$108,572}}
{{CANelec|BC|NDP|Doug Brown|9,320|45%}}
|align="center"|n/a
|align="right"|$84,848
{{CANelec |BC |Green |April Snowe |1,418 |7% |n/a |$1,010}}
{{CANelec |BC |Refederation |Wayne Russell |251 |1% |n/a |$260}}
{{CANelec|BC|WLP|Keston Broughton|124|0.6%|n/a|$550}}
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|20,943
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|112
!align="right"|0.5%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|21,055
!align="right"|55%
|}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[2005 British Columbia general election|B.C. General Election 2005]]: Kamloops-North Thompson}}
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |[[Kevin Krueger]] |11,648 |48.36% |&ndash; |$114,377}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}} 
|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]
|Mike Hanson
|align="right"|9,635
|align="right"|40.00%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$70,259
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Grant Fraser |1,689 |7.01% |&ndash; |$2,268}}
{{CANelec|BC|Conservative|Bob Altenhofen|795|3.30%||$1,511}}
{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Keenan Todd|321|1.33%||$100}}
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|24,088
!align="right"|100%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|150
!align="right"|0.62%
|- style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|24,238
!align="right"|67.71%
|}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[2001 British Columbia general election|B.C. General Election 2001]]: Kamloops-North Thompson}}
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Kevin Krueger |12,676 |58.04% |&ndash; |$46,310}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}} 
|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]
|Dwayne Hartle
|align="right"|4,181
|align="right"|19.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$24,205
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Denis J. Walsh |3,122 |14.29% |&ndash; |$4,398}}
{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Vern Falk|1,025|4.69%||$3,765}}
{{CANelec |BC |Unity |R.H. (Bob) Altenhofen |836 |3.84% |&ndash; |$5,587}}
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |21,840 |100.00%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |172 |0.79%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |22,012 |72.65%}}
|}
{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1996 British Columbia general election|B.C. General Election 1996]]: Kamloops-North Thompson}}
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Kevin Krueger |7,313 |43.43% |&ndash; |$54,922}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}} 
|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]
|Frederick H. Jackson
|align="right"|6,945
|align="right"|41.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$24,546
{{CANelec |BC |Reform |Alan Forseth |1,710 |10.16% |&ndash; |$9,123}}
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |Steve Quinn |468 |2.78% |&ndash; |$6,908}}
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Alan Child |401 |2.38% |&ndash; |$295}}
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |16,837 |100.00%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |118 |0.70%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |16,955 |72.65%}}
|}
{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1991 British Columbia general election|B.C. General Election 1991]]: Kamloops-North Thompson}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}} 
|[[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|NDP]]
|Frederick H. Jackson
|align="right"|5,843
|align="right"|39.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$27,214
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |Paul Caissie |4,283 |28.90% |&ndash; |$44,425}}
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |John E. Harwood |4,694 |31.67% |&ndash; |$2,650}}
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |14,820 |100.00%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |227 |1.51%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |15,047 |74.02%}}
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts]]
* [[Canadian provincial electoral districts]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen01/profiles/PED_23.pdf BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050226120846/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/kat.pdf Results of 2001 election (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030312155429/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/ceofin2001.pdf 2001 Expenditures (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050424080717/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov96/va/sov96_kat.htm Results of 1996 election]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19980521015325/http://elections.bc.ca/rpt/ceorpt_5.pdf 1996 Expenditures (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050421011059/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-47.html Results of 1991 election]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010305200152/http://elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-20-1.html 1991 Expenditures]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050513204310/http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]

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