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{{short description|Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Salmon Arm-Shuswap
| province            = British Columbia
| image               = BC 2015 Shuswap.png
| caption             = 
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = 
| prov-abolished      = 
| prov-election-first = 1991
| prov-election-last  = 2024
| prov-rep            = [[David Williams (Canadian politician)|David Williams]]
| prov-rep-party      = Conservative
| prov-rep-party-link = BC United
| demo-census-date    = 2001
| demo-pop            = 49240
| demo-electors       = 
| demo-electors-date  = 
| demo-area           = 7714
| demo-cd             = [[Columbia-Shuswap Regional District]]
| demo-csd            = [[Salmon Arm]], [[Enderby, British Columbia|Enderby]], [[Armstrong, British Columbia|Armstrong]], [[Spallumcheen, British Columbia|Spallumcheen]], [[Sicamous, British Columbia|Sicamous]]
}}
'''Salmon Arm-Shuswap''' (formerly '''Shuswap''' from 1991 until 2024) is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]], [[Canada]].

It is the successor riding to the old [[Salmon Arm (electoral district)|Salmon Arm]] riding. For other historical and current federal and provincial ridings in the Shuswap-Kamloops-North Okanagan, please see [[Kamloops (provincial electoral district)]], [[Kamloops (federal electoral district)]] and [[Okanagan (electoral districts)]]. All ridings in the southern BC region are "descendants" of the original [[Yale (provincial electoral district)|Yale]] provincial riding.

The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the [[2024 British Columbia general election|2024 election]], which implemented the results of the [[2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution|2021 redistribution]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Pete |title=Hawes seeks BC United nomination in Salmon Arm-Shuswap |url=https://vernonmatters.ca/2023/12/01/hawes-seeks-bc-united-nomination-in-salmon-arm-shuswap/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Vernon Matters |language=en}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Population, 2001
|49,240
|-
|Population change, 1996–2001
|1.8%
|-
|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|7,714
|-
|Population density (people per km<sup>2</sup>)
|6
|}

==Geography==
As of the 2020 provincial election, Shuswap comprised the western portion of the [[Columbia-Shuswap Regional District]] and the northwestern portion of the [[Regional District of North Okanagan]]. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of [[Salmon Arm]], [[Armstrong, British Columbia|Armstrong]], [[Spallumcheen]], [[Enderby, British Columbia|Enderby]], and [[Sicamous, British Columbia|Sicamous]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shuswap Electoral District|url=https://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/redis17/ED/SHU_ED.pdf|access-date=5 October 2020|publisher=Elections BC }}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

{{BC-MLA|Shuswap}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1991
| ToYr = 1996
| Assembly# = 35
| RepName = Shannon O'Neill
| RepLink = Shannon O'Neill (politician)
| BCParty = NDP
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 1996
| ToYr = 2001
| Assembly# = 36
| RepName = George Abbott
| RepLink = George Abbott (politician)
| BCParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# =  4
| 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
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2017
| Assembly# = 40
| RepName = Greg Kyllo
| RepTerms# = 4
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2020
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2020
| ToYr = 2023
| Assembly# = 42
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2023
| ToYr = 2024
| BCParty = United
}}
{{BC-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr = 
| Assembly# = 43
| RepName = David Williams
| RepLink = David Williams (Canadian politician)
| BCParty = Conservative
| RepTerms# =  1
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{BC-MLA end}}

== Election results ==
{{2024 British Columbia provincial election/Salmon Arm-Shuswap}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2020 British Columbia general election|2020 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>{{cite web |title=Salmon Arm-Shuswap |url=https://338canada.com/bc/1064e.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|  51.2
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party of British Columbia|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 34.1
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green]] ||align=right| 14.6
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of British Columbia|Conservative]] ||align=right| 0.1
|}

{{2020 British Columbia general election/Shuswap}}
{{2017 British Columbia general election/Shuswap}}
{{2013 British Columbia general election/Shuswap}}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[2009 British Columbia general election|BC General Election 2009]] Shuswap }}
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |'''George Abbott''' |'''10,764''' |'''46.62%''' | |'''$92,432'''}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}
|[[British Columbia New Democratic Party|NDP]]
|Steve Gunner
|align="right"|7,051
|align="right"|30.54%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$41,011
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Michel Saab |2,539 |11.00% |&ndash; |$7,149}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Conservative|row}}
| [[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| Beryl Ludwig
|align="right"|2,374
|align="right"|10.28%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$9,378
{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana| Chris Emery|361|1.56%||$550}}
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |23,089 |100%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |79 |0.34%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |23,168 |56.82%}}
|}

{{2005 British Columbia general election/Shuswap}}

{{CANelec/top|BC|2001|Shuswap (provincial electoral district)|Shuswap|percent=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |'''George Abbott''' |'''12,950''' |'''56.27%''' |'''$46,736'''}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}
|[[British Columbia New Democratic Party|NDP]]
|Wayne Fowler
|align="right"|3,788
|align="right"|16.46%
|align="right"|$12,950
{{CANelec |BC |Unity |Al Thiessen |2,857 |12.41% |$7,793}}
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Larissa Lutjen |2,423 |10.53% |$892}}
{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Paddy Roberts|835|3.63%|$919}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|row}}
|No Affiliation
|Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan
|align="right"|119
|align="right"|0.52%
|align="right"|$100
{{CANelec|BC|[[Central Party (British Columbia)|Central]]|Scott Yee|41|0.18%|$6}}
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |23,013 |100.00%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |65 |0.28%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |23,078 |72.01%}}
|}
{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1996 British Columbia general election|BC General Election 1996]]: Shuswap}}
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |'''George Abbott''' |'''8,596''' |'''34.55%''' | |'''$35,489'''}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}
|[[British Columbia New Democratic Party|NDP]]
|Calvin White
|align="right"|7,869
|align="right"|31.63%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$37,552
|-
{{CANelec |BC |Reform |[[Colin Mayes]] |5,356 |22.58% | |$21,375}}
{{CANelec |BC |PDA |Bev Torrens |1,325 |5.33% |&ndash; |$4,193}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|row}}
|No Affiliation
|Gordon Campbell
|align="right"|810
|align="right"|3.26%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Paul Stephen De Felice |237 |0.95% |&ndash; |$100}}
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |Robert Goss |221 |0.89% |&ndash; |$1,363}}
{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|row}}
|Independent
|Merv Ritchie
|align="right"|204
|align="right"|0.82%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$505
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |24,879 |100.00%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |200 |0.80%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |25,079 |72.79%}}
|}
{{Election FPTP begin | title=[[1991 British Columbia general election|BC General Election 1991]]: Shuswap}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}
|'''[[British Columbia New Democratic Party|NDP]]'''
|'''Shannon O'Neill'''
|align="right"|'''7,687'''
|align="right"|'''35.50%'''
|align="right"|
|align="right"|'''$33,572'''
{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Michel Saab |7,282 |33.63% | |$6,267}}
{{CANelec |BC |Social Credit |Edith E. Rizzi |6,262 |28.92% |&ndash; |$45,222}}
{{CANelec |BC |Green |Connie Harris |422 |1.95% |&ndash; |$635}}
|-
{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |21,653 |100.00%}}
{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |356 |	1.62%}}
{{CANelec/total |Turnout |22,009 |76.42%}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen01/profiles/PED_55.pdf BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)]
*[http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov01/shu.pdf Results of 2001 election (pdf)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030312155429/http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/ceofin2001.pdf 2001 Expenditures]
*[http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov96/va/sov96_shu.htm Results of 1996 election]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071025221610/http://www.elections.bc.ca/rpt/ceorpt_5.pdf 1996 Expenditures]
*[http://www.elections.bc.ca/elections/sov91/sov91-82.html Results of 1991 election]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071004234457/http://www.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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