# Salmon Arm-Shuswap

Salmon Arm-Shuswap (formerly Shuswap from 1991 until 2024) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
It is the successor riding to the old 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 riding.
The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 49,240 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 1.8% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 7,714 |
| Population density (people per km$^2$) | 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, Spallumcheen, Enderby, and Sicamous.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Shuswap :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Shannon O'Neill | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | George Abbott | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | George Abbott | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | George Abbott | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | George Abbott | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Greg Kyllo | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Greg Kyllo | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Greg Kyllo | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Greg Kyllo | United |
| 43rd | 2024–present | David Williams | Conservative |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David L. Williams | 16,566 | 52.1% |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Lindgren | 9,677 | 30.4% |
| | Independent | Greg McCune | 2,922 | 9.2% |
| | Green | Jed Wiebe | 2,250 | 7.1% |
| | Independent | Sherry Roy | 373 | 1.2% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,788 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Liberal | 51.2 |
| New Democratic | 34.1 |
| Green | 14.6 |
| Conservative | 0.1 |
vte2020 British Columbia general election: Shuswap :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Greg Kyllo | 13,300 | 51.35 | −4.45 | $52,230.75 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Lindgren | 8,816 | 34.04 | +7.09 | $8,793.94 |
| | Green | Owen Madden | 3,784 | 14.61 | −1.10 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,900 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 213 | 0.82 | +0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,113 | 54.68 | −8.12 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 47,758 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election: Shuswap :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Greg Kyllo | 14,829 | 55.80 | +7.88 | $68,341 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Jean Lindgren | 7,161 | 26.95 | −2.62 | $27,270 |
| | Green | Kevin Babcock | 4,175 | 15.71 | +6.37 | $1,503 |
| | Libertarian | Kyle McCormack | 410 | 1.54 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,575 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 103 | 0.39 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,678 | 62.80 | +2.39 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 42,481 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election: Shuswap :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Greg Kyllo | 11,992 | 47.92 | +1.30 |
| | New Democratic | Steve Gunner | 7,398 | 29.57 | −0.97 |
| | Conservative | Tom Birch | 3,232 | 12.92 | +2.64 |
| | Green | Chris George | 2,338 | 9.34 | −1.66 |
| | Advocational | Johanna Zalcik | 63 | 0.25 | NA |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,023 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 74 | 0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,097 | 60.41 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
BC General Election 2009 Shuswap :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | George Abbott | 10,764 | 46.62% | | $92,432 |
| | NDP | Steve Gunner | 7,051 | 30.54% | | $41,011 |
| | Green | Michel Saab | 2,539 | 11.00% | – | $7,149 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Ludwig | 2,374 | 10.28% | | $9,378 |
| | Marijuana | Chris Emery | 361 | 1.56% | | $550 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,089 | 100% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 79 | 0.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,168 | 56.82% |
vte2005 British Columbia general election: Shuswap :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | George Abbott | 11,024 | 46.96 | $89,183 |
| | New Democratic | Calvin Ross White | 8,281 | 35.27 | $60,432 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Ludwig | 2,330 | 9.92 | $5,715 |
| | Green | Barbara Westerman | 1,394 | 5.94 | $1,788 |
| | Marijuana | Chris Emery | 356 | 1.52 | $100 |
| | Bloc | Paddy Roberts | 50 | 0.21 | $897 |
| | Patriot | Andrew Nicholas Hokhold | 42 | 0.18 | $100 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,477 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 93 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,570 | 64.34 |
2001 British Columbia general election: Shuswap :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | George Abbott | 12,950 | 56.27% | $46,736 |
| | NDP | Wayne Fowler | 3,788 | 16.46% | $12,950 |
| | Unity | Al Thiessen | 2,857 | 12.41% | $7,793 |
| | Green | Larissa Lutjen | 2,423 | 10.53% | $892 |
| | Marijuana | Paddy Roberts | 835 | 3.63% | $919 |
| | No Affiliation | Jeanette (N.O.) McLennan | 119 | 0.52% | $100 |
| | Central | Scott Yee | 41 | 0.18% | $6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,013 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 65 | 0.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,078 | 72.01% |
BC General Election 1996: Shuswap :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | George Abbott | 8,596 | 34.55% | | $35,489 |
| | NDP | Calvin White | 7,869 | 31.63% | | $37,552 |
| | Reform | Colin Mayes | 5,356 | 22.58% | | $21,375 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Bev Torrens | 1,325 | 5.33% | – | $4,193 |
| | No Affiliation | Gordon Campbell | 810 | 3.26% | | |
| | Green | Paul Stephen De Felice | 237 | 0.95% | – | $100 |
| | Social Credit | Robert Goss | 221 | 0.89% | – | $1,363 |
| | Independent | Merv Ritchie | 204 | 0.82% | | $505 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,879 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,079 | 72.79% |
BC General Election 1991: Shuswap :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Shannon O'Neill | 7,687 | 35.50% | | $33,572 |
| | Liberal | Michel Saab | 7,282 | 33.63% | | $6,267 |
| | Social Credit | Edith E. Rizzi | 6,262 | 28.92% | – | $45,222 |
| | Green | Connie Harris | 422 | 1.95% | – | $635 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,653 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 356 | 1.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,009 | 76.42% |