# Kamloops-North Thompson

Kamloops-North Thompson is a provincial 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.

## Demographics

| Population | 48,482 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 1.6% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 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, north of the Thompson river, Clearwater, and Barriere.

## History

Kamloops-North Thompson :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kamloops |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Frederick Henry Jackson | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Kevin Krueger | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Kevin Krueger | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Kevin Krueger | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Terry Lake | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Terry Lake | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Peter Milobar | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Peter Milobar | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Peter Milobar | United |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Ward Stamer | Conservative |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ward Stamer | 17,929 | 59.7% |
| | New Democratic | Maddi Genn | 9,874 | 32.9% |
| | Green | Tristan Cavers | 2,209 | 7.4% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | – |
| 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 | 49.8 |
| New Democratic | 33.5 |
| Green | 11.7 |
| Conservative | 4.6 |
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Peter Milobar | 9,341 | 40.99 | −7.33 | $59,084.81 |
| | New Democratic | Sadie Hunter | 9,145 | 40.13 | +9.78 | $18,663.02 |
| | Green | Thomas Martin | 2,224 | 9.76 | −10.80 | $9,496.78 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Giesbrecht | 1,928 | 8.46 | – | $2,954.19 |
| | Independent | Brandon Russell | 149 | 0.65 | – | $995.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,787 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Peter Milobar | 12,001 | 48.32 | −3.74 | $47,484 |
| | New Democratic | Barb Nederpel | 7,538 | 30.35 | −8.7 | $68,758 |
| | Green | Dan Hines | 5,111 | 20.58 | – | $17,164 |
| | Communist | Peter Paul Kerek | 187 | 0.75 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,837 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,037 | 60.34 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Terry Lake | 12,183 | 52.06 | +5.1 | $124,595 |
| | New Democratic | Kathy Kendall | 9,139 | 39.05 | –5.9 | $84,911 |
| | Conservative | Ed Klop | 1,644 | 7.03 | – | $9,211 |
| | No affiliation | John Ford | 436 | 1.86 | – | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,402 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 141 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,543 | 57.97 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2009: Kamloops-North Thompson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Terry Lake | 9,830 | 47% | n/a | $108,572 |
| | New Democratic | Doug Brown | 9,320 | 45% | n/a | $84,848 |
| | Green | April Snowe | 1,418 | 7% | n/a | $1,010 |
| | Refederation | Wayne Russell | 251 | 1% | n/a | $260 |
| | Work Less | Keston Broughton | 124 | 0.6% | n/a | $550 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 20,943 | 100% |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 112 | 0.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,055 | 55% |
B.C. General Election 2005: Kamloops-North Thompson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 11,648 | 48.36% | – | $114,377 |
| | NDP | Mike Hanson | 9,635 | 40.00% | | $70,259 |
| | Green | Grant Fraser | 1,689 | 7.01% | – | $2,268 |
| | Conservative | Bob Altenhofen | 795 | 3.30% | | $1,511 |
| | Marijuana | Keenan Todd | 321 | 1.33% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 24,088 | 100% |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 150 | 0.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,238 | 67.71% |
B.C. General Election 2001: Kamloops-North Thompson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 12,676 | 58.04% | – | $46,310 |
| | NDP | Dwayne Hartle | 4,181 | 19.14% | | $24,205 |
| | Green | Denis J. Walsh | 3,122 | 14.29% | – | $4,398 |
| | Marijuana | Vern Falk | 1,025 | 4.69% | | $3,765 |
| | Unity | R.H. (Bob) Altenhofen | 836 | 3.84% | – | $5,587 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,840 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 172 | 0.79% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,012 | 72.65% |
B.C. General Election 1996: Kamloops-North Thompson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kevin Krueger | 7,313 | 43.43% | – | $54,922 |
| | NDP | Frederick H. Jackson | 6,945 | 41.25% | | $24,546 |
| | Reform | Alan Forseth | 1,710 | 10.16% | – | $9,123 |
| | Social Credit | Steve Quinn | 468 | 2.78% | – | $6,908 |
| | Green | Alan Child | 401 | 2.38% | – | $295 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,837 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,955 | 72.65% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Kamloops-North Thompson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Frederick H. Jackson | 5,843 | 39.43% | | $27,214 |
| | Social Credit | Paul Caissie | 4,283 | 28.90% | – | $44,425 |
| | Liberal | John E. Harwood | 4,694 | 31.67% | – | $2,650 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,820 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 227 | 1.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,047 | 74.02% |