# Cariboo—Chilcotin

Cariboo—Chilcotin was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2003.

## Geography

It consisted initially of:
* the Cariboo Regional District;
* the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District; and
* the part of the Thompson–Nicola Regional District west of Electoral Areas C, J, M and N.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
* the Cariboo Regional District;
* the part of the Thompson–Nicola Regional District lying to the west of the east boundaries of Electoral Area E and I;
* Electoral Areas A and B of the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District; and
* the Village of Lillooet.
In 1996, it was redefined to consist of:
* Cariboo Regional District;
* Subdivision D of Thompson–Nicola Regional District, including Spatsum Indian Reserve No. 11, excepting: Logan Lake District Municipality; Skeetchestn Indian Reserve and Nooaitch Indian Reserve No. 10;
* Subdivision A of Squamish–Lillooet Regional District, excepting Nequatque Indian Reserve No. 1;
* the southeast part of Central Coast Regional District.

## History

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops–Cariboo and Skeena ridings.
This district was eliminated as a result of redistribution in 2003. Parts of it went to Cariboo–Prince George, Kamloops–Thompson and Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Skeena |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Lorne Greenaway | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Lorne Greenaway | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Lorne Greenaway | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Dave Worthy | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Philip Mayfield | Reform |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Philip Mayfield | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Philip Mayfield | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Philip Mayfield | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Philip Mayfield | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Cariboo—Prince George, Kamloops—Thompson and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon |||||

## Election results

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Philip Mayfield | 19,213 | 59.63 | +8.52 | $46,481 |
| | Liberal | John McCarvill | 6,555 | 20.34 | -0.39 | $11,178 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond John Skelly | 2,915 | 9.04 | -5.03 | $5,781 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pamela J. Culbert | 2,822 | 8.75 | -3.09 | $5,050 |
| | Independent | William Turkel | 591 | 1.83 | – | $2,627 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Al Charlebois | 124 | 0.38 | – | $101 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,220 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 104 | 0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,324 | 60.49 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +4.46 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |||||||
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Philip Mayfield | 16,008 | 51.11 | +14.70 | $47,376 |
| | Liberal | Gurbux Saini | 6,493 | 20.73 | -6.02 | $67,327 |
| | New Democratic | Terry Tate | 4,406 | 14.07 | +3.61 | $16,049 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Culbert | 3,707 | 11.84 | -10.49 | $31,399 |
| | Green | Charles Jones | 707 | 2.26 | +1.61 | $206 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,321 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 138 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,459 | 60.98 |
| | Reform hold | Reform hold | Swing | Swing | +10.36 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Philip Mayfield | 11,484 | 36.41 | +34.72 |
| | Liberal | Barry Lorne Nordin | 8,437 | 26.75 | +1.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Worthy | 7,043 | 22.33 | -14.35 |
| | New Democratic | Gillian MacDonald | 3,298 | 10.46 | -25.36 |
| | National | Richard Lawrence Bennett | 537 | 1.70 | – |
| | Canada Party | Bob Hampton | 314 | 1.00 | – |
| | Natural Law | Teresa Gillen | 222 | 0.70 | – |
| | Green | Donald Stuart Rennie | 204 | 0.65 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,539 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +16.54 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Worthy | 11,525 | 36.68 | -17.83 |
| | New Democratic | Jack Langford | 11,256 | 35.82 | +5.20 |
| | Liberal | Donald C.L. Ursaki | 7,886 | 25.10 | +12.15 |
| | Reform | Diane Johnson | 530 | 1.69 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | William G. Crombie | 224 | 0.71 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,421 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -11.52 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Greenaway | 20,553 | 54.51 | +13.76 |
| | New Democratic | Christine Slater | 11,544 | 30.62 | -3.33 |
| | Liberal | Mark Angus | 4,881 | 12.95 | -12.04 |
| | Green | Lisa Enquist | 392 | 1.04 | – |
| | Social Credit | George H. Janzen | 335 | 0.89 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,705 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.54 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Greenaway | 12,355 | 40.75 | -1.98 |
| | New Democratic | Harry Olaussen | 10,292 | 33.95 | +6.26 |
| | Liberal | Larry Ozero | 7,577 | 24.99 | -0.03 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Harbans Riarh | 92 | 0.30 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,316 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -4.12 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorne Greenaway | 12,767 | 42.73 |
| | New Democratic | Harry Olaussen | 8,273 | 27.69 |
| | Liberal | Lon Godfrey | 7,477 | 25.02 |
| | Social Credit | Peter R. Gook | 1,363 | 4.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,880 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from Coast Chilcotin, Fraser Valley East, Kamloops—Cariboo and Skeena, which elected three Liberals and a Progressive Conservative (Fraser Valley East). |||||||