page_title: Kamloops
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Kamloops / Politics
caption_attribution_description: Image of KAMLOOPS Crater just below, and Southwest of crater GALLE ("Smiley Face Crater").
context_page_description: Kamloops is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly referred to as the Thompson Country.
  At a 2016 population of 90,280, it is the twelfth largest municipality in the province. The Kamloops census agglomeration is ranked 36th among census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada at a 2016 population of 103,811. In 2019, the city was estimated to have grown to a population of 100,046.
  Kamloops is known as the Tournament Capital of Canada and hosts over 100 tournaments each year at world-class sports facilities such as the Tournament Capital Centre, Kamloops Bike Ranch, and Tournament Capital Ranch. Health care, tourism, and education are major contributing industries to the regional economy and have grown in recent years.
  In 2016, Kamloops was the first city in British Columbia to become a Bee City, as numerous organizations in the community are actively protecting and creating bumble bee habitats in the city.
context_section_description: Elections into the municipality in Kamloops are held with the rest of the province every four years.
  Provincially, Kamloops is considered to be bellwether, having voted for the governing party in every provincial election since the introduction of parties to British Columbian elections, until 2017. By contrast, Kamloops has regularly voted against the party in power federally until the 2006 Federal election. Kamloops is represented in two provincial ridings – Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson – and one federal riding – Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.
  Mayor – Ken Christian
  Members of the Legislative Assembly:
  Todd Stone, Kamloops-South Thompson
  Peter Milobar, Kamloops-North Thompson
  Federal members of parliament:
  Cathy McLeod (2008–present) Conservative Party of Canada
  Betty Hinton (2000–2008) Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party of Canada
  Nelson Riis (1980–2000) New Democratic Party
  Don Cameron (1979–1980) Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
  Leonard Marchand (1968–1979) Liberal Party of Canada
caption: Kamloops crater on Mars
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