Kamloops Centre
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Independent | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 60,681 | ||
| Area (km²) | 114 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 532.3 | ||
| Census division | Thompson-Nicola | ||
| Census subdivision | Kamloops (part) | ||
Kamloops Centre is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2024.
Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 general election.[1] It was created out of parts of Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson.
Demographics
| Population, 2021 | 60,681 |
| Area (km2) | 114 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 532 |
| Source: BC Electoral Boundaries Commission[2] | |
Geography
The riding covers the urban core of Kamloops along with the neighbouring communities of Aberdeen, Tranquille, Thompson Rivers University, North Kamloops, and Brocklehurst. Its southern, eastern, and western limits are defined by the city's municipal boundaries, while the northern boundary follows the CN Railway line.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamloops Centre Riding created from Kamloops-North Thompson and Kamloops-South Thompson |
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| 43rd | 2024–2026 | Peter Milobar | Conservative | |
| 2026–present | Independent | |||
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Peter Milobar | 12,372 | 48.83 | +45.8 | $39,481.01 | |||
| New Democratic | Kamal Grewal | 10,369 | 40.92 | +0.4 | $29,552.54 | |||
| Green | Randy Sunderman | 2,597 | 10.25 | -5.5 | $18,047.46 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 25,338 | 99.86 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.14 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 25,374 | 57.59 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 44,059 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from BC United | Swing | N/A[n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
- ↑ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Liberal | 40.7 | ||
| New Democratic | 40.5 | ||
| Green | 15.7 | ||
| Conservative | 3.0 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ↑ "BC Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections BC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Final Report" (PDF). Elections BC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Kamloops Centre". 338Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
