Okanagan North

For the provincial electoral district, see Okanagan North (provincial electoral district).
Okanagan North
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1976
District abolished 1987
First contested 1979
Last contested 1984

Okanagan North was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan Boundary and Okanagan—Kootenay ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Okanagan Centre and Okanagan—Shuswap ridings.

It consisted of the North Okanagan Regional District and part of the Central Okanagan Regional District lying east of Electoral Area G and Electoral Area H. It became part of Okanagan Centre in 1987

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan Boundary
and Okanagan—Kootenay
31st  1979–1980     George Whittaker Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Vincent Dantzer Progressive Conservative
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Okanagan Centre and Okanagan—Shuswap

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeVincent Dantzer 35,904 56.05 +7.35
New DemocraticEileen Robinson 17,168 26.80 -2.33
LiberalPeta Willson 9,935 15.51 -6.65
Social CreditBen Bissett 1,025 1.60
Total valid votes 64,060100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.84
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeVincent Dantzer 24,983 48.70 -2.77
New DemocraticJohn Powell 14,944 29.13 +5.97
LiberalOtto Hack 11,368 22.16 -3.21
Total valid votes 51,295100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.37
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Whittaker 26,560 51.47
LiberalRichard Bullock 13,091 25.37
New DemocraticJohn Powell 11,951 23.16
Total valid votes 51,602100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Kamloops—Cariboo, Okanagan Boundary and Okanagan—Kootenay, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Kamloops—Cariboo). George Whittaker was the incumbent from Okanagan Boundary.

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