Coast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 represented in the Canadian

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 House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province

Provinces and territories of Canada

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 of British Columbia

British Columbia

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.

Geography

The riding spanned the southern Coast Mountains

Coast Mountains

The Coast Mountains are a major mountain range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges, of western North America, extending from southwestern Yukon through the Alaska Panhandle and virtually all of the Coast of British Columbia. They are so-named because of their proximity to the sea coast, and are often...

 and included the Central Coast through Queen Charlotte Strait

Queen Charlotte Strait

Queen Charlotte Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It connects Queen Charlotte Sound with Johnstone Strait, Discovery Passage and then to the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound...

 and Johnstone Strait

Johnstone Strait

Johnstone Strait is a channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Opposite the Vancouver Island coast, running north to south, are Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia Coast, Hardwick Island, West Thurlow Island and East...

 to the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound

Howe Sound

Howe Sound is a roughly triangular sound, actually a network of fjords situated immediately northwest of Vancouver.-Geography:Howe Sound's mouth at the Strait of Georgia is situated between West Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. The sound is triangular shaped, open on its southeast towards the...

, as well as the Chilcotin Plateau

Chilcotin District

The Chilcotin District of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Country" or simply Chilcotin. It is a plateau and mountain region in British Columbia on the inland lea of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River....

 and from the Cariboo

Cariboo

The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...

 down to Howe Sound

Howe Sound

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 via Lillooet

Lillooet, British Columbia

Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,...

.

History

Coast Chilcotin was created in 1966 and incorporated components of these other ridings:

• Cariboo
  Cariboo (electoral district)
  Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871...
  
  
• Coast—Capilano
  Coast—Capilano
  Coast-Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North riding....
  
  
• Comox—Alberni
  Comox—Alberni
  Comox—Alberni was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin riding....
  
  
• Fraser Valley
  Fraser Valley (electoral district)
  Fraser Valley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968 and from 1997 to 2004....
  
  
• Kamloops
  Kamloops (electoral district)
  Kamloops was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968, and from 1988 to 2004. From 1998 to 2004, it was known as Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys.-History:...
  
  
• Skeena
  Skeena (electoral district)
  Skeena was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 2004.-Geography:This was a rural, mostly wilderness, riding in northwestern B.C...
  
  

The most significant components were those from Comox—Alberni

Comox—Alberni

Comox—Alberni was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Comox—Atlin riding....

 (the Sunshine Coast), Cariboo

Cariboo (electoral district)

Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1892.This riding was first created as Cariboo District following British Columbia's admission into the Canadian Confederation in 1871...

 and Coast—Capilano

Coast—Capilano

Coast-Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Vancouver North riding....

. Coast Chilcotin was first used in the Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 1968

The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...

 of 1968. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between:

• Cariboo—Chilcotin
  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;...
  
  
• Comox—Powell River
  Comox—Powell River
  Comox – Powell River was a federal electoral district in 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 Coast Chilcotin, Comox–Alberni and Skeena ridings....
  
  
• Capilano
  Capilano (electoral district)
  Capilano was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Coast—Capilano riding....
  
  

Members of Parliament

• Paul St. Pierre, Liberal
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
   (1968-72)
• Harry Olaussen
  Harry Olaussen
  Harry Magnus Olaussen was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a merchant seaman, stationary engineer and steam engineer by career....
  
  , New Democratic Party
  New Democratic Party
  The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
  
   (1972-74)
• Jack Pearsall
  Jack Pearsall
  Albert John Pearsall was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and became a senior payroll clerk by career....
  
  , Liberal (1974-79)

Election results

|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Gordon Hopkin
|align="right"|2,355
|align="right"|10.83%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|Paul Saint Pierre

Paul Saint Pierre

Paul Saint Pierre is a journalist and author in British Columbia, Canada. He was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Coast Chilcotin from 1968-1972. He was defeated in the 1972 election by New Democratic Party candidate Harry Olaussen in a tight three-way race...

|align="right"|8,975
|align="right"|47.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Hartley Dent
|align="right"|7.477
|align="right"|34.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

|Andy Widstein
|align="right"|1,629
|align="right"|7.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|21,753
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|unknown
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|21,753
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Harry Olaussen

Harry Olaussen

Harry Magnus Olaussen was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a merchant seaman, stationary engineer and steam engineer by career....

|align="right"|8.868
|align="right"|34.47%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|Paul Saint Pierre

Paul Saint Pierre

Paul Saint Pierre is a journalist and author in British Columbia, Canada. He was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Coast Chilcotin from 1968-1972. He was defeated in the 1972 election by New Democratic Party candidate Harry Olaussen in a tight three-way race...

|align="right"|8,508
|align="right"|33.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|John Pankratz
|align="right"|7,601
|align="right"|29.55%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

|Lew King
|align="right"|749
|align="right"|2.91%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|25,726
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|unknown
!align="right"|unknown
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|25,726
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|Jack Pearsall

Jack Pearsall

Albert John Pearsall was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and became a senior payroll clerk by career....

|align="right"|10,336
|align="right"|35.23%
|
|align="right"|unknown

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Lorne Greenaway

Lorne Greenaway

Lorne Everett Greenaway was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a rancher and veterinarian by career.Greenaway was born in Bella Coola, British Columbia in 1933...

|align="right"|9,988
|align="right"|34.05%
|
|align="right"|unknown

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Harry Olaussen
|align="right"|8,655
|align="right"|29.50%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Independent
|Gerry Karagianis
|align="right"|356
|align="right"|1.21%
|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|35,485
!align="right"|100.00%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|unknown
!align="right"|unknown
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|29.335
!align="right"|
!
!
|}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  Library of Parliament
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