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Legislature
  
House of Commons

First contested
  
1979

District abolished
  
2003

District created
  
1976

Last contested
  
2000

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

Contents

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.

    References

    Cariboo—Chilcotin Wikipedia
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