The Political Record · Federal electoral districts

Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola

Federal riding · BC · No. 59015 · 2023 representation order
Fig. 1 — Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, 2023 boundaries.
Member
Frank Caputo Conservative
2025 result
Conservative hold by 7,047 votes
Turnout
69.3% of 90,012 electors
Population
111,690 2021 census
Area
50,083 km²
Figures as of
2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
  • Area, largest first: 50,083 km² · 27th of 343 in Canada27th
    Area, largest first
    50,083 km² · 27th of 343 in Canada
  • Closeness of the race: Won by 7,047 votes (11.3 pts) · 152nd of 343 in Canada152nd
    Closeness of the race
    Won by 7,047 votes (11.3 pts) · 152nd of 343 in Canada
  • Population, smallest first: 111,690 people, 2021 census · 152nd of 343 in Canada152nd
    Population, smallest first
    111,690 people, 2021 census · 152nd of 343 in Canada
In brief
  1. Frank Caputo held the seat for the Conservatives by 7,047 votes (+11.3 points).
  2. 40% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
  3. Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 49.7% of votes were cast on the day.
  4. Median age is the 65th highest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Frank Caputo
Conservative · first elected 2021-09-20 · 2 terms
  • Member: Public Safety and National Security
  • Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
  • Vice-Chair: Public Safety and National Security
262 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Business of Supply — Main Estimates, 2025-26.

IDid this riding change?

Yes. 40% of today's Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola came from ridings other than the old Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.

Share of today's areaFormer riding
60.3%Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo 78% of it kept
26.2%Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon 62% of it kept
13.2%Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola 42% of it kept
0.4%North Okanagan—Shuswap 1% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.

IIThe 2025 result

Conservative hold
Elected
Frank Caputo
Conservative
32,008
51.5% of valid votes
Margin
7,047
votes · +11.3 pts
Runner-up
Iain Currie
Liberal
24,961
40.2% of valid votes
Conservative 51.5% · Liberal 40.2% · New Democratic 5.9% · Green 1.5%
Turnout69.3% of 90,012 electors
CandidatePartyVotes%2021±
Frank CaputoConservative32,00851.5%43.3%+8.2
Iain CurrieLiberal24,96140.2%17.6%+22.6
Miguel GodauNew Democratic3,6815.9%28.4%−22.5
Jenna LindleyGreen9361.5%3.7%−2.2
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
Chris EnnsPeople's5160.8%
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.

IIIHow close was it, really

Swing needed to flip
5.7 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
3,681 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 7,047-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
44 of 211
4 polls ended in an exact tie.
Fig. 2 — Each square is one election-day poll: ■ won by the Conservatives (163) · ■ won by another party (44) · ▨ tied (4).
Flip the seatHypothetical

It would have taken 3,524 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 5.7% of the 62,102 valid votes, 5.7 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.

Conservative32,008
Liberal24,961
Still Conservative by 7,047 votes. Actual margin: 7,047.

IVElection day versus advance

Only 49.7% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.

Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Conservative53.1%50.0%−3.1
Liberal36.7%43.6%+6.9
New Democratic7.2%4.6%−2.6
Green2.0%1.0%−1.0
People's0.9%0.7%−0.2
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.

VWhat kind of place this is

2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.

VIWhere it is

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Fig. 3 — Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola and its 10 neighbouring ridings.

The card

No. 59015BC · 2025
Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola
Frank Caputo
Result
Conservative hold by 7,047
Turnout
69.3%
Population
111,690
Area
50,083 km²
Area, largest first: 50,083 km² · 27th of 343 in Canada27thArea, largest firstCloseness of the race: Won by 7,047 votes (11.3 pts) · 152nd of 343 in Canada152ndCloseness of the racePopulation, smallest first: 111,690 people, 2021 census · 152nd of 343 in Canada152ndPopulation, smallest first
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