Kamloops-North Thompson results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 116 of 116 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Ward Stamer leading by 9,614 votes (36.3 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Ward Stamer

Conservative

17,232

65.0%

Kory Clark

BC NDP

7,618

28.7%

Deborah Friesen

OneBC

1,670

6.3%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

20243360Conservative gain26.861.9%20204041BC Liberal hold0.950.6%2017302148BC Liberal hold18.060.3%20133952BC Liberal hold13.058.0%20094547BC Liberal hold2.455.1%

2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC UnitedSwing 27.9 points to Conservative

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Ward StamerConservative · elected · $23,794 spent17,93059.7%+55.1$23,794$1.33 a vote

Maddi GennBC NDP · $24,324 spent9,87432.9%−0.6$24,324$2.46 a vote

Tristan CaversBC Green2,2097.4%−4.3$0

Margin8,056votes, 26.8 points

Turnout61.9%+11.3 points

Ballots30,06451 rejected

Registered48,598voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020General election, October 24BC Liberal holdSwing 8.6 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Peter MilobarBC Liberal · elected · $59,085 spent9,34141.0%−7.3$59,085$6.33 a vote

Sadie HunterBC NDP · $18,663 spent9,14540.1%+9.8$18,663$2.04 a vote

Thomas MartinBC Green · $9,497 spent2,2249.8%−10.8$9,497$4.27 a vote

Dennis GiesbrechtConservative · $2,954 spent1,9288.5%new$2,954$1.53 a vote

Brandon RussellIndependent · $995 spent1490.7%$995$6.68 a vote

Margin196votes, 0.9 points

Turnout50.6%−9.7 points

Ballots22,946159 rejected

Registered45,346voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal holdSwing 2.5 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Peter MilobarBC Liberal · elected · $47,484 spent12,00148.3%−3.8$47,484$3.96 a vote

Barb NederpelBC NDP · $68,758 spent7,53830.3%−8.8$68,758$9.12 a vote

Dan HinesBC Green · $17,164 spent5,11120.6%new$17,164$3.36 a vote

Peter Paul KerekCommunist1870.8%new–

Margin4,463votes, 18.0 points

Turnout60.3%+2.4 points

Ballots25,037200 rejected

Registered41,492voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal holdSwing 5.3 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Terry LakeBC Liberal · elected · $124,595 spent12,18352.1%+5.2$124,595$10 a vote

Kathy KendallBC NDP · $84,911 spent9,13939.1%−5.4$84,911$9.29 a vote

Ed KlopConservative · $9,211 spent1,6447.0%new$9,211$5.60 a vote

John FordUnaffiliated · $250 spent4361.9%$250$0.57 a vote

Margin3,044votes, 13.0 points

Turnout58.0%+2.9 points

Ballots23,543141 rejected

Registered40,610voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal holdSwing 3.0 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Terry LakeBC Liberal · elected · $108,572 spent9,83046.9%−1.5$108,572$11 a vote

Doug BrownBC NDP · $84,848 spent9,32044.5%+4.5$84,848$9.10 a vote

April SnoweBC Green · $1,010 spent1,4186.8%−0.2$1,010$0.71 a vote

Wayne RussellRefederation · $260 spent2511.2%new$260$1.04 a vote

Keston BroughtonWork Less · $550 spent1240.6%new$550$4.44 a vote

Margin510votes, 2.4 points

Turnout55.1%−12.7 points

Ballots21,055112 rejected

Registered38,245voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by

1991now

5 members since 1991

1991–1996Frederick Henry JacksonBC NDP
1996–2009Kevin KruegerBC Liberal
2009–2017Terry LakeBC Liberal
2017–2023Peter MilobarBC Liberal
2023–2024Peter MilobarBC United
2024–Ward StamerConservative

Created from Kamloops.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Kamloops-North Thompson article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.

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Questions

Who won Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (116 of 116 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Ward Stamer (Conservative) leads Kamloops-North Thompson with 17,232 votes (65.0%), 9,614 ahead of Kory Clark (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Kamloops-North Thompson in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2024 BC election with 59.7% of the vote, a margin of 8,056 votes (26.8%).