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British Columbia Southern Interior




Riding Information

Province:British Columbia
Type:Suburb
Region:Western Region
Area:26,700
Population:96,144
Electors:71,531
Start Position:Center
Current Position:Center Left


Candidates

CandidatePartyWon
ERWIN DICKERSON
Conservative
Candidate
JEFF SHAFFER
Liberal
Candidate
DILLON BETTS
NDP
Candidate
STEVEN COCHRAN
Green Party
Candidate



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Adjacent Ridings

Chilliwack--Fraser Canyon

Cities

Nelson
Trail
Castlegar
Central Kootenay H
Oliver
Okanagan-Similkameen C
Central Kootenay F
Grand Forks
Rossland
Central Kootenay J


Top Issues

Foreign Aid
Immigration
Aborigional Affairs
Athletics Funding
Federal Sponsorship Scandal
Fishing Quotas
Provincial Powers
Climate Change
Government Ethics
National Unity


Riding Data

Male Population

Male under 19: 25%
Male 20-34: 14%
Male 35-49: 23.2%
Male 50-65: 20.1%
Male over 65: 14.8%

Female Population

Female under 19: 22.8%
Female 20-34: 13.8%
Female 35-49: 23.7%
Female 50-65: 19.7%
Female over 65: 14.8%

Marriage

Never Married: 26.6%
Married: 1468.4%
Divorced: 9%
Widowed: 8%

Race

Chinese: 0.4%
South Asian: 1.5%
Black: 0.2%
Filipino: 0.2%
Latin American: 0.3%
Southeast Asian: 1.5%
Arab: 0.1%
West Asian: 0%
Korean: 0.1%
Japanese: 0%
Visible Minorities: 0.1%
Others: 95.6%

Language

English: 92.2%
French: 0.1%
Both Languages: 0.5%
Neither Language: 0.6%

Schooling

No Highschool: 28.2%
Highschool: 19.1%
Trades: 12.9%
College: 12.7%
University: 9.1%

Employment

Employed: 89.6%
Unemployed: 10.4%

Income

Average Income: $25159
Household Income: $45652

Home Status

Owned: 76.9%
Rented: 22.9%

Religion

Catholic: 17.7%
Protestant: 35.6%
Christian Orthodox: 0.5%
Christian nie: 5.1%
Muslim: 0.1%
Jewish: 0.2%
Buddhist: 0.5%
Hindu: 0.1%
Sikh: 1.4%
Eastern Religions: 0.4%
Other Religions: 0.5%
No Religion: 38%

Work Type

Management: 8.9%
Business: 12.4%
Natural Sciences: 5.2%
Health: 5.4%
Social Science: 7.4%
Art: 2.1%
Sales: 24.5%
Trade: 18.6%
Primary: 9.4%
Manufacturing: 6.1%

Residence

Non Immigrant: 85.4%
Not Perminanet: 13.2%

First Nations

Native: 3.7%