Photo: Themightyquill · CC BY-SA 2.5Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, which takes in Ashcroft, is held by Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada)
Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20. In the census’s list of municipalities, Ashcroft is a village. No open list of councils exists in British Columbia, so no mayor of Ashcroft is named here. For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Ashcroft votes in Cariboo-Chilcotin; open data doesn’t yet say who its MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) is.
Three governments, and who does what
Ashcroft, a village in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Regional services come through Thompson-Nicola Regional District, whose board takes directors from Ashcroft’s council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Ashcroft, from the most recent elections.
- 1Ashcroft councilVillage
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaCariboo-Chilcotin
- 3House of CommonsKamloops—Thompson—Nicola
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Ashcroft votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 17 October 2026 election, Ashcroft council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2030. It is the third Saturday in October every four years, as the Local Government Act provides. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Ashcroft votes in Cariboo-Chilcotin for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗Ashcroft is in Cariboo-Chilcotin, one of the ridings that each elect a MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Cariboo-Chilcotin
That made it one of the safest in the province: 6 of 93 ridings had wider leads. Lorne Doerkson (Conservative Party of BC) took Cariboo-Chilcotin in October 2024 with 70% of the vote, 7,722 votes clear of the runner-up (BC NDP). The riding turned out at 60%, above the provincial 58%.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Frank Caputo represents Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 44%; Frank Caputo held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Frank Caputo’s 2nd, counting from a first win in 2021.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Brad Vis kept Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Ashcroft voted in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola is its riding today.
Brad Vis won the 2021 race in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 44% and beating Geet Grewal (Liberal Party of Canada) by 8,310 votes. In 2019, Brad Vis had won the same riding with 42%. In 2021, 61% of electors cast a ballot in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, under the national 63%.
All 5 candidates in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Vis | Conservative Party of Canada | 18,908 | 43.8% |
| Geet Grewal | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,598 | 24.6% |
| Lynn Perrin | New Democratic Party | 8,709 | 20.2% |
| Tyler Niles | People's Party of Canada | 3,073 | 7.1% |
| Nicole Bellay | Green Party of Canada | 1,887 | 4.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Ashcroft is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Ashcroft is run
Who is the MP for Ashcroft?
Frank Caputo of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, which includes Ashcroft.
Which party won Ashcroft in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Brad Vis (Conservative Party of Canada), in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon; Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola has elected Frank Caputo since.
Who is the MLA for Ashcroft?
Cariboo-Chilcotin elected Lorne Doerkson (Conservative Party of BC) in October 2024; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s members page shows who sits for it as MLA now.
Who heads the council in Ashcroft?
Ashcroft, a village, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Which regional body is Ashcroft part of?
The board of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Ashcroft’s and runs regional services.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).