Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainTodd Doherty (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Electoral Area L, Cariboo in Ottawa as MP for Cariboo—Prince George
Across British Columbia, 20 of the 43 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. Statistics Canada lists Electoral Area L, Cariboo as a regional district electoral area. In British Columbia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s mayor isn’t named. Electoral Area L, Cariboo is in Cariboo-Chilcotin for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, whose current MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) no open source we can use records yet.
Three governments, and who does what
Electoral Area L, Cariboo is a regional district electoral area: a regional district or the province runs its local services.
Services from the regional or provincial body.
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.
Electoral Area L, Cariboo is an electoral area of Cariboo Regional District: the regional district’s board runs its local services.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Electoral Area L, Cariboo, from the most recent elections.
- 1Electoral Area L, Cariboo councilRegional district electoral area
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaCariboo-Chilcotin
- 3House of CommonsCariboo—Prince George
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 Electoral Area L, Cariboo votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 19 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Voters last chose Electoral Area L, Cariboo council on 17 October 2026 and will again on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Electoral Area L, Cariboo 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 ↗The riding is Cariboo-Chilcotin: it sends one MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Electoral Area L, Cariboo votes in it.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Cariboo-Chilcotin
60% of its registered voters cast a ballot, more than BC’s 58% overall. 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). Only 6 of BC’s 93 ridings were won by more.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Todd Doherty represents Cariboo—Prince George in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Cariboo—Prince George · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
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
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Cariboo—Prince George would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 51%, and Todd Doherty kept it for them in 2025. Todd Doherty was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Todd Doherty’s 4th.
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
The Conservative Party of Canada kept Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in 2021 with Frank Caputo
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Cariboo—Prince George.
The Conservative Party of Canada held it before, with Cathy McLeod elected in 2019 on 45%. Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada) took Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in 2021 with 43% of the vote, 9,850 votes ahead of Bill Sundhu (New Democratic Party). At 66%, more of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 7 candidates in Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Caputo | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,281 | 43.0% |
| Bill Sundhu | New Democratic Party | 20,431 | 29.0% |
| Jesse McCormick | Liberal Party of Canada | 12,717 | 18.1% |
| Corally Delwo | People's Party of Canada | 4,033 | 5.7% |
| Iain Currie | Green Party of Canada | 2,576 | 3.7% |
| Bob O'Brien | Independent | 264 | 0.4% |
| Wayne Allan | Independent | 146 | 0.2% |
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 Electoral Area L, Cariboo 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. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Electoral Area L, Cariboo is run
Who is the MP for Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Todd Doherty (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Cariboo—Prince George, the riding Electoral Area L, Cariboo is in.
Which party won Electoral Area L, Cariboo in the 2021 federal election?
Frank Caputo won Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Cariboo—Prince George, held by Todd Doherty.
Who is the MLA for Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
In October 2024 Lorne Doerkson (Conservative Party of BC) won Cariboo-Chilcotin; for the MLA today, see the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s list.
Who heads the council in Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Ask the municipality itself: Electoral Area L, Cariboo, a regional district electoral area, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Electoral Area L, Cariboo part of?
The board of the Cariboo Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Electoral Area L, Cariboo’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).