Salmon Arm was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia including on the town of Salmon Arm on Shuswap Lake. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election. After the 1966 election there was a redistribution with the resulting riding in the same area being Shuswap. For other current and historical federal and provincial ridings in the area of Kamloops, British Columbia see Kamloops (provincial electoral district) and Kamloops (federal electoral district); for those in the Okanagan please see Okanagan (electoral districts).

Demographics

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"| 2,498 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,329 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|24 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,014 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|20 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,172 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|71 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|1 Supported and endorsed by the B.C. Constructives. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,592 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|52 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,600 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|28 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,210 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|86 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,263 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|3,596 !align="right"| - % !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|164 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three (3) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,292 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|3,819 !align="right"| - % !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|167 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of four (4) shown only. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,159 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|79 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,740 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|59 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|4,953 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|57 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| A redistribution took place before the 1966 election, after which the Shuswap Lake area became represented by the renamed riding of Shuswap.

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Elections BC Historical Returns