Sun Peaks federal election guide

Canada’s federal elections are coming up Monday, April 28 with advanced voting opening Friday, April 18. New to Sun Peaks? First time voting in Canada? Been here for generations and just want help keeping track of the candidates? We’ve got you covered in this Sun Peaks federal election guide.

This guide will be updated with additional voting information, news of debates and other related stories.  

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What is Sun Peaks’ riding and who are the candidates?

Residents of Sun Peaks will vote in the Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding. The candidates are as follows:

Frank Caputo, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC): Caputo is the current member of parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding and part of CPC. Caputo is running again for the same seat. Website, Facebook.

Iain Currie, Liberal Party of Canada (LPC): Currie is a Kamloops lawyer, a former Crown prosecutor who currently works as a criminal defense attorney. Currie has previously run in two federal elections for the Green Party however for 2025 he is the candidate for LPC. Website, Facebook. 

Miguel Godau, New Democratic Party (NDP): Godau works for the Department of Child and Youth Mental Health and was born and raised in Ashcroft. Godau was appointed as the candidate for NDP in a press release. NDP Kamloops Thompson Nicola Facebook.

Chris Enns, People’s Party of Canada (PPC): Enns was raised on a B.C. poultry farm, moved away to Australia and returned to Canada in 2021. Enns currently operates a marketing and research consulting firm and is running with PPC. Website, Facebook.

Responsibilities of a member of Parliament

A member of Parliament (MP) has to work in their constituency and the House of Commons. Constituency refers to the geographical area that the MP was elected to represent in the House of Commons.

Normally, MPs are in Ottawa from Monday to Friday when Parliament is sitting and return to their constituency on weekends. When Parliament stands adjourned the MPs spend more time in their constituencies to focus on local matters. 

MPs are elected to represent the needs and concerns of their constituents. Constituents can ask for help on various matters to their MP. In the upcoming federal elections Canadians will elect one MP in each constituency so they are represented in the House of Commons. The MPs can work on their behalf to create new laws and policies. 

The total number of MPs is based on population and the number of MPs has grown in the House of Commons as the country grows too. Each MP approximately represents 110,000 Canadians. 

Federal politics for Sun Peaks can include housing, the foreign buyers ban, federal funding, conservation, farming and more.

Where to vote?

At the moment of publication of this article the polling locations have not been announced, however if you are curious about the closest location to your home you can check the Elections Canada website.

Are you registered to vote?

If you have filled out your taxes and are already registered in the National Register of Electors you are eligible to vote. If you are registered you should get a voter information card in the mail with the information of where and when you can vote. The voter information card will be sent to the address you had in the most recent tax return. 

If you want to check if you are registered or want to sign up for mail-in voting you can do so through the Online Voter Registration Service. 

The local Elections Canada office for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola is located at Lansdowne Village Shopping Centre 450 Lansdowne St., Suite 110. If you want to look up information exclusive to where you live you can access the voter information service online.

Advanced voting opens on Friday, April 18 and will run until Monday, April 21. Official voting day is Monday, April 28.