While his party did not win a majority in the 2025 federal election, Conservative candidate Frank Caputo will be heading back to Ottawa having been re-elected as the MP for the Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola riding.
Preliminary results on Tuesday, April 29 indicate he received 51.6 per cent or 31,768 of the votes from 99.63 per cent of the polls.
"It’s a tremendous honour to once again return to the House of Commons, this time representing the people of Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola," Caputo told Black Press Media once it was apparent he was re-elected Monday evening.
Caputo said he is indebted to his family, wife, children, campaign team and the volunteers who helped him.
"I still struggle to understand how people would put an X beside my name as somebody who lived a pretty ordinary life in the North Shore of Kamloops. It will be an honour to once again take my seat, to earn the trust of those who did not vote for me and to not let down those who did. I will be an MP to all whether you voted for me, didn’t vote for me or didn’t vote at all. It’s truly an honour and this is a great day for me."L
Leading up to the election Caputo told Black Press as a former Crown prosecutor of child sex offenders, a father of three, a devoted husband whose wife is also a lawyer, and an MP, he has many accomplishments he is proud of.
"This includes passing a Private Member’s Bill that changed accepted language from “child porn,” which implies consent, to calling it what it is: Child Sexual Abuse Material. I’ve helped 8,000 constituents through my offices, spoke in the House of Commons 1,200 times, and have more attainable goals. Among those: three more Private Member’s Bills, and I want to continue bringing doctors here."
Caputo said he values integrity and is approachable.
"I try to be a good listener to help understand people’s concerns. I care about this area, having been born and raised in Kamloops by parents who immigrated from Italy.
Liberal candidate Iain Currie received the next highest number of votes with 24,714 or 40.1 per cent, followed by NDP candidate Miguel Godau with 3,660 or 5.9 percent, Green Party's Jenna Lindley with 1.5 per cent while People's Party candidate Chris Enns got 510 or 0.8 per cent.
Voter turnout for the riding was 61.577 of registered electors which is about 69 per cent.
The riding was expanded this year and covers a population of 111,707 people with 89, 245 eligible voters on the list.
Elections Canada said that number did not reflect any voters who may have registered on voting Day.
