Coast Chilcotin was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of British Columbia. Geography The riding spanned the southern Coast Mountains and included the Central Coast through Queen Charlotte Strait and Johnstone Strait to the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound, as well as the Chilcotin Plateau and from the Cariboo down to Howe Sound via Lillooet. History Coast Chilcotin was created in 1966 and incorporated components of these other ridings: Cariboo Coast—Capilano Comox—Alberni Fraser Valley Kamloops Skeena The most significant components were those from Comox—Alberni (the Sunshine Coast), Cariboo and Coast—Capilano. Coast Chilcotin was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1968. It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between: Cariboo—Chilcotin Comox—Powell River Capilano Members of Parliament Election results See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts Past Canadian electoral districts References Elections Canada webpage on Coast Chilcotin External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia