It produced many notable members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), including George Anthony Boomer Walkem, third and fifth holder of the office of premier of British Columbia and who was one of the first representatives elected from the riding; John Robson, ninth premier of British Columbia; and Robert Bonner, a powerful minister in the W.A.C.
1 New Caledonia's southern boundary was vague, but it was generally accepted to include the Thompson area although its heartland is the Fort Saint James-Fraser Lake region northwest of Prince George.
When the riding was created its boundaries stretched from the Quesnel Lake and Chilcotin areas, flanking the great plateau of central BC on its east and west, all the way north to the Yukon border.
At that time, although irrelevant to the issue of electoral representation, the riding's population included members of the Shuswap, Carrier, Chilcotin, Sekani and other more northerly nations.
First Nations people, even in the reduced riding area, mostly outnumbered the total figure for non-natives until the early 20th century, but were not allowed to vote or run for office.