Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan

Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan formerly known as West Kootenay—Okanagan) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.

History

This riding was created in 1996 as "West Kootenay—Okanagan" from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings.

It consisted of:
* Kootenay Boundary Regional District;
* subdivisions A and B of Central Kootenay Regional District; and
* the eastern part of Subdivision B of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District.

It was renamed "Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan" in 1998.

The riding was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia and Southern Interior ridings.

Member of Parliament

* 1997-2004 Jim Gouk - Reform Party (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative Party (2003-2004) - He previously represented Kootenay West—Revelstoke and currently represents British Columbia Southern Interior.

Election results

-
Canadian Alliance
Jim Gouk
align="right"|19,386
align="right"|46.69%|
align="right"|$42,724
Liberal
Bill Barlee
align="right"|11,357
align="right"|27.35%|
align="right"|$32,709
-
New Democratic Party
Don Scarlett
align="right"|4,091
align="right"|9.85%|
align="right"|$7,473
Green
Andrew Shadrack
align="right"|2,689
align="right"|6.47%|
align="right"|$14,652
Progressive Conservative
Michele Elise Duncan
align="right"|2,147
align="right"|5.17%|
align="right"|$3,532
Marijuana
Dan Loehndorf
align="right"|889
align="right"|2.14%|
align="right"|$978
Canadian Action
Bev Collins
align="right"|762
align="right"|%|
align="right"|$3,220
Natural Law
Annie Holtby
align="right"|191
align="right"|%|
align="right"|$886
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|41,512!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|238!align="right"|0.57%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|41,750!align="right"|64.86%!!
-
Reform
Jim Gouk
align="right"|18,954
align="right"|46.78%|
align="right"|$45,047
New Democratic Party
Kirk Duff
align="right"|8,869
align="right"|21.89%|
align="right"|$40,603
Liberal
John A. Greaves
align="right"|7,078
align="right"|17.47%|
align="right"|$17,158
-
Green
Andy Shadrack
align="right"|2,455
align="right"|6.05%|
align="right"|$6,527
Progressive Conservative
Blair Suffredine
align="right"|2,255
align="right"|5.56%|
align="right"|$23,236
Canadian Action
Beverly Bev Collins
align="right"|377
align="right"|0.93%|
align="right"|$2,816
Christian Heritage
Brian J. Zacharias
align="right"|340
align="right"|0.83%|
align="right"|$1,372
Natural Law
Ruth Anne Taves
align="right"|187
align="right"|0.46%|
align="right"|$498
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|40,515!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|185!align="right"|0.45%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|40,700!align="right"|66.68%!!

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1084&Include= Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996-1998)]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1230&Include= Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1998-2003)]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=59033 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures – 1997]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]