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List Of Electoral Districts In The Kootenays
{{short description, None Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region. Current federal electoral districts * Kootenay—Columbia (East Kootenay-Revelstoke region) * British Columbia Southern Interior (mostly Okanagan, includes Trail-Castlegar-Nelson corridor) Defunct federal electoral districts ''Note: indentations indicate rough historical succession of historical ridings'' * Kootenay (1903–1914) ** Kootenay East (1914–1966) *** Okanagan—Kootenay (1966–1976) **** Kootenay East (1976–1977) ***** Kootenay East—Revelstoke (1977–1987) ****** Kootenay East (1987–1996) ******* Kootenay—Columbia (1996 - ) ** Kootenay West (1914–1987) *** Kootenay West—Revelstoke (1987–1996) **** West Kootenay—Okanagan/Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan (1996–1998, 1998–2003) ***** Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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East Kootenay (provincial Electoral District)
East Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in use in British Columbia from 1890 to 1898. That riding's predecessor (and that of its onetime sibling, West Kootenay) was the original Kootenay riding, and its successors were East Kootenay South and East Kootenay North. Electoral History 1890-94 East Kootenay existed as a riding name in the 1890 and 1894 general elections. Results for that riding are as follows: , - , Government , James Baker , align="right", 250 , align="right", 60.10% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Opposition , Nicolai Christian Schou , align="right", 166 , align="right", 39.90% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 416 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaslo-Slocan
Kaslo-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake as well as the mining towns of the "Silvery Slocan". The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of the former ridings of Kaslo and Slocan, and lasted until the 1963 election. For other ridings in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Charles Sidney Leary , align="right", 799 , align="right", 39.11% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Canadian Labour Party , George Faulds Stirling , align="right", 260 , align="right", 12.73% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,043 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaslo (electoral District)
Kaslo was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920. It was succeeded by the Kaslo-Slocan riding in the 1924 election. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.'' , - , Liberal , John Ley Retallack , align="right", 231 , align="right", 34.84% , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 663 !align="right", 100.00% , - , Liberal , John Keen , align="right", 189 , align="right", 44.79% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 422 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slocan (electoral District)
Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920. It was succeeded by the Kaslo-Slocan riding in the 1924 election. For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Demographics Political Geography Notable Elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in bold.'' , - , Labour 1 , William Davidson , align="right", 358 , align="right", 55.33% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 647 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kootenay-Slocan
West Kootenay-Slocan was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ... from 1898 to 1903. Demographics Geography History Notable MLAs References''Electoral History of BC 1871-1986'', Elections BC Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia {{Canada-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kootenay North
West Kootenay North was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1894 election only. Its official name was "West Kootenay (north riding). It was formed from a partition the West Kootenay riding that also created West Kootenay (south riding). Demographics Geography History Notable MLAs Election results ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 342 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 55.37% !align="right", !align="right", In the 1898 election the West Kootenay region was further redistributed into: *West Kootenay-Nelson, used 1898-1900 only ** Nelson City, 1903–1912 ***Nelson *West Kootenay-Revelstoke, used 1900 only ** Revelstoke, 1903 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Kootenay (provincial Electoral District)
West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was formed along with East Kootenay from a redistribution of the old Kootenay riding, which was one of the province's original twelve. Demographics Geography History The West Kootenay riding appeared as such only in the 1890 election. In 1894, due to a surge in population related to the "silver rush" in the Kootenays, the riding was redistributed into: * West Kootenay (north riding) * West Kootenay (south riding) In 1898, the West Kootenay north and south ridings were further redistributed into four ridings: * West Kootenay-Nelson, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903 * West Kootenay-Revelstoke, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903 *West Kootenay-Rossland West Kootenay-Rossland was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranbrook (electoral District)
Cranbrook was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Cranbrook in the southern Rockies and including nearby Kimberley and other towns in the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench. Cranbrook riding made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. In a redistribution after the 1963 election the area covered by this riding was incorporated into the new Kootenay riding (same name but smaller than the original 1871-vintage Kootenay riding). For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Electoral history ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , James Horace King , align="right", 500 , align="right", 53.48% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 935 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernie (electoral District)
Fernie was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Fernie in the southern Rockies. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. In a redistribution after the 1963 election the area covered by this riding was incorporated into the new Kootenay riding (same name but smaller than the original 1871-vintage Kootenay riding). For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts). Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs * William Roderick Ross * Thomas Aubert Uphill - represented Fernie as a Labour MLA for 40 years on behalf of a party named "Labour", of which he was the only successful candidate. Electoral history ''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. , Liberal , Edwin Clarke Smith , align="right", 309 , align="right", 36.52% , align="right", , align="right", unk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Kootenay South
East Kootenay South was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1898 and 1900 elections. Its official name was East Kootenay (South Riding). It was created by the partition of the old East Kootenay riding which also created its sibling, East Kootenay (North Riding). Successor ridings in the East Kootenay region were Cranbrook, Fernie, and Columbia. Election results ''Election winners are in bold''. , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 303 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - , Independent , William Fernie , align="right", 383 , align="right", 39.00% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia River (electoral District)
Columbia River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia, appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke riding. For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts). Demographics Political geography Notable elections Notable MLAs Electoral history ''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold. , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,674 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 21 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , New Democrat , Ian David Jack , align="right", 687 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
