Columbia was a provincial

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

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, ...

. It made its first appearance on the

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in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, when it was merged into

Columbia-Revelstoke Columbia-Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It made its only appearance on the hustings in the general election of 1933. For other current and historical ridings in the Koot ...

for the 1933 election. Following the election the new Pattullo government moved to reestablish Columbia as a separate riding, and former MLA Thomas King was elected by acclamation in a 1934 by election. In 1966 the riding was renamed

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...

. This riding was later merged with the Revelstoke riding to become

Columbia River-Revelstoke Columbia River-Revelstoke is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography As of the 2020 provincial election, Columbia River-Revelstoke comprises the eastern portion of the Columbia-Sh ...

, the current riding for the western part of the area. The eastern part of the riding is now part of

East Kootenay The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the larges ...

. For other current and historical electoral districts in the

Kootenay Kootenay, Kootenai, and Kutenai may refer to: Ethnic groups *The Kutenai, also known as the Ktunaxa, Kootenai, or Kootenay, an indigenous people of the United States and Canada **Kutenai language, the traditional language of the Kutenai **Ktunaxa ...

region, please see

Kootenay (electoral districts) {{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 Koote ...

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Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

''Note: Winners of each election are in'' bold. ,

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Wilmer Cleveland Wells Wilmer Cleveland Wells (4 November 1839 – October 19, 1933) was a Canadian rancher, lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented East Kootenay North from 1899 to 1903 and Columbia from 1903 to 1907 as a Liberal in ...

, align="right", Accl. , align="right", -.-% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", n/a !align="right", -.-% !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", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 449 !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", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 507 !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", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 545 !align="right", 100.00% , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ¹ When he failed to obtain the official nomination, Forster ran as an Independent Conservative but in full support of the McBride government. ,

John Andrew Buckham John Andrew Buckham (April 1, 1873 – October 12, 1931) was a pharmacist and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal from 1916 until his de ...

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, align="right", 584 , align="right", 60.58% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 964 !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", ,

, align="right", 644 , align="right", 56.84% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,133 !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", ,

, align="right", 659 , align="right", 50.23% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Gladys Elspeth Cross , align="right", 26 , align="right", 1.98% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,312 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 23 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", After the 1928 election, there was a redistribution. The Columbia riding was merged with the Revelstoke riding into

, which first appeared only in the 1933 general election. For the 1937 election, the riding name "Columbia" was re-established. ,

, Thomas King , align="right", 921 , align="right", 57.06% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , William Henry Tallis , align="right", 322 , align="right", 19.95% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,614 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 39 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", ,

, Thomas King , align="right", 648 , align="right", 42.66% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , James Herbert Mathews , align="right", 487 , align="right", 32.06% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,519 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 9 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Thomas James Alton , align="right", 588 , align="right", 46.70% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,259 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 24 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Thomas James Alton , align="right", 581 , align="right", 31.09% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,869 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 24 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", ,

, Vaughn Stanley Kimpton , align="right", 649 , align="right", 29.30% , align="right", 860 , align="right", 42.28% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Chris Madson , align="right", 365 , align="right", 16.48% , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", unknown , B.C. Social Credit League , Richard Orr Newton , align="right", 841 , align="right", 37.97% , align="right", 1,174 , align="right", 57.72% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Edward Jefferson Zinkan , align="right", 360 , align="right", 16.25% , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,215 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 2,034 , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 101 !align="right", !align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ² Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown. , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Eileen Catherine Madson , align="right", 481 , align="right", 22.26% , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, Henry Headley Moore , align="right", 676 , align="right", 31.28% , align="right", 787 , align="right", 43.12% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , B.C. Social Credit League , Richard Orr Newton , align="right", 924 , align="right", 42.76% , align="right", 1,038 , align="right", 56.88% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Edward Jefferson Zinkan , align="right", 80 , align="right", 3.70% , align="right", - , align="right", -.- % , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,161 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 1,825 , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 105 !align="right", !align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , align="right", , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=7, ³ Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three only shown. , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Chris Madson , align="right", 248 , align="right", 12.56% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 1,974 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 20 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. , Robert Beverly Harris , align="right", 775 , align="right", 29.43% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , Gordon Truls Rad , align="right", 150 , align="right", 5.70% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 2,633 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 88 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , Progressive Conservative , Alvin Walter Jo , align="right", 1,092 , align="right", 33.54% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 3,256 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 41 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", The riding was redistributed after the 1963 election. In 1966, it was succeeded by the

riding.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns
{{DEFAULTSORT:Columbia (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia