Kootenay was a federal
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
British Columbia,
Canada that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1904 to 1917.
This
riding was created in 1903 from the eastern part of
Yale—Cariboo
Yale–Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1917.
This riding was created in 1896 by combining the former Yale and Cariboo ridings. A redistrib ...
riding, namely areas part of the
Kootenay Land District, whose boundaries formed the federal electoral district boundary, and also defined the
Kootenay provincial riding's boundaries.
The federal Kootenay riding was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into
Kootenay East and
Kootenay West
Kootenay West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Kootenay riding.
It was abolished in 1987 when ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province ...
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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 ...
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
{{coord missing, British Columbia
Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia