Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the

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, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into

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

and

West Kootenay The Kootenays or Kootenay ( ) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people. Boundaries The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay ...

. For the 1966 election, the riding-name was re-established, but the area described was only the

and included none of the

Demographics

Geography

History

Notable MLAs

Election results 1871-1890

, - , Independent , John Andrew Mara , align="right", 17 , align="right", 43.59% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , William Cosgrove Milby , align="right", 9 , align="right", 23.08% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Charles Todd , align="right", 13 , align="right", 13.33% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", -- !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=7, ¹ Seat reduced to one member from two. , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 185 !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", The riding was partitioned for the 1894 election.

Election results 1966-1986

The riding-name was re-established in time for the 1966 election, but covered only the East Kootenay region rather than the entire Kootenays as had been the case in its first incarnation. , - ,

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Leo Thomas Nimsick Leo Thomas Nimsick (January 26, 1908 – February 8, 1999) was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cranbrook from 1949 to 1966 and Kootenay from 1966 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Co-operat ...

, align="right", 3,605 , align="right", 40.98% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 8.798 !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", 4,282 , align="right", 38.39% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 11,712 !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", 6,065 , align="right", 44.20% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , PC , David John Reeves , align="right", 4,169 , align="right", 30.38% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 13,721 !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", 7,223 , align="right", 47.71% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 15,138 !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", , - , PC , Roy Wilburn Paul , align="right", 975 , align="right", 7.80% , align="right", , align="right", unknown ,

, Douglas Wayne Right , align="right", 5,350 , align="right", 42.83% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 12,492 !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", , - ,

, Harry Edwin Mathias , align="right", 8,245 , align="right", 47.36% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 12,492 !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", , - ,

, Kathleen Anne Edwards , align="right", 8,000 , align="right", 47.94% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Progressive Conservative , James G. Smith , align="right", 499 , align="right", 2.99% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 16,687 !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",

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns 1871-1986
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kootenay (Provincial Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia Kootenays