Kootenay East (also known as Kootenay East—Revelstoke) was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created as "Kootenay East" in 1914 from parts of

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 ...

riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into

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 ...

and

Okanagan—Kootenay Okanagan—Kootenay was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Kamloops, Kootenay East and Okanagan— ...

ridings. It initially consisted of the provincial electoral districts of Cranbrook, Fernie and Columbia. Its boundaries were adjusted in 1924, 1933, and 1947. It was recreated in 1976 as "Kootenay East" from parts of

and

ridings, and consisted of: * the East Kootenay Regional District; * the southeast part of the Central Kootenay Regional District; and * the eastern part of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District lying east of Electoral Areas C and E. The name of the electoral district was changed in 1977 to "Kootenay East—Revelstoke". The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into a new Kootenay East riding and

Kootenay West—Revelstoke Kootenay West—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from Kootenay West riding. It was eliminated in 1 ...

. The new Kootenay East riding consisted of: * the East Kootenay Regional District; * Electoral Areas A, B and C of the Central Kootenay Regional District; * the Town of Creston; * Electoral Area A of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District; and * the town of Golden. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Kootenay East, 1988–1997

Kootenay East—Revelstoke, 1979–1988

Kootenay East, 1917–1968

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