Kootenay—Columbia is a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

Consisting of: *(a) the

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; *(b) that part of the

Regional District of Central Kootenay The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 census, the population was 59,517. The area is 22,130.72 square kilometres. The administrative centre is locate ...

comprising: ** the villages of

Kaslo Kaslo is a village on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. A member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District, the name derives from the adjacent Kaslo River. At 2016, the p ...

and

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; ** the Town of Creston; ** the City of

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; ** subdivisions A, B, C, D, E, F and G; ** Creston Indian Reserve No. 1; *(c) that part of the

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comprising: ** the City of Revelstoke; ** the Town of

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; ** subdivisions A and B; and *(d) Tobacco Plains Indian Reserve No. 2. The riding borders the

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and

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, more than any other Canadian riding.

History

This district was created in 1996 from parts of

Kootenay East Kootenay East (also known as Kootenay East—Revelstoke) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created a ...

and Kootenay West—Revelstoke ridings. It was amended in 2003 to include a small part of Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan. The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kootenay—Columbia should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined Kootenay—Columbia gains the communities of

and

and their respective surrounding areas from the current electoral district of

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, while losing

Nakusp The Village of Nakusp (Sinixt ''neqo'sp'') is beside the mouth of Kuskanax Creek, on the Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Lying between the Selkirk and Monashee ranges, the village is known for its ...

and area to the new district of

South Okanagan—West Kootenay South Okanagan—West Kootenay (french: Okanagan-Sud—Kootenay-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of British Columbia Southern ...

and Needles and area to the new district of North Okanagan—Shuswap. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

Demographics

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament (MP) is Rob Morrison, first elected in

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as a

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candidate.

Election results

Adjacent ridings

* Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo * Okanagan—Shuswap

Notes

References

External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
* Website of th
Local Riding Association - Conservative Party of Canada
*
Library of Parliament Riding Profile

Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008

Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures – 2000

Expenditures – 1997
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kootenay-Columbia British Columbia federal electoral districts Cranbrook, British Columbia Nelson, British Columbia Revelstoke, British Columbia