Okanagan—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 1968 to 1979.
This
riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
,
Kootenay East and
Okanagan—Revelstoke
Okanagan—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Kamloops and Yale ridings.
It was ab ...
ridings.
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into
Kamloops—Shuswap,
Kootenay East, and
Okanagan North ridings.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia