Penticton is a provincial electoral district in

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, Canada, established by the '' Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. Previously the district was named Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 2001. It was contested for the first time in its current for in the 2009 general election.

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Penticton comprises the northeastern portion of the

Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington. It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District ...

and the southwestern portion of the

Regional District of Central Okanagan The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing the metropolitan area of Greater Kelowna, which comprises the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna and their ...

. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of

Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration The ce ...

, Summerland, and

Peachland Peachland is a district municipality in the Okanagan Valley on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1899 by John Moore Robinson, although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people. Peachland ...

History

Okanagan-Penticton was created for the 1991 election from parts of the dual member ridings of

Boundary-Similkameen Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial riding formed in 2008. It includes the populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet. The riding's name corresponds to that of a former riding in the same area, with sim ...

and Okanagan South.

1999 Redistribution

From Okanagan-Penticton and the western portion of Okanagan-Boundary to Penticton-Okanagan Valley

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Electoral history

Penticton

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Penticton-Okanagan Valley

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, Garry Litke , align="right", 10,197 , align="right", 37.52% , align="right", , align="right", $33,019 , Independent , Jane Turnell , align="right", 660 , align="right", 2.43% , align="right", , align="right", $282 ,

, Naga Terada , align="right", 3,887 , align="right", 15.62% , align="right", $8,128

Okanagan-Penticton

References

{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1991–2001 British Columbia provincial electoral districts Penticton