South Okanagan—West Kootenay (french: Okanagan-Sud—Kootenay-Ouest) is a federal

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. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of

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(58%), Kootenay—Columbia (3%), and

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(39%). South Okanagan—West Kootenay was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the

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, scheduled for October 2015.

Demographics

*Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the

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Election results

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References

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