Grand Forks-Greenwood was the name of a provincial electoral district in the
Canadian province of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
centred on the town of
Grand Forks
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
, in the
Boundary Country The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west o ...
between the
Okanagan
The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is par ...
and
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 ...
Countries. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of the former ridings of
Greenwood and
Grand Forks
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...
, and lasted until the 1963 election. As of 1966 the area was represented by
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 ...
. The same area is now part of
West Kootenay-Boundary
West Kootenay-Boundary was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.
The seat combined the Rossland/Trail/Castlegar area (the putative ''West Kootenay'' component) that had previo ...
.
For other ridings in the
Kootenay region, please see
Kootenay (electoral districts) {{short description, None
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Koote ...
.
Demographics
Political geography
Notable elections
Notable MLAs
Electoral history
''Note: Winners in each election are in'' bold.
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Ezra Churchill Henniger
, align="right", 642
, align="right", 37.26%
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!align="right", 1,723
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Dougald McPherson
, align="right", 790
, align="right", 47.08%
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!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 1,678
!align="right", 100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 33
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Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.t
, Robert Lawson
, align="right", 221
, align="right", 12.51%
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, align="right", unknown
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Dougald McPherson
, align="right", 1,034
, align="right", 58.55%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 1,766
!align="right", 100.00%
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!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
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1
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1 Details of returns were not supplied by the Returning Officer, only the total valid votes for each candidate, so the number of rejected ballots is unknown.
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Wilbert Richard Braithwaite
, align="right", 164
, align="right", 9.52%
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, align="right", unknown
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Ezra Churchill Henniger
, align="right", 722
, align="right", 41.93%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 1,722
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 29
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Alan Conway Clapp
, align="right", 365
, align="right", 22.20%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
,
Ezra Churchill Henniger
, align="right", 637
, align="right", 38.75%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 1,644
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
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!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 4
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Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
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Rupert Haggen
, align="right", 922
, align="right", 44.14%
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, align="right", unknown
, Independent
, Edwin Stanley Orris
, align="right", 294
, align="right", 14.07%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 2,089
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 23
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!align="right", %
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,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Rupert Haggen
, align="right", 826
, align="right", 39.79%
, align="right", 1,043
, align="right", 53.08%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, Cecil Gordon McMynn
, align="right", 706
, align="right", 34.01%
, align="right", 922
, align="right", 46.92%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Edwin Stanley Orris
, align="right", 252
, align="right", 12.14%
, align="right", -
, align="right", - %
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
B.C. Social Credit League
, Henry Edgar Parkyn
, align="right", 292
, align="right", 14.07%
, align="right", -
, align="right", - %
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 2,076
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right", 1,965
!align="right", - %
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 58
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
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!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7,
2 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three (3) shown only.
,
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, Ruth Ellen May Euerby
, align="right", 177
, align="right", 8.51%
, align="right", -
, align="right", -.- %
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Rupert Haggen
, align="right", 995
, align="right", 47.86%
, align="right", 1,016
, align="right", 50.12%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Klaus Scheer
, align="right", 324
, align="right", 15.58%
, align="right", 393
, align="right", 19.39%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 2,079
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right", 2,027
!align="right", - %
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 145
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7,
3 Preferential ballot. First and final counts of two (2) shown only.
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Lois Haggen
, align="right", 877
, align="right", 42.57%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, John Morris Jones
, align="right", 317
, align="right", 15.39%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 2,060
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 34
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
,
Lois Haggen
, align="right", 1,115
, align="right", 42.35%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Frank Martin
, align="right", 564
, align="right", 21.42%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
,
Progressive Conservative
, Yasushi Sugimoto
, align="right", 202
, align="right", 7.67%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 2,633
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 40
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
{{Canadian party colour, BC, Liberal, row
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Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Milo Joseph McGarry
, align="right", 766
, align="right", 32.05%
, align="right",
, align="right", unknown
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 2,390
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 20
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", %
!align="right",
!align="right",
The Boundary area was redistributed following the
1963 election. The new riding representing the area as of the
1966 election was
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 ...
.
Sources
Elections BC Historical Returns
Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia