Kelowna—Lake Country was a federal
electoral district
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in the
province
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of
British Columbia
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1997 to 2023. From 1997 to 2003, the district was known simply as ''Kelowna''.
History
This district was created as ''Kelowna'' electoral district in 1996 from a portion of
Okanagan Centre district.
In 2003, it was renamed ''Kelowna—Lake Country''.
The
2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kelowna—Lake Country should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name would be contested in future elections.
The redefined Kelowna—Lake Country lost a portion of its current territory to the new district of
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the
2015 Canadian federal election
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.
As a result of the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution
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, the district was dissolved, with parts of the district moving to a
newly redefined Kelowna district, the
Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee district, and the
Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna district.
Demographics
Members of Parliament
Election results
Kelowna—Lake Country, 2003–2021
Kelowna, 1996–2003
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
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Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996–2003)Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003–present)Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008Expenditures - 2004Expenditures – 2000Expenditures – 1997
Notes
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Canadian federal electoral districts disestablished in 2025
Lake Country
Politics of Kelowna