West Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district of British Columbia Canada. It was formed along with East Kootenay from a redistribution of the old Kootenay riding, which was one of the province's original twelve.

Demographics

History

The West Kootenay riding appeared as such only in the 1890 election. In 1894, due to a surge in population related to the "silver rush" in the Kootenays, the riding was redistributed into:

• West Kootenay (north riding)
• West Kootenay (south riding)

In 1898, the West Kootenay north and south ridings were further redistributed into four ridings:

• West Kootenay-Nelson, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903
• West Kootenay-Revelstoke, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903
• West Kootenay-Rossland, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903
• West Kootenay-Slocan, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903

Election results

NOTE: Winners of each election are in bold

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|Independent |James M. Kellie |align="right"|46 |align="right"|29.49% |align="right"| |align="right"|unknown |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|156 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|

See also

• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts
• List of electoral districts in the Kootenays

References

• Elections BC Historical Returns 1871-1986