Kootenay—Columbia

Kootenay—Columbia
British Columbia electoral district
Kootenay—Columbia in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Wayne Stetski
New Democratic
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 107,589
Electors (2015) 83,190
Area (km²)[1] 64,336
Pop. density (per km²) 1.7
Census subdivisions Cranbrook, Revelstoke, Kimberley, East Kootenay C, Creston, Central Kootenay B, Fernie, Golden, Sparwood, Columbia-Shuswap A, Nelson

Kootenay—Columbia is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

Consisting of:

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History

This district was created in 1996 from parts of Kootenay East and Kootenay West—Revelstoke ridings.

It was amended in 2003 to include a small part of Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kootenay—Columbia should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[3] The redefined Kootenay—Columbia gains the communities of Nelson, Salmo and Kaslo and their respective surrounding areas from the current electoral district of British Columbia Southern Interior, while losing Nakusp and area to the new district of South Okanagan—West Kootenay and Needles and area to the new district of North Okanagan—Shuswap. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kootenay—Columbia
Riding created from Kootenay East
and Kootenay West—Revelstoke
36th  1997–2000     Jim Abbott Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015 David Wilks
42nd  2015–Present     Wayne Stetski New Democratic

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament (MP) is Wayne Stetski, the former mayor of Cranbrook. Elected in 2015 as an NDP candidate.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticWayne Stetski23,52937.23-1.62$90,414.74
ConservativeDavid Wilks23,24736.78-13.31$108,293.89
LiberalDon Johnston12,31519.48+16.00$11,677.75
GreenBill Green4,1156.51+0.08$43,921.84
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,206100.00 $279,227.99
Total rejected ballots 1970.31–
Turnout 63,40374.02–
Eligible voters 85,653
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +5.84
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative26,44750.09
  New Democratic20,51038.84
  Green3,3956.43
  Liberal1,8413.49
  Others6101.16
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDavid Wilks23,91055.88-3.71
New DemocraticMark Shmigelsky14,19933.18+10.54
GreenWilliam Green2,5475.95-4.06
LiberalBetty Aitchison1,4963.50-4.25
IndependentBrent Bush6361.49–
Total valid votes 42,788100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1420.33
Turnout 42,93063.45+3.69
Eligible voters 67,663
Conservative hold Swing -7.12
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Abbott23,40259.59+5.24$53,536
New DemocraticLeon R. Pendleton8,89222.64-3.23
GreenRalph Moore3,93310.01+3.91$1,084
LiberalBetty Aitchison3,0447.75-5.98$1,960
Total valid votes/Expense limit 39,271100.0   $99,498
Total rejected ballots 1310.3
Turnout 39,40259.76
Conservative hold Swing +4.24
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Abbott22,18154.35+2.33$76,689
New DemocraticBrent Bush10,56025.87+2.05$20,927
LiberalJhim Burwell5,44313.33-4.59$8,240
GreenClements Verhoeven2,4906.10-0.13$3,632
Canadian ActionThomas Frederick Sima1320.32–$0
Total valid votes 40,806100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1290.3
Turnout 40,93564.39-0.3
Conservative hold Swing +0.14
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Abbott21,33652.02-21.48$89,327
New DemocraticBrent Bush9,77223.82+15.11$32,311
LiberalRoss Priest7,35117.92+3.18$36,595
GreenCarmen Gustafson2,5586.23+3.17
Total valid votes 41,017100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1300.3
Turnout 41,14765.1
Conservative hold Swing -18.30
Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceJim Abbott25,66367.78+5.87$62,316
LiberalDelvin R. Chatterson5,58114.74-2.89$18,971
New DemocraticAndrea Dunlop3,2978.71-5.49$3,732
Progressive ConservativeJerry Pirie2,1655.72+1.63$340
GreenJubilee Rose Cacaci1,1583.06+0.89
Total valid votes 37,864100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1390.4
Turnout 38,00365.2+0.3
Alliance hold Swing +4.38
Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformJim Abbott22,38761.91$49,956
LiberalMark Shmigelsky6,37317.63$28,560
New DemocraticGreg Edwards5,13314.20$29,778
Progressive ConservativeMark Palmer1,4794.09$322
GreenAnna Rowe7862.17
Total valid votes 36,158100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1310.4
Turnout 36,28964.9
This riding was created from parts of Kootenay East and Kootenay West—Revelstoke, both of which elected Reform candidates in the previous election. Jim Abbott was the incumbent from Kootenay East.

Adjacent ridings

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ "Kootenay-Columbia". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Final Report – British Columbia", Redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca, retrieved 2017-07-11
  4. ↑ "Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts", Redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca, retrieved 2017-07-11
  5. ↑ "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". Elections.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Elections Canada Online | Preliminary Candidates Election Expenses Limits". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  7. ↑
  • Website of the Parliament of Canada
  • Website of the Local Riding Association - Conservative Party of Canada
  • "(Code 59012) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures – 2000
  • Expenditures – 1997
  • "Final Report – British Columbia - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts". Redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  • "Kootenay—Columbia – Commission's Report - Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts". Redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

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