Kelowna—Lake Country

Kelowna—Lake Country (formerly known as Kelowna) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

For the provincial electoral district, see Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district).
Kelowna—Lake Country
British Columbia electoral district
Kelowna—Lake Country in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Tracy Gray
Conservative
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]110,051
Electors (2019)99,992
Area (km²)[1]1,670
Pop. density (per km²)65.9
Census subdivisionsKelowna, Lake Country, Central Okanagan

It was one of only two ridings of the 338 during the 2015 election that did not have a Green Party candidate (the other being Labrador).

History

This district was created as "Kelowna" electoral district in 1996 from a portion of Okanagan Centre riding.

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 will be contested in future elections.[2] The redefined Kelowna—Lake Country loses 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 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Kelowna—Lake Country (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupEuropean95,07580.9%
Aboriginal7,6356.5%
South Asian3,1702.7%
Chinese1,5651.3%
Filipino1,3101.1%
Japanese1,1000.9%
Black8250.7%
Southeast Asian4900.4%
Korean3800.3%
Latin American2950.3%
West Asian2500.2%
Arab2050.2%
Multiple minorities3150.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e.2050.2%
Total population119,388100%

Members of Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party
Kelowna
Riding created from Okanagan Centre
36th  1997–2000     Werner Schmidt Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
Kelowna—Lake Country
38th  2004–2006     Werner Schmidt Conservative
39th  2006–2008 Ron Cannan
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Stephen Fuhr Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Tracy Gray Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament is Tracy Gray. She unseated Liberal incumbent Stephen Fuhr in the 2019 federal election.[4]

Election results
Graph of election results in Kelowna—Lake Country (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Kelowna—Lake Country, 2004–present
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTracy Gray31,49745.6+5.85
LiberalStephen Fuhr22,62732.7-13.46
New DemocraticJustin Kulik8,38112.1-1.99
GreenTravis Ashley5,1717.5–
People'sJohn Barr1,2251.8–
IndependentDaniel Joseph1520.2–
IndependentSilverado Socrates670.1–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,120100.0
Total rejected ballots 305
Turnout 69,42569.4
Eligible voters 99,992
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.66
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalStephen Fuhr29,61446.16+34.69$127,002.68
ConservativeRon Cannan25,50239.75-18.63$70,942.48
New DemocraticNorah Mary Bowman9,03914.09-7.28$33,945.86
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,155100.00 $228,718.18
Total rejected ballots 2300.36–
Turnout 64,38570.65–
Eligible voters 91,131
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +26.66
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative28,22058.38
  New Democratic10,32921.37
  Liberal5,54611.47
  Green4,2448.78
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRon Cannan34,56657.40+1.47
New DemocraticPatricia Kalmanovitch13,32222.12+7.01
LiberalKris Stewart7,06911.74-1.97
GreenAlice Hooper5,2658.74-4.97
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,222100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 146 0.24 -0.05
Turnout 60,368 60.27 +1.51
Eligible voters 100,169––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRon Cannan31,90755.93+6.77$66,354
New DemocraticTish Lakes8,62415.11-1.53–
LiberalDiana Cabott8,46914.84-10.99$37,576
GreenAngela Reid7,82113.71+5.75$13,334
CommunistMark Haley2180.38–$566
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,039100.00$95,647
Total rejected ballots 1680.29+0.09
Turnout 57,20758.76-0.8
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRon Cannan28,17449.16+1.2$79,928
LiberalVern Nielsen14,80725.83-0.7$51,137
New DemocraticKevin Hagglund953816.64-0.2$13,654
GreenAngela Reid45627.96+0.7$3,640
Canadian ActionDavid Thomson2230.38-0.1$1,290
Total valid votes 57,204100.00
Total rejected ballots 1160.20-0.1
Turnout 57,42063.40+2.0
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeWerner Schmidt25,55348.0-19.7$61,185
LiberalVern Nielsen14,10926.5+2.7$58,986
New DemocraticStarleigh Grass8,95416.8+10.5$14,000
GreenKevin Ade3,9037.3–$4,993
MarijuanaHuguette Plourde4470.8–
Canadian ActionMichael Cassidyne-Hook2710.5-1.6
Total valid votes 53,237100.0
Total rejected ballots 1590.3-0.1
Turnout 53,39662.1-1.9

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Kelowna, 1997–2004
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceWerner Schmidt33,81059.5+9.5$44,990
LiberalJoe Leask13,56423.9+1.5$46,876
Progressive ConservativeDoug Mallo4,7088.3-8.5$9,791
New DemocraticJohn O. Powell3,5726.3-1.3$9,493
Canadian ActionJack W. Peach1,1992.1–$3,652
Total valid votes 56,853100.0
Total rejected ballots 2230.4+0.2
Turnout 57,07664.0+1.2

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformWerner Schmidt25,24650.0–$48,355
LiberalJanna Francis11,30622.4–$32,838
Progressive ConservativeAl Horning8,47716.8–$47,498
New DemocraticFred Steele3,8387.6–$11,443
GreenDavid Hughes1,6123.2–$1,014
Total valid votes 50,479100.0
Total rejected ballots 1230.2
Turnout 50,60262.8

See also

References
  • "(Code 59011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996–2003)
  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003–present)
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures – 2000
  • Expenditures – 1997

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Final Report – British Columbia
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. {{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6067276/kelowna-lake-country-turns-blue-again-with-gray-victory/%7Ctitle=Kelowna-Lake Country turns blue again with Gray victory|last=Potenteau|first=Doyle|work=[[CHBC-DT|Global Okanagan|date=October 21, 2019|accessdate=October 25, 2019}}
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kelowna—Lake Country, 30 September 2015
  8. Official Voting Results - Kelowna—Lake Country
  9. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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