Kootenay West (provincial electoral district)

Kootenay West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the ensuing election.

Kootenay West
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Katrine Conroy
New Democratic
District created2008
First contested2009
Demographics
Population (2006)39,713
Area (km²)12,015.60
Pop. density (per km²)3.3
Census divisionsRegional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay
Census subdivisionsCastlegar, Trail, Nakusp
Not to be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kootenay West (1917-1988) or provincial district of West Kootenay (1890-1894)

The riding is seen as a safe NDP seat; the party has won 9 out of the last 10 elections. Before the NDP victory in 1972, the riding voted consistently for Social Credit.

Member of Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Its MLA incumbent is Katrine Conroy, British Columbia New Democratic Party initially elected during the 2005 election to the West Kootenay-Boundary riding in British Columbia, Canada. Before 2001, the bulk of this riding was part of the Rossland-Trail riding.

Assembly Years Member Party
Rossland-Trail
16th 1924-1928     James Hargrave Schofield Conservative
17th 1928-1933
18th 1933-1937     Richard Ronald Burns Liberal
19th 1937-1941
20th 1941-1945     Herbert Wilfred Herridge Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
21st 1945-1949     James Lockhart Webster Coalition
22nd 1949-1952 Alexander Douglas Turnbull
23rd 1952-1953     Robert Edward Sommers Social Credit
24th 1953-1956
25th 1956-1960
26th 1960-1963 Donald Leslie Brothers
27th 1963-1966
28th 1966-1969
29th 1969-1972
30th 1972-1975     Christopher D'Arcy New Democratic
31st 1975-1979
32nd 1979-1983
33rd 1983-1986
34th 1986-1991
35th 1991–1996 Ed Conroy
36th 1996–2001
West Kootenay-Boundary
37th 2001–2005     Sandy Santori Liberal
38th 2005–2009     Katrine Conroy New Democratic
Kootenay West
39th 2009–2013     Katrine Conroy New Democratic
40th 2013–2017
41st 2017–present

Election results
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticKatrine Conroy11,29759.64$37,247
LiberalJim Postnikoff4,61724.37$16,277
GreenSam Troy3,02915.99
Total valid votes 18,943100.00
Total rejected ballots 930.49
Turnout 19,03660.78
Source: Elections BC[1]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKatrine Conroy11,34963.01–3.66$75,493
LiberalJim Postnikoff3,84121.33–1.05$35,773
IndependentJoseph Peter Hughes2,39113.27–$7,070
IndependentGlen Curtis Byle4312.39–$920
Total valid votes 18,012100.00
Total rejected ballots 860.48
Turnout 18,09856.92
Source: Elections BC[2]
B.C. General Election 2009 Kootenay West
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Katrine Conroy 12,126 66.65% $56,860
LiberalBrenda Binnie4,07222.38%$53,116
GreenAndy Morel1,7919.84%–$7,170
CommunistZachary Crispin2041.13%$2,232
Total Valid Votes 18,193 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 88 0.48%
Turnout 18,281 59.10%


  1. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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