Kelowna West

Kelowna West, formerly Westside-Kelowna, is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding was created out of parts of Okanagan-Westside, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission. It was renamed Kelowna West in the 2015 electoral redistribution with only minor boundary changes.

Kelowna West
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Ben Stewart
Liberal
District created2008
First contested2009
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2006)51,958
Electors (2013)44,830
Area (km²)1,139.78
Pop. density (per km²)45.6
Census division(s)Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s)Central Okanagan J, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, West Kelowna

Just weeks after the 2013 British Columbia election, newly re-elected MLA Ben Stewart resigned to allow Premier Christy Clark, who had lost her own seat, to run in a by-election.[1]

Clark resigned the seat and leadership of the BC Liberals effective August 4, 2017, after losing a confidence vote. A by-election for the seat was held on February 14, 2018.[2]

Geography

The riding contains the city of West Kelowna, all of the Regional District of Central Okanagan west of Lake Okanagan and north of Peachland and the central part of the city of Kelowna.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Westside-Kelowna
39th 2009–2013 Ben Stewart Liberal
40th 2013
2013–2017 Christy Clark
Kelowna West
41st 2017 Christy Clark Liberal
2018 – August 2019 Ben Stewart
August–October 2019[4] Independent
October 2019 – 2020 Liberal
42nd November 2020–present

Electoral history

Kelowna West
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBen Stewart12,99149.89−6.39$25,167.49
New DemocraticSpring Hawes8,85434.00+10.49$3,285.58
GreenPeter Truch3,27412.57−0.10$3,191.00
LibertarianMatt Badura4741.82+1.01$0.00
IndependentMagee Mitchell4461.71–$472.20
Total valid votes 26,039100.00–
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[5][6]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 14, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBen Stewart8,40656.28−2.77$87,790
New DemocraticShelley Cook3,51123.51−1.63$49,337
GreenRobert Stupka1,89312.67−1.00$54,984
ConservativeMark Thompson1,0066.73–$6,419
LibertarianKyle Michael Ernest Geronazzo1210.81–$250
Total valid votes 14,937100.00–
Total rejected ballots 350.23+0.07
Turnout 14,97231.55−9.29
Registered voters 47,461
Liberal hold Swing −0.57
Source: Elections BC[7]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChristy Clark15,67458.98+0.98$80,880
New DemocraticShelley Cook6,71225.25−5.71$26,274
GreenRobert Mellalieu3,62813.65–$1,399
IndependentBrian Thiesen5702.14–$2,045
Total valid votes 26,584100.0–
Total rejected ballots 1280.48+0.32
Turnout 26,71255.46+14.62
Registered voters 48,162
Liberal hold Swing +3.34
Source: Elections BC[8]

Westside-Kelowna
British Columbia provincial by-election, July 10, 2013: Westside-Kelowna
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalChristy Clark11,75862.66+4.58$56,758
New DemocraticCarole Gordon5,56329.64−1.20$38,827
ConservativeSean Upshaw1,1155.94−5.14$9,755
IndependentDayleen Van Ryswyk1340.71–$373
IndependentJohn Marks740.39–$250
IndependentSilverado Brooks Socrates460.25–$250
VisionJB Bhandari450.24–$2,261
IndependentKorry Zepik310.17–$440
Total valid votes 18,766100.00–
Total rejected ballots 310.16−0.80
Turnout 18,79740.84−6.68
Registered voters 46,021
Liberal hold Swing +2.89
Source: Elections BC[9][10]
2013 British Columbia general election: Westside-Kelowna
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBen Stewart12,40558.07+4.75$74,230
New DemocraticCarole Gordon6,58830.84+1.66$37,807
ConservativeBrian Guillou2,36811.09-1.94$4,295
Total valid votes 21,361100.00–
Total rejected ballots 2090.97+0.42
Turnout 21,57047.52+0.15
Registered voters 45,389
Liberal hold Swing +1.55
Source: Elections BC[11]
2009 British Columbia general election: Westside-Kelowna
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalBen Stewart10,33453.33$95,251
New DemocraticTish Lakes5,65629.19$26,122
ConservativePeter Neville1,7729.14$9,705
GreenRobin McKim1,6178.34$1,075
Total valid votes 19,37999.45
Total rejected ballots 1070.55
Turnout 19,48647.35
Registerd voters 41,155

References
  1. "Ben Stewart steps aside in Kelowna for B.C. Premier Christy Clark". Vancouver Sun, June 5, 2013.
  2. http://elections.bc.ca/voting/klw-byelection
  3. "Kelowna West Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "BC Liberal MLA Ben Stewart returning to caucus after being cleared by Elections BC". Global News. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  5. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2018 Kelowna West By-election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  8. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  9. "2013 Westside-Kelowna by-election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. "FRPC". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  11. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Preceded by
Vancouver-Point Grey		 Constituency represented by the premier of British Columbia
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Langford-Juan de Fuca
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