Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay. For the 1966 election, the riding-name was re-established, but the area described was only the East Kootenay and included none of the West Kootenay.

For the provincial electoral district known as "Kootenay" in use from 1966 to 2001, see Kootenay East. For other provincial and federal ridings with this name, or which are or were in the same region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population
Population Change, %
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Election results 1871-1890

1st British Columbia election, 1871
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Independent John Andrew Mara 17 43.59% unknown
  Independent William Cosgrove Milby 9 23.08% unknown
  Independent Charles Todd 13 13.33% unknown
Total valid votes 39 100.00%
1875 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Reform caucusRobert Leslie Thomas Galbraith1625.40%
Reform caucusCharles Gallagher1625.40%Y
GovernmentWilliam Cosgrove Milby1523.80%
Reform caucusArthur Wellesley Vowell4823.88%Y
Total valid votes 63
To break a three-way tie, the Returning Officer cast the deciding votes for Gallagher and Vowell (Victoria Colonist 24 October 1875)
1878 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate VotesElected
Opposition (?)Robert Leslie Thomas GalbraithAccl.Y
Opposition (?)Charles GallagherAccl.Y
Total valid votes 187
4th British Columbia election, 1882 1
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
GovernmentRobert Leslie Thomas GalbraithAccl.--%unknown
Total valid votes -- --%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
1 Seat reduced to one member from two.
5th British Columbia election, 1886
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
GovernmentJames Baker11160.00%unknown
OppositionWilliam M. Brown7440.00%unknown
Total valid votes 185 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %

The riding was partitioned for the 1894 election.

Election results 1966-1986

The riding-name was re-established in time for the 1966 election, but covered only the East Kootenay region rather than the entire Kootenays as had been the case in its first incarnation.

5th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social CreditRobert Owen Jones3,07034.89%unknown
LiberalHenry Cartmell (Harry) McKay2,12324.13%unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 3,605 40.98% unknown
Total valid votes 8.798 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social CreditJ. Harry Broadhurst4,26738.26%unknown
LiberalHenry Nelson2,60423.35%unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 4,282 38.39% unknown
Total valid votes 11,712 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalHarry Edwards Caldwell1,87213.64%unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 6,065 44.20% unknown
Social CreditRonald Powell1,61511.77%unknown
  PC David John Reeves 4,169 30.38% unknown
Total valid votes 13,721 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social CreditGeorge Wayne Haddad7,91552.29%unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 7,223 47.71% unknown
Total valid votes 15,138 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  PC Roy Wilburn Paul 975 7.80% unknown
Social CreditTerence Patrick Segarty6,16749.37%unknown
  NDP Douglas Wayne Right 5,350 42.83% unknown
Total valid votes 12,492 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Harry Edwin Mathias 8,245 47.36% unknown
LiberalKory Palmer9757.80%unknown
Social CreditTerence Patrick Segarty8,81950.65%unknown
Total valid votes 12,492 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
5th British Columbia election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Kathleen Anne Edwards 8,000 47.94% unknown
LiberalPaul R. Kershaw5393.23%unknown
Social CreditTerence Patrick Segarty7,64945.84%unknown
  Progressive Conservative James G. Smith 499 2.99% unknown
Total valid votes 16,687 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %

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