Kootenay West (provincial electoral district)
Kootenay West 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.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 39,713 | ||
| Area (km²) | 12,015.60 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.3 | ||
| Census division(s) | Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Castlegar, Trail, Nakusp | ||
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.
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kootenay West comprises the western portion of the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the southeastern portion of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary. It is located in southern British Columbia and is bordered by Washington, United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of Castlegar, Trail, Rossland, Fruitvale, and Nakusp.[1]
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 Fed. | |
| 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 | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–present | |||
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Katrine Conroy | 10,822 | 61.15 | +1.51 | $28,778.63 | |||
| Green | Andrew Duncan | 3,040 | 17.18 | +1.19 | $681.94 | |||
| Liberal | Corbin Kelley | 1,975 | 11.16 | −13.21 | $1,167.21 | |||
| Conservative | Glen Byle | 1,447 | 8.18 | – | $1,516.50 | |||
| Independent | Ed Varney | 224 | 1.27 | – | $297.00 | |||
| Independent | Fletcher Quince | 189 | 1.07 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,697 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Katrine Conroy | 11,297 | 59.64 | −3.37 | $37,247 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Postnikoff | 4,617 | 24.37 | +3.04 | $16,277 | |||
| Green | Sam Troy | 3,029 | 15.99 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,943 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 93 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,036 | 60.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Katrine Conroy | 11,349 | 63.01 | −3.66 | $75,493 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Postnikoff | 3,841 | 21.33 | −1.05 | $35,773 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Peter Hughes | 2,391 | 13.27 | – | $7,070 | |||
| Independent | Glen Curtis Byle | 431 | 2.39 | – | $920 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,012 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 86 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,098 | 56.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Katrine Conroy | 12,126 | 66.65% | $56,860 | ||
| Liberal | Brenda Binnie | 4,072 | 22.38% | $53,116 | ||
| Green | Andy Morel | 1,791 | 9.84% | – | $7,170 | |
| Communist | Zachary Crispin | 204 | 1.13% | $2,232 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 18,193 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 88 | 0.48% | ||||
| Turnout | 18,281 | 59.10% | ||||
References
- "Kootenay West Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
