Okanagan (electoral district)

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Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903 to 1912.

For other current and historical electoral districts in the Okanagan region, please see Okanagan (electoral districts).

Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are inbold.

10th British Columbia election, 1903
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Price Ellison 72556.77%unknown
  Liberal Thomas Willing Stirling55243.23%unknown
Total valid votes1,277100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
11th British Columbia election, 1907
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Price Ellison 89354.85%unknown
Socialist John William Stalker Logie925.65%unknown
  Liberal Kenneth Cattanach MacDonald 64339.50%unknown
Total valid votes1,628100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
12th British Columbia election, 1909
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  Liberal Francis Richard Edwin DeHart74130.04%unknown
Conservative Price Ellison 1,53862.34%unknown
Socialist James Foulds Johnson1887.62%unknown
Total valid votes2,467100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%
13th British Columbia election, 1912
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Conservative Price Ellison 1,38882.37%unknown
Socialist George Faulds Stirling 29717.63%unknown
Total valid votes1,685100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%

In the 1916 election, the Okanagan riding was succeeded by the new ridings of North Okanagan and South Okanagan.

Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns

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