William Andrew Cecil Bennett was a Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972. With just over 20 years in office,Bennett remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was a member of the Social Credit Party (Socreds).
Erik Hersholt Nielsen was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the longtime Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Yukon,and was Leader of the Opposition and the third deputy prime minister. He was the elder brother of actor Leslie Nielsen.
Peter Eric James Prentice was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Prentice was appointed Minister of Industry on August 14,2007,and after the 2008 election became Minister of Environment on October 30,2008. On November 4,2010,Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for Calgary Centre-North. After retiring from federal politics he entered the private sector as vice-chairman of CIBC.
Robert Edward John Layton was a Canadian politician who served as the minister of State from 1984 to 1986.
Okanagan—Coquihalla was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia,Canada,that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Kelowna—Lake Country is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia,Canada,that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
The Marijuana Party fielded a number of candidates in the 2004 federal election,none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.
This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the interior of British Columbia.
Werner George Schmidt was a Canadian politician,teacher,and school principal.
Richard M. Harris is a Canadian politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2015 and sat as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was previously member of the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. From 2004 to 2015,he represented the electoral district of Cariboo—Prince George,and formerly represented Prince George–Bulkley Valley. He was first elected during the 1993 federal election and was re-elected in 1997,2000,2004,2006,2008 and 2011. He challenged Reform Party leader Preston Manning for leadership when Manning proposed merging the party with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He later campaigned for Stockwell Day to become leader. The most prominent position he held with his party was Chief Opposition Whip from 2001 to 2002. He generated controversy when he appointed an unelected,Conservative Party member to represent a neighbouring electoral district in governmental affairs,though the electoral district had an elected Member of Parliament,but from an opposition party. In Fiscal Year 2009-10 he was the top spending Member of Parliament,and had the largest hospitality and lowest advertising expenditures of any house member.
Ronald D. E. Cannan is a Canadian politician who has served on the Kelowna City Council since 2022,a role he also held from 1996 to 2005. He also served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country from 2006 to 2015.
Satinder Kaur "Sindi" Hawkins was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing Okanagan West from 1996 to 2001 and Kelowna-Mission from 2001 to 2009. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,she served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Health Planning from 2001 to 2004,and Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations from 2004 to 2005. She was the first Punjabi woman elected to a Canadian legislature,and the first Indo-Canadian woman provincial cabinet minister.
The Kelowna Accord is a series of agreements between the Government of Canada,First Ministers of the Provinces,Territorial Leaders,and the leaders of five national Aboriginal organizations in Canada. The accord sought to improve the education,employment,and living conditions for Aboriginal peoples through governmental funding and other programs. The accord was endorsed by Prime Minister Paul Martin,but was never endorsed by his successor,Stephen Harper.
Edward Allan Horning was a Canadian politician. His career included real estate,shipping,business and orchards.
Lorne Everett Greenaway was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a rancher and veterinarian by career.
Norm Letnick is a Canadian politician,who was first elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election and re-elected in 2013,2017,and 2020. During his terms in office,Letnick served over four years as British Columbia's minister of Agriculture,the longest period in this portfolio of any BC Liberal. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country. While his party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament,Letnick was not initially included in the cabinet but was appointed to several committees,including the Select Standing Committee on Health where he was chair and tasked to report on the impacts of baby boomers and alternative strategies on the health care system. Prior to being appointed assistant deputy speaker he served as opposition health critic for three years. During that time he worked in close collaboration with health minister Adrian Dix on many files but none more important than the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic response.
Benjamin Richard Stewart is a Canadian politician,who has represented the riding of Kelowna West in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2018 as a member of BC United. He previously represented the riding of Westside-Kelowna from 2009 to 2013.
Owen Lewis Jones was a Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of Canada,representing the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.
Tracy Gray is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections. She served in both the 43rd and 44th Canadian Parliaments as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. As a Member of Parliament she introduced one bill,Bill C-283 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act,which sought to utilize penitentiaries as addiction treatment facilities but it was defeated at second reading. Prior to her election in the House of Commons,she was a city councillor for Kelowna City Council.
