Kelowna Centre

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Kelowna Centre
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 283 Kelowna Centre.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Kristina Loewen
Conservative
First contested 2024
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Census division(s) Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s) Kelowna

Kelowna Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. [1] Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding was first contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election.

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Geography

The district consists of territory that was previously part of the Kelowna West riding, including downtown Kelowna and the Glenmore neighbourhood, as well as areas transferred from the districts of Kelowna-Mission and Kelowna-Lake Country. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Kelowna Centre
Riding created from Kelowna West ,
Kelowna-Lake Country , and Kelowna-Mission
43rd 2024–present   Kristina Loewen Conservative

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Kristina Loewen 11,03342.85$42,377.15
New Democratic Loyal Wooldridge10,99342.69+10.4$28,338.11
UnaffiliatedMichael Humer2,61310.15$15,530.72
Green Bryce Tippe1,1114.31-11.1$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit25,75099.87$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots330.13
Turnout25,78356.49
Registered voters45,642
Conservative notional gain from BC United Swing N/A [n 1]
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
  1. Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
2020 provincial election redistributed results [5]
Party %
  Liberal 49.8
  New Democratic 32.3
  Green 15.4

See also

References

  1. Oct 3, Wayne Moore-; Story: 388542, 2022 / 5:30 pm |. "4th provincial riding recommended for the Central Okanagan - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved April 24, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. SEYMOUR, RON (April 1, 2022). "New 'Kelowna Centre' riding proposed by three MLAs". Daily Courier. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  4. "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  5. "Kelowna Centre". 338Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2024.