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 will first be 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]

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Kristina Loewen 11,03342.8%
New Democratic Loyal Wooldridge10,99342.7%
N/AMichael Humer2,61310.1%
Green Bryce Tippe1,1114.3%
Total valid votes25,750
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [3]
2020 provincial election redistributed results [4]
Party %
  Liberal 49.8
  New Democratic 32.3
  Green 15.4

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References

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  3. https://globalnews.ca/news/10779010/bc-election-2024-results-kelowna-centre/
  4. "Kelowna Centre". 338Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2024.