Kootenay-Monashee

Kootenay-Monashee

British Columbia electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Steve Morissette New Democratic
District created	2008
First contested	2009
Last contested	2024
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, Rossland, Nakusp

Kootenay-Monashee (formerly Kootenay West) is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2009.

It was established during the 2008 British Columbia electoral redistribution and was first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding adopted its current name and underwent minor boundary changes following the 2024 general election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.

The riding is considered a safe NDP seat; the party has won 12 of the last 13 elections since 1972.

Geography

As of the 2024 provincial election, Kootenay-Monashee is comprised of 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]

Members of the 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. The current MLA is Steve Morissette of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, elected in the 2024 election. Prior to 2001, the majority of the electoral district was part of the Rossland-Trail riding.

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Kootenay West Riding created from West Kootenay-Boundary and Nelson-Creston
39th	2009–2013		Katrine Conroy	New Democratic
40th	2013–2017
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–2024
Kootenay-Monashee
43rd	2024–present		Steve Morissette	New Democratic

Election results

Graph of provincial election results in Kootenay West (minor parties are summed up as "Others")

Kootenay-Monashee

v t e 2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Steve Morissette	10,202	52.04	-10.9	$37,605.09
	Conservative	Glen Byle	7,616	38.85	+30.4	$5,091.08
	Green	Donovan Cavers	1,785	9.11	-8.3	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			19,603	99.78	–	$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots			43	0.22	–
Turnout			19,646	60.02	–
Registered voters			32,732
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		-20.6
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]

2020 provincial election redistributed results [4]
Party		%
	New Democratic	62.9
	Green	17.4
	Liberal	11.1
	Conservative	8.5

Kootenay West

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election : Kootenay West
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 [5] [6]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election : Kootenay West
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 [7]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election : Kootenay West
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 [8]

B.C. General Election 2009 Kootenay West

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%

See also

• List of electoral districts in the Kootenays
• List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

1. "Kootenay West Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
2. "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
3. "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
4. "Kootenay-Monashee". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
5. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
7. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
8. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.