West Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

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West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was formed along with East Kootenay from a redistribution of the old Kootenay riding, which was one of the province's original twelve.

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Demographics

Population, 200138,503
Population Change, 1996–20010.7%
Area (km2)10,275
Pop. Density (people per km2)3.7

Geography

History

The West Kootenay riding appeared as such only in the 1890 election. In 1894, due to a surge in population related to the "silver rush" in the Kootenays, the riding was redistributed into:

In 1898, the West Kootenay north and south ridings were further redistributed into four ridings:

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

NOTE: Winners of each election are inbold

6th British Columbia election, 1890
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Opposition William M. Brown4528.85%unknown
Government Arthur Stanhope Farwell4025.64%unknown
Opposition John Wesley Haskins2516.03%unknown
 Independent James M. Kellie 4629.49%unknown
Total valid votes156100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout%

Sources

49°48′N118°42′W / 49.8°N 118.7°W / 49.8; -118.7


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