British Columbia Southern Interior

Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the larger region it is part of, see British Columbia Interior.

British Columbia Southern Interior British Columbia electoral district

British Columbia Southern Interior in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1996
District abolished| 2013
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2011
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]| 97,952
Electors (2011)| 74,996
Area (km²)[2]| 26,248.34
Census division(s)| Okanagan-Similkameen, Kootenay Boundary, Central Kootenay
Census subdivision(s)| Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Osoyoos, Oliver, Grand Forks, Okanagan-Similkameen C, Central Kootenay E, Central Kootenay F, Central Kootenay H,

British Columbia Southern Interior (formerly known as Southern Interior, Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan and West Kootenay—Okanagan) 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.

## Description

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Regions included in the riding are the Similkameen, the southern half of the South Okanagan region, the Boundary Country, all of the West Kootenay region, the Slocan Valley, Lower (but not Upper) Arrow Lake, and including the east shore of Kootenay Lake from opposite Kaslo northwards.

Municipalities within the riding are Princeton, Keremeos, Oliver, Osoyoos, Greenwood, Grand Forks, Trail, Rossland, Warfield, Montrose, Fruitvale, Castlegar, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan, New Denver, Silverton, and Kaslo.

## History

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This riding was created in 1996 as "West Kootenay—Okanagan" from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings.

It consisted of:

* Kootenay Boundary Regional District;
* subdivisions A and B of Central Kootenay Regional District; and
* the eastern part of Subdivision B of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District.

It was renamed "Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan" in 1998.

In the 2003 redistribution, the riding was replaced by the new riding of Southern Interior, with a small part being redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia and a small part added from Okanagan—Coquihalla.

In 2004, its name was changed to "British Columbia Southern Interior".

### Members of Parliament

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Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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West Kootenay—Okanagan
Riding created from Kootenay West—Revelstoke and
Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
36th |  1997–2000 |  | Jim Gouk | Reform
2000–2000 |  | Alliance
Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan
37th |  2000–2003 |  | Jim Gouk | Alliance
2003–2004 |  | Conservative
Southern Interior
38th |  2004–2006 |  | Jim Gouk | Conservative
British Columbia Southern Interior
39th |  2006–2008 |  | Alex Atamanenko | New Democratic
40th |  2008–2011
41st |  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into South Okanagan—West Kootenay,
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and Kootenay—Columbia

## Election results

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### British Columbia Southern Interior

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2011 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 25,176 | 50.9 | +3.4 |
| Conservative | Stephen Hill | 19,276 | 38.9 | +3.1 |
| Green | Bryan Hunt | 3,173 | 6.4 | -3.2 |
| Liberal | Shannon (Shan) Lavell | 1,872 | 3.8 | -3.1 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 49,674 | 100.0
2008 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 22,693 | 47.5 | -1.5 | $66,606
| Conservative | Rob Zandee | 17,122 | 35.9 | +16.6 | $76,704
| Green | Andy Morel | 4,573 | 9.6 | -1.7 | $8,439
| Liberal | Brenda Jagpal | 3,292 | 6.9 | -13.3 | $28,430
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 80 | 0.2 | -0.1 | \--
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 47,915 | 100.0 | $92,328
Total rejected ballots  | 155 | 0.3 | -0.2
Turnout  | 47,915 | 63.89
2006 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 22,742 | 49.0 | +13.9 | $72,595
| Liberal | Bill Profili | 9,383 | 20.2 | +2.2 | $40,534
| Conservative | Derek Zeisman | 8,948 | 19.3 | -17.3 | $53,470
| Green | Scott Leyland | 5,258 | 11.3 | +3.4 | $14,334
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 123 | 0.3 | +0.2 | $0
Total valid votes  | 46454 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 236 | 0.5
Turnout  | 46,690 | 66.4
| NDP gain from Conservative  | Swing | +15.6  |

### Southern Interior

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2004 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Jim Gouk | 16,940 | 36.6 | * | $55,553
| New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 16,260 | 35.1 | +25.3 | $22,019
| Liberal | Doug Stanley | 8,310 | 18.0 | -9.4 | $74,051
| Green | Scott Leyland | 3,663 | 7.9 | +1.4 | $16,098
| Independent | Robert Schuster | 591 | 1.3 | * | $9,264
| Marijuana | Karine Cyr | 391 | 0.8 | * |
| Canadian Action | Farlie Paynter | 87 | 0.2 | * | $454
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 39 | 0.1 | * |
Total valid votes  | 46,281 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 163 | 0.4
Turnout  | 46,444 | 60.0

### Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan

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2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Alliance | Jim Gouk | 19,386 | 46.69 | -0.09 | $42,724
| Liberal | Bill Barlee | 11,357 | 27.35 | +9.88 | $32,709
| New Democratic | Don Scarlett | 4,091 | 9.85 | -12.04 | $7,473
| Green | Andrew Shadrack | 2,689 | 6.47 | +0.42 | $14,652
| Progressive Conservative | Michele Elise Duncan | 2,147 | 5.17 | -0.39 | $3,532
| Marijuana | Dan Loehndorf | 889 | 2.14 | - | $978
| Canadian Action | Bev Collins | 762 | 1.84 | +0.91 | $3,220
| Natural Law | Annie Holtby | 191 | 0.46 | ±0 | $886
Total valid votes  | 41,512 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 238 | 0.57
Turnout  | 41,750 | 64.86
| Alliance hold | Swing | -4.98
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

### West Kootenay—Okanagan

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1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Expenditures
| Reform | Jim Gouk | 18,954 | 46.78 | $45,047
| New Democratic | Kirk Duff | 8,869 | 21.89 | $40,603
| Liberal | John A. Greaves | 7,078 | 17.47 | $17,158
| Green | Andy Shadrack | 2,455 | 6.05 | $6,527
| Progressive Conservative | Blair Suffredine | 2,255 | 5.56 | $23,236
| Canadian Action | Beverly Bev Collins | 377 | 0.93 | $2,816
| Christian Heritage | Brian J. Zacharias | 340 | 0.83 | $1,372
| Natural Law | Ruth Anne Taves | 187 | 0.46 | $498
Total valid votes  | 40,515 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 185 | 0.45
Turnout  | 40,700 | 66.68
This riding was created from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Reform candidate Jim Gouk was the incumbent from Kootenay West—Revelstoke.

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
* List of electoral districts in the Okanagan

## References

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1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012

* "British Columbia Southern Interior (Code 59026) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
* Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996-1998)
* Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1998-2003)
* Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-2004)
* Expenditures - 2000
* Expenditures – 1997
* Expenditures - 2004

## External links

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* Website of the Parliament of Canada
* Riding map archived by Elections Canada

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