Kelowna—Lake Country

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

For the provincial electoral district, see Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district).

Kelowna—Lake Country British Columbia electoral district

Kelowna—Lake Country in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
MP| |

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Tracy Gray
Conservative
District created| 1996
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2021
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]| 110,051
Electors (2019)| 99,992
Area (km²)[1]| 1,670
Pop. density (per km²)| 65.9
Census subdivision(s)| Kelowna, Lake Country, Central Okanagan

Kelowna—Lake Country (formerly known as Kelowna) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Members of Parliament
* 3.1 Current Member of Parliament
* 4 Election results
* 4.1 Kelowna—Lake Country, 2004–present
* 4.2 Kelowna, 1997–2004
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 6.1 Notes
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

This district was created as "Kelowna" electoral district in 1996 from a portion of Okanagan Centre riding.

In 2003, it was renamed "Kelowna—Lake Country".

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kelowna—Lake Country should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[2] The redefined Kelowna—Lake Country loses a portion of its current territory to the new district of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

## Demographics[edit]

Ethnic groups in Kelowna—Lake Country (2016)
Source: [1] | Population | %

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Ethnic group | European | 95,075 | 80.9%
Aboriginal | 7,635 | 6.5%
South Asian | 3,170 | 2.7%
Chinese | 1,565 | 1.3%
Filipino | 1,310 | 1.1%
Japanese | 1,100 | 0.9%
Black | 825 | 0.7%
Southeast Asian | 490 | 0.4%
Korean | 380 | 0.3%
Latin American | 295 | 0.3%
West Asian | 250 | 0.2%
Arab | 205 | 0.2%
Multiple minorities | 315 | 0.3%
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 205 | 0.2%
Total population | 119,388 | 100%

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Kelowna
Riding created from Okanagan Centre
36th |  1997–2000 |  | Werner Schmidt | Reform
2000–2000 |  | Alliance
37th |  2000–2003
2003–2004 |  | Conservative
Kelowna—Lake Country
38th |  2004–2006 |  | Werner Schmidt | Conservative
39th |  2006–2008 | Ron Cannan
40th |  2008–2011
41st |  2011–2015
42nd |  2015–2019 |  | Stephen Fuhr | Liberal
43rd |  2019–2021 |  | Tracy Gray | Conservative
44th |  2021–present

### Current Member of Parliament[edit]

The Member of Parliament is Tracy Gray. She unseated Liberal incumbent Stephen Fuhr in the 2019 federal election.[4]

## Election results[edit]

Graph of election results in Kelowna—Lake Country (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

### Kelowna—Lake Country, 2004–present[edit]

2021 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Tracy Gray | 30,409 | 45.3 | -0.3
| Liberal | Tim Krupa | 17,767 | 26.5 | -6.2
| New Democratic | Cade Desjarlais | 12,204 | 18.2 | +6.1
| People's | Brian Rogers | 4,688 | 7.0 | +5.2
| Green | Imre Szeman | 2,074 | 3.1 | -4.4
Total valid votes  | 67,142 | 99.5
Total rejected ballots  | 346 | 0.5
Turnout  | 67,488 | 63.9
Eligible voters  | 105,621
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0
Source: Elections Canada[5]

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2019 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Tracy Gray | 31,497 | 45.57 | +5.82 | $118,425.23
| Liberal | Stephen Fuhr | 22,627 | 32.74 | -13.42 | $103,263.61
| New Democratic | Justin Kulik | 8,381 | 12.13 | -1.96 | $12,410.64
| Green | Travis Ashley | 5,171 | 7.48 | - | $6,745.70
| People's | John Barr | 1,225 | 1.77 | - | $7,213.32
| Independent | Daniel Joseph | 152 | 0.22 | - | none listed
| Independent | Silverado Socrates | 67 | 0.10 | - | $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 69,120 | 99.56
Total rejected ballots  | 305 | 0.44 | +0.08
Turnout  | 69,425 | 68.39 | -2.26
Eligible voters  | 101,507
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.62
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]

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2015 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Stephen Fuhr | 29,614 | 46.16 | +34.69 | $127,002.68
| Conservative | Ron Cannan | 25,502 | 39.75 | -18.63 | $70,942.48
| New Democratic | Norah Mary Bowman | 9,039 | 14.09 | -7.28 | $33,945.86
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 64,155 | 99.64 |  | $228,718.18
Total rejected ballots  | 230 | 0.36 | -
Turnout  | 64,385 | 70.65 | -
Eligible voters  | 91,131
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +26.66
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 28,220 | 58.38
| New Democratic | 10,329 | 21.37
| Liberal | 5,546 | 11.47
| Green | 4,244 | 8.78

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2011 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Ron Cannan | 34,566 | 57.40 | +1.47 |
| New Democratic | Patricia Kalmanovitch | 13,322 | 22.12 | +7.01 |
| Liberal | Kris Stewart | 7,069 | 11.74 | -1.97 |
| Green | Alice Hooper | 5,265 | 8.74 | -4.97 |
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 60,222 | 100.00  | -
Total rejected ballots  |  146 |  0.24 |  -0.05
Turnout  | 60,368  |  60.27 |  +1.51
Eligible voters  |  100,169 | - | -

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2008 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Ron Cannan | 31,907 | 55.93 | +6.77 | $66,354
| New Democratic | Tish Lakes | 8,624 | 15.11 | -1.53 | -
| Liberal | Diana Cabott | 8,469 | 14.84 | -10.99 | $37,576
| Green | Angela Reid | 7,821 | 13.71 | +5.75 | $13,334
| Communist | Mark Haley | 218 | 0.38 | - | $566
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 57,039 | 100.00 | $95,647
Total rejected ballots  | 168 | 0.29 | +0.09
Turnout  | 57,207 | 58.76 | -0.8

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2004 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Werner Schmidt | 25,553 | 48.0 | -19.7 | $61,185
| Liberal | Vern Nielsen | 14,109 | 26.5 | +2.7 | $58,986
| New Democratic | Starleigh Grass | 8,954 | 16.8 | +10.5 | $14,000
| Green | Kevin Ade | 3,903 | 7.3 | - | $4,993
| Marijuana | Huguette Plourde | 447 | 0.8 | - |
| Canadian Action | Michael Cassidyne-Hook | 271 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
Total valid votes  | 53,237 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 159 | 0.3 | -0.1
Turnout  | 53,396 | 62.1 | -1.9

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

### Kelowna, 1997–2004[edit]

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2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Alliance | Werner Schmidt | 33,810 | 59.5 | +9.5 | $44,990
| Liberal | Joe Leask | 13,564 | 23.9 | +1.5 | $46,876
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Mallo | 4,708 | 8.3 | -8.5 | $9,791
| New Democratic | John O. Powell | 3,572 | 6.3 | -1.3 | $9,493
| Canadian Action | Jack W. Peach | 1,199 | 2.1 | - | $3,652
Total valid votes  | 56,853 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 223 | 0.4 | +0.2
Turnout  | 57,076 | 64.0 | +1.2

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

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1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Reform | Werner Schmidt | 25,246 | 50.0 | - | $48,355
| Liberal | Janna Francis | 11,306 | 22.4 | - | $32,838
| Progressive Conservative | Al Horning | 8,477 | 16.8 | - | $47,498
| New Democratic | Fred Steele | 3,838 | 7.6 | - | $11,443
| Green | David Hughes | 1,612 | 3.2 | - | $1,014
Total valid votes  | 50,479 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 123 | 0.2
Turnout  | 50,602 | 62.8

## See also[edit]

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

## References[edit]

* "(Code 59011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
* Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996–2003)
* Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003–present)
* Campaign expense data from Elections Canada – 2008
* Expenditures - 2004
* Expenditures – 2000
* Expenditures – 1997

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
2. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. ^ Potenteau, Doyle (October 21, 2019). "Kelowna-Lake Country turns blue again with Gray victory". Global Okanagan. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
5. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
7. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
8. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kelowna—Lake Country, 30 September 2015
10. ^ Official Voting Results - Kelowna—Lake Country
11. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
12. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

## External links[edit]

* Website of the Parliament of Canada

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Federal ridings in the British Columbia Interior

Conservative|

* Cariboo—Prince George
* Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
* Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
* Kelowna—Lake Country
* Kootenay—Columbia
* North Okanagan—Shuswap
* Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies

New Democratic|

* Skeena—Bulkley Valley
* South Okanagan—West Kootenay

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List of federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior|

* Cariboo—Prince George
* Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola
* Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo
* Kelowna—Lake Country
* Kootenay—Columbia
* North Okanagan—Shuswap
* Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies
* Skeena—Bulkley Valley
* South Okanagan—West Kootenay

Fraser Valley and
the Southern Lower Mainland|

* Abbotsford
* Chilliwack—Hope
* Cloverdale—Langley City
* Delta
* Fleetwood—Port Kells
* Langley—Aldergrove
* Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
* Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
* Richmond Centre
* South Surrey—White Rock
* Steveston—Richmond East
* Surrey Centre
* Surrey—Newton

Vancouver and
the Northern Lower Mainland|

* Burnaby North—Seymour
* Burnaby South
* Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
* New Westminster—Burnaby
* North Vancouver
* Port Moody—Coquitlam
* Vancouver Centre
* Vancouver East
* Vancouver Granville
* Vancouver Kingsway
* Vancouver Quadra
* Vancouver South
* West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island|

* Courtenay—Alberni
* Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
* Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke
* Nanaimo—Ladysmith
* North Island—Powell River
* Saanich—Gulf Islands
* Victoria

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