Kelowna-Mission

Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

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Kelowna-Mission British Columbia electoral district

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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Renee Merrifield
United
First contested| 2001
Last contested| 2020
Demographics
Population (2001)| 55,040
Area (km²)| 172
Pop. density (per km²)| 320
Census division(s)| Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s)| Kelowna

Kelowna-Mission is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

## Demographics

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Population, 2001  | 55,040

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Population change, 1996–2001  | 4.9%
Area (km2)  | 172
Population density (people per km2)  | 321

## Geography

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As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna-Mission comprises the southeastern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. This includes the southern area of the city of Kelowna. It is located in southern British Columbia.[1]

## History

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### 1999 redistribution

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The district's name was changed from Okanagan West to Kelowna-Mission.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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## History

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Assembly  | Years  | Member  | Party

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Part of Boundary-Similkameen prior to 1991
Okanagan West
35th | 1991–1996  |  | Cliff Serwa | Social Credit
36th | 1996–2001  |  | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal
Kelowna-Mission
37th | 2001–2005  |  | Sindi Hawkins | Liberal
38th | 2005–2009
39th | 2009–2013  | Steve Thomson
40th | 2013–2017
41st | 2017–2020
42nd | 2020–2023  | Renee Merrifield
2023–present  |  | BC United

Kelowna-Mission's MLA is Renee Merrifield. She was first elected to represent the riding in the 2020 provincial election. She is a member of BC United.[2]

Prior to Renee Merrifield, the MLA was Hon. Steve Thomson, the former executive director of the B.C. Agriculture Council. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2009 provincial election, and was a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Thomson was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Lands on June 10, 2009. He was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna-Mission on May 12, 2009.

## Election results

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2020 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Renee Merrifield | 13,483 | 50.76 | −6.88 | $35,080.20
| New Democratic | Krystal Smith | 8,605 | 32.39 | +11.36 | $2,956.31
| Green | Amanda Poon | 4,476 | 16.85 | +2.75 | $9,613.90
Total valid votes  | 26,564 | 100.00 | -
Total rejected ballots  |  |  |
Turnout  |  |  |
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Source: Elections BC[3][4]

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2017 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 15,041 | 57.18 | +0.32 | $53,316
| New Democratic | Harwinder Sandhu | 5,720 | 21.24 | −4.6 | $13,757
| Green | Rainer Wilkins | 3,836 | 14.24 | - | $18
| Conservative | Charles Hardy | 1,976 | 7.34 | −5.33 | $8,095
Total valid votes  | 26,933 | 100.00 | -
Total rejected ballots  | 112 | 0.42 | −0.24
Turnout  | 27,045 | 57.67 | +4.09
Registered voters  | 46,898
Source: Elections BC[5][6]

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2013 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 13,687 | 56.86 | +2.96 | $78,163
| New Democratic | Tish Lakes | 6,221 | 25.84 | −0.23 | $28,693
| Conservative | Mike McLoughlin | 3,051 | 12.67 | +0.81 | $30,353
| No Affiliation | Dayleen Van Ryswyk | 1,113 | 4.62 | - | $12,350
Total valid votes  | 24,072 | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 161 | 0.66
Turnout  | 24,233 | 53.58
Source: Elections BC[7]
B.C. General Election 2009 Kelowna-Mission  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Steve Thomson | 11,506 | 53.90 |  | $74,868
| NDP | Tisha Kalmanovich  | 5,566  | 26.07  |  | $21,149
| Conservative | Mark Thompson | 2,531 | 11.86 |  | $9,931
| Green | Crystal Wariach | 1,563 | 7.32 | - | $5,137
| Independent  | Silverado Socrates  | 130  | 0.61  |  | $250
| Refederation | Daniel Thorburn | 51 | 0.24 | - | $360
Total valid votes  | 21,347  | 100
Total rejected ballots  | 115  | 0.54
Turnout  | 21,462  | 50.68
B.C. General Election 2005: Kelowna-Mission  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Sindi Hawkins | 13,827 | 53.72% |  | $ 51,979
| NDP | Nicki Hokazono  | 8,189  | 31.82%  |  | $33,490
| Green | Paddy Weston | 3,308 | 12.85% | - | $ 2,700
| Marijuana | Shilo Lavallee | 320 | 1.24% |  | $0
| Communist | Steve Roebuck | 94 | 0.37% | N/A | $2,957
Total valid votes  | 25,738  | 100.00%
Total rejected ballots  | 217  | 0.84%
Turnout  | 25,955  | 57.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Kelowna-Mission  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Sindi Hawkins | 15,351 | 64.60% |  | $35,275
| NDP | Assunta Rosal  | 3,066  | 12.90%  |  | $9,609
| Green | Angela Reid | 2,588 | 10.89% | - | $514
| Unity | Paul Vogan | 1,674 | 7.05% |  | $2,835
| Marijuana | Kelly Nichol | 787 | 3.31% |  | $4,065
| Action | Grant Baudais | 296 | 1.25% |  | $225
Total valid votes  | 23,762  | 100.00%
Total rejected ballots  | 102  | 0.43%
Turnout  | 23,864  | 67.56%

## References

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1. ^ "Kelowna-Mission Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
2. ^ "British Columbia Election Results".
3. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
5. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
6. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
7. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

## External links

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* BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
* Results of 2001 election (pdf)
* 2001 Expenditures
* Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2017–2024)

North/Central|

* Cariboo-Chilcotin
* Cariboo North
* Nechako Lakes
* North Coast
* Peace River North
* Peace River South
* Prince George-Mackenzie
* Prince George-Valemount
* Skeena
* Stikine

Southern Interior|

* Boundary-Similkameen
* Columbia River-Revelstoke
* Kamloops-North Thompson
* Kamloops-South Thompson
* Kelowna-Lake Country
* Kelowna-Mission
* Kelowna West
* Kootenay East
* Kootenay West
* Fraser-Nicola
* Nelson-Creston
* Penticton
* Shuswap
* Vernon-Monashee

Fraser Valley / South LM|

* Abbotsford-Mission
* Abbotsford South
* Abbotsford West
* Chilliwack
* Chilliwack-Kent
* Delta North
* Delta South
* Langley
* Langley East
* Maple Ridge-Mission
* Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
* Richmond North Centre
* Richmond-Queensborough
* Richmond South Centre
* Richmond-Steveston
* Surrey-Cloverdale
* Surrey-Fleetwood
* Surrey-Green Timbers
* Surrey-Guildford
* Surrey-Newton
* Surrey-Panorama
* Surrey South
* Surrey-Whalley
* Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM|

* Burnaby-Deer Lake
* Burnaby-Edmonds
* Burnaby-Lougheed
* Burnaby North
* Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
* Coquitlam-Maillardville
* New Westminster
* North Vancouver-Lonsdale
* North Vancouver-Seymour
* Port Coquitlam
* Port Moody-Coquitlam
* Powell River-Sunshine Coast
* Vancouver-Fairview
* Vancouver-False Creek
* Vancouver-Fraserview
* Vancouver-Hastings
* Vancouver-Kensington
* Vancouver-Kingsway
* Vancouver-Langara
* Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
* Vancouver-Point Grey
* Vancouver-Quilchena
* Vancouver-West End
* West Vancouver-Capilano
* West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

Vancouver Island|

* Courtenay-Comox
* Cowichan Valley
* Esquimalt-Metchosin
* Langford-Juan de Fuca
* Mid Island-Pacific Rim
* Nanaimo
* Nanaimo-North Cowichan
* North Island
* Oak Bay-Gordon Head
* Parksville-Qualicum
* Saanich North and the Islands
* Saanich South
* Victoria-Beacon Hill
* Victoria-Swan Lake

See also|

* 2015 British Columbia electoral redistribution
* List of British Columbia general elections
* 2017 general election
* 2020 general election
* Defunct districts

* v
* t
* e

British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2009–2017)

North/Central|

* Cariboo-Chilcotin
* Cariboo North
* Nechako Lakes
* North Coast
* Peace River North
* Peace River South
* Prince George-Mackenzie
* Prince George-Valemount
* Skeena
* Stikine

Southern Interior|

* Boundary-Similkameen
* Columbia River-Revelstoke
* Kamloops-North Thompson
* Kamloops-South Thompson
* Kelowna-Lake Country
* Kelowna-Mission
* Kootenay East
* Kootenay West
* Fraser-Nicola
* Nelson-Creston
* Penticton
* Shuswap
* Vernon-Monashee
* Westside-Kelowna

Fraser Valley / South LM|

* Abbotsford-Mission
* Abbotsford South
* Abbotsford West
* Chilliwack
* Chilliwack-Kent
* Delta North
* Delta South
* Fort Langley-Aldergrove
* Langley
* Maple Ridge-Mission
* Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
* Richmond North Centre
* Richmond-Queensborough
* Richmond South Centre
* Richmond-Steveston
* Surrey-Cloverdale
* Surrey-Fleetwood
* Surrey-Green Timbers
* Surrey-Tynehead
* Surrey-Newton
* Surrey-Panorama
* Surrey-Whalley
* Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM|

* Burnaby-Deer Lake
* Burnaby-Edmonds
* Burnaby-Lougheed
* Burnaby North
* Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
* Coquitlam-Maillardville
* New Westminster
* North Vancouver-Lonsdale
* North Vancouver-Seymour
* Port Coquitlam
* Port Moody-Coquitlam
* Powell River-Sunshine Coast
* Vancouver-Fairview
* Vancouver-False Creek
* Vancouver-Fraserview
* Vancouver-Hastings
* Vancouver-Kensington
* Vancouver-Kingsway
* Vancouver-Langara
* Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
* Vancouver-Point Grey
* Vancouver-Quilchena
* Vancouver-West End
* West Vancouver-Capilano
* West Vancouver-Sea to Sky

Vancouver Island|

* Alberni-Pacific Rim
* Comox Valley
* Cowichan Valley
* Esquimalt-Royal Roads
* Juan de Fuca
* Nanaimo
* Nanaimo-North Cowichan
* North Island
* Oak Bay-Gordon Head
* Parksville-Qualicum
* Saanich North and the Islands
* Saanich South
* Victoria-Beacon Hill
* Victoria-Swan Lake

See also:|

* Electoral boundary redistribution of 2008
* Electoral boundary redistribution of 2015
* List of British Columbia general elections
* 2009 general election
* 2013 general election
* 2017 general election
* Defunct districts

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)

North / Central|

* Bulkley Valley-Stikine
* Cariboo North
* Cariboo South
* North Coast
* Peace River North
* Peace River South
* Prince George-Mount Robson
* Prince George North
* Prince George-Omineca
* Skeena

Southern Interior|

* Columbia River-Revelstoke
* East Kootenay
* Kamloops
* Kamloops-North Thompson
* Kelowna-Lake Country
* Kelowna-Mission
* Nelson-Creston
* Okanagan-Westside
* Okanagan-Vernon
* Penticton-Okanagan Valley
* Shuswap
* West Kootenay-Boundary
* Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM|

* Abbotsford-Clayburn
* Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
* Chilliwack-Kent
* Chilliwack-Sumas
* Delta North
* Delta South
* Fort Langley-Aldergrove
* Langley
* Maple Ridge-Mission
* Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
* Richmond Centre
* Richmond East
* Richmond-Steveston
* Surrey-Cloverdale
* Surrey-Green Timbers
* Surrey-Newton
* Surrey-Panorama Ridge
* Surrey-Tynehead
* Surrey-Whalley
* Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM|

* Burnaby-Edmonds
* Burnaby North
* Burnaby-Willingdon
* Burquitlam
* Coquitlam-Maillardville
* New Westminster
* North Vancouver-Lonsdale
* North Vancouver-Seymour
* Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
* Port Moody-Westwood
* Vancouver-Burrard
* Vancouver-Fairview
* Vancouver-Fraserview
* Vancouver-Hastings
* Vancouver-Kensington
* Vancouver-Kingsway
* Vancouver-Langara
* Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
* Vancouver-Point Grey
* Vancouver-Quilchena
* West Vancouver-Capilano
* West Vancouver-Garibaldi

Vancouver Island / South Coast|

* Alberni-Qualicum
* Comox Valley
* Cowichan-Ladysmith
* Esquimalt-Metchosin
* Malahat-Juan de Fuca
* Nanaimo
* Nanaimo-Parksville
* North Island
* Oak Bay-Gordon Head
* Powell River-Sunshine Coast
* Saanich North and the Islands
* Saanich South
* Victoria-Beacon Hill
* Victoria-Hillside

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* 2001 general election
* 2005 general election
* 2008 electoral redistribution
* Defunct districts

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