Kelowna West

Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Kelowna West British Columbia electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created| 2008
District abolished| 2021
First contested| 2009
Last contested| 2020
Demographics
Population (2006)| 51,958
Electors (2013)| 44,830
Area (km²)| 1,139.78
Census division(s)| Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s)| Central Okanagan J, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, West Kelowna

Kelowna West (name from 2017 to 2024) or Westside-Kelowna (name from 2009 to 2017) is a former provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It combined a portion of the City of Kelowna on the east shore of Lake Okanagan with communities on the west shore.

## History

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The district was established as Westside-Kelowna by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 and first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding was created out of parts of Okanagan-Westside, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission. It was renamed Kelowna West in the 2015 electoral redistribution with only minor boundary changes.

Just weeks after the 2013 British Columbia election, newly re-elected MLA Ben Stewart resigned to allow Premier Christy Clark, who had lost her own seat, to run in a by-election.[1]

Clark resigned the seat and leadership of the BC Liberals effective August 4, 2017, after losing a confidence vote. A by-election for the seat was held on February 14, 2018.[2]

Under the 2021 redistribution that took effect with the 2024 general election the riding was divided, with portions on the west side of Okanagan Lake being redistributed to the new district of West Kelowna-Peachland and portions east of Okanagan Lake in the City of Kelowna transferring to the new district of Kelowna Centre.[3]

## Geography

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The riding contains the city of West Kelowna, all of the Regional District of Central Okanagan west of Lake Okanagan and north of Peachland and the central part of the city of Kelowna.[4]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Assembly  | Years  | Member  | Party

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Westside-Kelowna
39th | 2009–2013  |  | Ben Stewart | Liberal
40th | 2013
2013–2017  | Christy Clark
Kelowna West
41st | 2017  |  | Christy Clark | Liberal
2018 – August 2019  | Ben Stewart
August–October 2019[5] |  | Independent
October 2019 – 2020  |  | Liberal
42nd | November 2020–2023
2023-October 2024  |  | BC United

## Electoral history

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### Kelowna West

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2020 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Ben Stewart | 12,991 | 49.89 | −6.39 | $25,167.49
| New Democratic | Spring Hawes | 8,854 | 34.00 | +10.49 | $3,285.58
| Green | Peter Truch | 3,274 | 12.57 | −0.10 | $3,191.00
| Libertarian | Matt Badura | 474 | 1.82 | +1.01 | $0.00
| Independent | Magee Mitchell | 446 | 1.71 | – | $472.20
Total valid votes  | 26,039 | 100.00 | –
Total rejected ballots  |  |   |
Turnout  |  |   |
Registered voters  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.44
Source: Elections BC[6][7]

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British Columbia provincial by-election, February 14, 2018
Resignation of Christy Clark

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Ben Stewart | 8,406 | 56.28 | −2.77 | $87,790
| New Democratic | Shelley Cook | 3,511 | 23.51 | −1.63 | $49,337
| Green | Robert Stupka | 1,893 | 12.67 | −1.00 | $54,984
| Conservative | Mark Thompson | 1,006 | 6.73 | – | $6,419
| Libertarian | Kyle Michael Ernest Geronazzo | 121 | 0.81 | – | $250
Total valid votes  | 14,937 | 100.00 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 35 | 0.23 | +0.07
Turnout  | 14,972 | 31.55 | −9.29
Registered voters  | 47,461
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.57
Source: Elections BC[8]

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2017 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Christy Clark | 15,674 | 58.98 | +0.98 | $80,880
| New Democratic | Shelley Cook | 6,712 | 25.25 | −5.71 | $26,274
| Green | Robert Mellalieu | 3,628 | 13.65 | – | $1,399
| Independent | Brian Thiesen | 570 | 2.14 | – | $2,045
Total valid votes  | 26,584 | 100.0 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 128 | 0.48 | +0.32
Turnout  | 26,712 | 55.46 | +14.62
Registered voters  | 48,162
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.34
Source: Elections BC[9]

### Westside-Kelowna

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British Columbia provincial by-election, July 10, 2013: Westside-Kelowna
Resignation of Ben Stewart

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Christy Clark | 11,758 | 62.66 | +4.58 | $56,758
| New Democratic | Carole Gordon | 5,563 | 29.64 | −1.20 | $38,827
| Conservative | Sean Upshaw | 1,115 | 5.94 | −5.14 | $9,755
| Independent | Dayleen Van Ryswyk | 134 | 0.71 | – | $373
| Independent | John Marks | 74 | 0.39 | – | $250
| Independent | Silverado Brooks Socrates | 46 | 0.25 | – | $250
| Vision | JB Bhandari | 45 | 0.24 | – | $2,261
| Independent | Korry Zepik | 31 | 0.17 | – | $440
Total valid votes  | 18,766 | 100.00 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 31 | 0.16 | −0.80
Turnout  | 18,797 | 40.84 | −6.68
Registered voters  | 46,021
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.89
Source: Elections BC[10][11]

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2013 British Columbia general election: Westside-Kelowna

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | Ben Stewart | 12,405 | 58.07 | +4.75 | $74,230
| New Democratic | Carole Gordon | 6,588 | 30.84 | +1.66 | $37,807
| Conservative | Brian Guillou | 2,368 | 11.09 | -1.94 | $4,295
Total valid votes  | 21,361 | 100.00 | –
Total rejected ballots  | 209 | 0.97 | +0.42
Turnout  | 21,570 | 47.52 | +0.15
Registered voters  | 45,389
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.55
Source: Elections BC[12]
2009 British Columbia general election: Westside-Kelowna

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Expenditures
| Liberal | Ben Stewart | 10,334 | 53.33 | $95,251
| New Democratic | Tish Lakes | 5,656 | 29.19 | $26,122
| Conservative | Peter Neville | 1,772 | 9.14 | $9,705
| Green | Robin McKim | 1,617 | 8.34 | $1,075
Total valid votes  | 19,379 | 99.45
Total rejected ballots  | 107 | 0.55
Turnout  | 19,486 | 47.35
Registered voters  | 41,155

## References

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1. ^ "Ben Stewart steps aside in Kelowna for B.C. Premier Christy Clark". Vancouver Sun, June 5, 2013.
2. ^ "2018 Kelowna West By-Election | Elections BC". elections.bc.ca. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
3. ^ Dacre, Colin (April 3, 2023). "New riding proposed downtown Kelowna, Coldstream and Vernon to split in proposed provincial ridings - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
4. ^ "Kelowna West Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
5. ^ "BC Liberal MLA Ben Stewart returning to caucus after being cleared by Elections BC". Global News. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
6. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
7. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
8. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2018 Kelowna West By-election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
9. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
10. ^ "2013 Westside-Kelowna by-election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
11. ^ "FRPC". contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
12. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

* "Westside-Kelowna Statement of Votes: 39th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved November 20, 2010.

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Preceded by

Vancouver-Point Grey

|  Constituency represented by the premier of British Columbia
2013–2017  | Succeeded by

Langford-Juan de Fuca

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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

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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:|

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

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