Okanagan-Westside

Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Okanagan-Westside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.

It included the cities of Westbank, Westside, Peachland, and Summerland, and extended from the city limits of Summerland (in the south) to the Okanagan Lake bridge, in Westside (north). Kelowna, the major city in the Okanagan, lies across the Okanagan Lake Bridge. Encompassing land in both the South and Central Okanagan, this constituency's lands are well known for their semi-arid climate and high summer temperatures.

## Demographics

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Population, 2001  | 47,678

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Population Change, 1996–2001  | 8.9%
Area (km²)  | 1,959
Pop. Density (people per km²)  | 24

## History

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The area of this constituency was first settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by European agriculturalists. Fruit growing, especially apple and cherry crops, were a major industry, although tourism, logging, mining, and now viticulture, have also been major industries in the region. The Okanogan peoples, an Interior Salish language group, have settled the area for several thousand years.

### 1999 redistribution

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This electoral district was carved out of Okanagan West, Okanagan-Vernon, and Okanagan-Penticton.

### 2008 redistribution

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The electoral district was abolished in the 2008 re-distribution into Westside-Kelowna, Penticton, and Fraser-Nicola.[1]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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1. Rick Thorpe, Liberal (2001–2009)

## Election results

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2001 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Expenditures
| Liberal | Rick Thorpe | 14,181 | 68.08 | $39,628
| New Democratic | Ernie Dmetro Ursuliak | 3,176 | 15.25 | $4,535
| Unity | Howard Lionel Hunt | 1,364 | 6.55 | $591
| Marijuana | Teresa Taylor | 1,188 | 5.70 | $1,120
| Action | Jack W. Peach | 921 | 4.42 | $1,186
Total valid votes  | 20,830 | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 127 | 0.61
Turnout  | 20,957 | 69.91

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2005 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Rick Thorpe | 12,148 | 54.39
| New Democratic | Joyce Procure | 6,873 | 30.77
| Green | Angela Reid | 2,262 | 10.13
| Democratic Reform | Janice Marie Money | 1,051 | 4.71
Total  | 22,334 | 100.00

## See also

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* List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
* Canadian provincial electoral districts
* List of electoral districts in the Okanagan

## References

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1. ^ "Okanagan-Westside (1999 Rep Order)". Archived from the original on January 20, 2018.

## External links

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

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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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