Revelstoke-Slocan

For other historical and current ridings in the region, see Kootenay (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts).

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Revelstoke-Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding was formed from a merger of the Revelstoke riding with the Slocan riding. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke riding.

## Notable MLAs

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William Stewart King served as Minister of Labour in the 1972 NDP government.

## Electoral history

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The riding was redistributed after the 1975 election. In 1979 the area was in the Shuswap-Revelstoke riding while the Slocan area became represented by Nelson-Creston.

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.

28th British Columbia election, 1966 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Burton Peter Campbell | 2,020 | 41.81% | - | unknown
| Independent  | David Roy Collier  | 105  | 2.17%  |  | unknown
| New Democratic | Randolph Harding | 2,158 | 44.67% |  | unknown
| Liberal | George Wilfred Laforme  | 548  | 11.34%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 4,831  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 32  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
29th British Columbia election, 1969 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Burton Peter Campbell | 3,103 | 50.62% | - | unknown
| New Democrat | William Stewart King  | 2,611  | 42.59%  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Douglas Charles Stewart  | 416  | 6.79%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 6,130  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 44  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
30th British Columbia election, 1972 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Social Credit | Burton Peter Campbell | 2,580 | 37.55% | - | unknown
| Progressive Conservative | Margaret Rose Illman  | 158  | 2.30%  |  | unknown
| New Democrat | William Stewart King | 3,748  | 54.56%  |  | unknown
| Liberal | Bernard Charles Lavallee  | 384  | 5.59%  |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 6,870  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 60  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |
31st British Columbia election, 1975 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | Ronald Harvey Holoday  | 428  | 5.76%  |  | unknown
| New Democrat | William Stewart King | 3,988 | 53.68% |  | unknown
| Social Credit | Sam Olynyk | 3,013 | 40.56% | - | unknown
Total valid votes  | 7,429  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  | 99  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |

## Sources

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Elections BC Historical Returns