West Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district of British Columbia Canada. It was formed along with East Kootenay from a redistribution of the old Kootenay riding, which was one of the province's original twelve.

## Demographics

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Population, 2001  | 38,503

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Population Change, 1996–2001  | 0.7%
Area (km2)  | 10,275
Pop. Density (people per km2)  | 3.7

## History

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The West Kootenay riding appeared as such only in the 1890 election. In 1894, due to a surge in population related to the "silver rush" in the Kootenays, the riding was redistributed into:

* West Kootenay (north riding)
* West Kootenay (south riding)

In 1898, the West Kootenay north and south ridings were further redistributed into four ridings:

* West Kootenay-Nelson, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903
* West Kootenay-Revelstoke, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903
* West Kootenay-Rossland, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903
* West Kootenay-Slocan, a provincial district from 1898 to 1903

## Election results

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NOTE: Winners of each election are in bold

6th British Columbia election, 1890 Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Opposition | William M. Brown | 45 | 28.85% | - | unknown
| Government | Arthur Stanhope Farwell | 40 | 25.64% | - | unknown
| Opposition | John Wesley Haskins | 25 | 16.03% | - | unknown
| Independent | James M. Kellie | 46 | 29.49% |  | unknown
Total valid votes  | 156  | 100.00%  |
Total rejected ballots  |  |  |
Turnout  | %  |  |

## See also

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

## References

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* Elections BC Historical Returns 1871-1986

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