British Columbia Southern Interior
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1996 |
District abolished | 2013 |
First contested | 1997 |
Last contested | 2011 |
District webpage | profile, map |
Demographics | |
Population (2011)[1] | 97,952 |
Electors (2011) | 74,996 |
Area (km²)[2] | 26,248.34 |
Census division(s) | Okanagan-Similkameen, Kootenay Boundary, Central Kootenay |
Census subdivision(s) | Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Osoyoos, Oliver, Grand Forks, Okanagan-Similkameen C, Central Kootenay E, Central Kootenay F, Central Kootenay H, |
British Columbia Southern Interior (formerly known as Southern Interior, Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan and West Kootenay—Okanagan) was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Description
Regions included in the riding are the Similkameen, the southern half of the South Okanagan region, the Boundary Country, all of the West Kootenay region, the Slocan Valley, Lower (but not Upper) Arrow Lake, and including the east shore of Kootenay Lake from opposite Kaslo northwards.
Municipalities within the riding are Princeton, Keremeos, Oliver, Osoyoos, Greenwood, Grand Forks, Trail, Rossland, Warfield, Montrose, Fruitvale, Castlegar, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan, New Denver, Silverton, and Kaslo.
History
This riding was created in 1996 as "West Kootenay—Okanagan" from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings.
It consisted of:
- Kootenay Boundary Regional District;
- subdivisions A and B of Central Kootenay Regional District; and
- the eastern part of Subdivision B of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District.
It was renamed "Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan" in 1998.
In the 2003 redistribution, the riding was replaced by the new riding of Southern Interior, with a small part being redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia and a small part added from Okanagan—Coquihalla.
In 2004, its name was changed to "British Columbia Southern Interior".
Members of Parliament
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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West Kootenay—Okanagan Riding created from Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt | ||||
36th | 1997–2000 | Jim Gouk | Reform | |
2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan | ||||
37th | 2000–2003 | Jim Gouk | Alliance | |
2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
Southern Interior | ||||
38th | 2004–2006 | Jim Gouk | Conservative | |
British Columbia Southern Interior | ||||
39th | 2006–2008 | Alex Atamanenko | New Democratic | |
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–2015 | |||
Riding dissolved into South Okanagan—West Kootenay, Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and Kootenay—Columbia |
Election results
British Columbia Southern Interior
2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 25,176 | 50.9 | +3.4 | ||||
Conservative | Stephen Hill | 19,276 | 38.9 | +3.1 | ||||
Green | Bryan Hunt | 3,173 | 6.4 | -3.2 | ||||
Liberal | Shannon (Shan) Lavell | 1,872 | 3.8 | -3.1 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,674 | 100.0 |
2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 22,693 | 47.5 | -1.5 | $66,606 | |||
Conservative | Rob Zandee | 17,122 | 35.9 | +16.6 | $76,704 | |||
Green | Andy Morel | 4,573 | 9.6 | -1.7 | $8,439 | |||
Liberal | Brenda Jagpal | 3,292 | 6.9 | -13.3 | $28,430 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 80 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -- | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,915 | 100.0 | $92,328 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.3 | -0.2 | |||||
Turnout | 47,915 | 63.89 |
2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 22,742 | 49.0 | +13.9 | $72,595 | |||
Liberal | Bill Profili | 9,383 | 20.2 | +2.2 | $40,534 | |||
Conservative | Derek Zeisman | 8,948 | 19.3 | -17.3 | $53,470 | |||
Green | Scott Leyland | 5,258 | 11.3 | +3.4 | $14,334 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 123 | 0.3 | +0.2 | $0 | |||
Total valid votes | 46454 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 236 | 0.5 | ||||||
Turnout | 46,690 | 66.4 | ||||||
NDP gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.6 |
Southern Interior
2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Conservative | Jim Gouk | 16,940 | 36.6 | * | $55,553 | |||
New Democratic | Alex Atamanenko | 16,260 | 35.1 | +25.3 | $22,019 | |||
Liberal | Doug Stanley | 8,310 | 18.0 | -9.4 | $74,051 | |||
Green | Scott Leyland | 3,663 | 7.9 | +1.4 | $16,098 | |||
Independent | Robert Schuster | 591 | 1.3 | * | $9,264 | |||
Marijuana | Karine Cyr | 391 | 0.8 | * | ||||
Canadian Action | Farlie Paynter | 87 | 0.2 | * | $454 | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 39 | 0.1 | * | ||||
Total valid votes | 46,281 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 163 | 0.4 | ||||||
Turnout | 46,444 | 60.0 |
Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan
2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Alliance | Jim Gouk | 19,386 | 46.69 | -0.09 | $42,724 | |||
Liberal | Bill Barlee | 11,357 | 27.35 | +9.88 | $32,709 | |||
New Democratic | Don Scarlett | 4,091 | 9.85 | -12.04 | $7,473 | |||
Green | Andrew Shadrack | 2,689 | 6.47 | +0.42 | $14,652 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Michele Elise Duncan | 2,147 | 5.17 | -0.39 | $3,532 | |||
Marijuana | Dan Loehndorf | 889 | 2.14 | – | $978 | |||
Canadian Action | Bev Collins | 762 | 1.84 | +0.91 | $3,220 | |||
Natural Law | Annie Holtby | 191 | 0.46 | ±0 | $886 | |||
Total valid votes | 41,512 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 238 | 0.57 | ||||||
Turnout | 41,750 | 64.86 | ||||||
Alliance hold | Swing | -4.98 | ||||||
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |
West Kootenay—Okanagan
1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Reform | Jim Gouk | 18,954 | 46.78 | $45,047 | ||||
New Democratic | Kirk Duff | 8,869 | 21.89 | $40,603 | ||||
Liberal | John A. Greaves | 7,078 | 17.47 | $17,158 | ||||
Green | Andy Shadrack | 2,455 | 6.05 | $6,527 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Blair Suffredine | 2,255 | 5.56 | $23,236 | ||||
Canadian Action | Beverly Bev Collins | 377 | 0.93 | $2,816 | ||||
Christian Heritage | Brian J. Zacharias | 340 | 0.83 | $1,372 | ||||
Natural Law | Ruth Anne Taves | 187 | 0.46 | $498 | ||||
Total valid votes | 40,515 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 185 | 0.45 | ||||||
Turnout | 40,700 | 66.68 | ||||||
This riding was created from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Reform candidate Jim Gouk was the incumbent from Kootenay West—Revelstoke. |
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
- Okanagan (electoral districts)
References
- "British Columbia Southern Interior (Code 59026) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996-1998)
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1998-2003)
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-2004)
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures – 1997
- Expenditures - 2004
Notes
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- Riding map archived by Elections Canada
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