Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Kelowna—Lake Country (federal electoral district).

Kelowna-Lake Country

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Norm Letnick United
First contested	2001
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2001)	56,166
Area (km²)	1,408
Pop. density (per km²)	39.9
Census division(s)	Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s)	Kelowna

Kelowna-Lake Country is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, in use from 2001 to 2024. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompassed a somewhat larger area.

Under the 2021 redistribution that took effect for the 2024 election, the electoral districts in the Kelowna area were substantially redrawn. A significant number of the riding's residents shifted into the new district of Kelowna Centre, while the balance joined with the community of Coldstream in the new district of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream.

Demographics

Population, 2001	56,166
Population change, 1996–2001	9.5%
Area (km2)	1,408
Population density (people per km2)	40

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna—Lake Country comprises the northeastern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. This includes the entire area of the district municipality of Lake Country and the northern area of Kelowna. It is located in southern British Columbia.

History

1999 redistribution

Changes from Okanagan East to Kelowna-Lake Country include:

• removal of area south and southeast of Kelowna
• addition of area north of Kelowna

History

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
South Okanagan
14th	1916–1920		James William Jones	Conservative
15th	1920–1924
16th	1924–1928
17th	1928–1933
18th	1933–1937		Joseph Allen Harris	Liberal
19th	1937–1941		Cecil Robert Bull
20th	1941–1945		William Andrew Cecil Bennett	Conservative
21st	1945–1949			Coalition
22nd	1949–1951
	1951–1952			Social Credit
23rd	1952–1953
24th	1953–1956
25th	1956–1960
26th	1960–1963
27th	1963–1966
28th	1966–1969
29th	1969–1972
30th	1972–1973
	1973–1975		William Richards Bennett
31st	1975–1979
Okanagan South
32nd	1979–1983		William Richards Bennett	Social Credit
33rd	1983–1986
Two Member District
34th	1986–1991		Larry Chalmers	Social Credit
			Cliff Serwa
Okanagan East
35th	1991–1993		Judi Tyabji	Liberal
	1993–1996			Independent
	1996			Progressive Democratic Alliance
Kelowna—Lake Country
36th	1996–2001		John Weisbeck	Liberal
37th	2001–2005
38th	2005–2009		Al Horning
39th	2009–2013		Norm Letnick
40th	2013–2017
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–2023
	2023–present			BC United

Member of the Legislative Assembly

The Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Norm Letnick a former city councilor.

Election results

2020 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	14,679	55.73	−4.41	$42,026.78
	New Democratic	Justin Kulik	7,121	27.04	+6.38	$977.00
	Green	John Janmaat	3,833	14.55	−4.65	$4,490.00
	Libertarian	Kyle Geronazzo	515	1.96	–	$0.00
	Independent	Silverado Socrates	190	0.72	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			26,338	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC

2017 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	15,287	59.76	+2.98	$55,200
	New Democratic	Erik Olesen	5,344	20.89	−3.91	$7,120
	Green	Alison Shaw	4,951	19.35	+11.91	$16,300
Total valid votes			25,582	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149	0.58
Turnout			25,731	54.21
Source: Elections BC

2013 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	12,149	56.78
	New Democratic	Mike Nuyens	5,306	24.80
	Conservative	Graeme James	2,351	10.99
	Green	Gary Adams	1,591	7.44
Total valid votes			21,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			88	0.41
Turnout			21,485	47.71
Source: Elections BC

2009 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	10,281	52.11	$119,561
	New Democratic	Matthew Reed	5,250	26.61	$17,764
	Conservative	Mary-Ann Graham	2,253	11.42	$21,044
	Green	Ryan Fugger	1,375	6.97	$350
	Independent	Alan Clarke	571	2.89	$8,830
Total valid votes			19,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			89	0.45
Turnout			19,819	47.25

2005 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Al Horning	12,247	50.37	$51, 907
	New Democratic	John Pugsley	7,390	30.40	$18,967
	Green	Kevin Ade	2,541	10.45	$4,735
	Democratic Reform	Al Clarke	1,793	7.37	$31,253
	Marijuana	David Hunter Thomson	341	1.40	$1,002
Total valid votes			24,312	100.00
Total rejected ballots			147	0.60
Turnout			24,459	54.88

2001 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Weisbeck	14,093	63.19	$38,373
	New Democratic	Janet Elizabeth Scotland	3,102	13.91	$9,340
	Green	Devra Lynn Rice	2,606	11.68	$1,098
	Unity	Kevin Wendland	1,496	6.71	$1,493
	Marijuana	Paul Halonen	734	3.29	$444
	Action	David Thomson	272	1.22	$790
Total valid votes			22,303	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104	0.47
Turnout			22,407	66.91

References

• B.C. Votes 2017: Kelowna-Lake Country riding profile. CBC News. March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

External links

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