West Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. 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

Population, 2001	38,503
Population Change, 1996–2001	0.7%
Area (km2)	10,275
Pop. Density (people per km2)	3.7

History

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

NOTE: Winners of each election are in bold

6th British Columbia election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	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			%

Sources

• Elections BC Historical Returns 1871-1986