West Kootenay

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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.

West Kootenay is also the name used for the region of Kootenay and Arrow Lakes, and the lower Columbia River area around the towns of Trail and Castlegar. Other cities and towns of the West Kootenay region are Nelson, Rossland, Salmo, Creston, Kaslo, and New Denver. Nakusp, on Upper Arrow Lake, is sometimes considered to be in the West Kootenay, as are also Christina Lake and Grand Forks (the latter two are usually considered part of the Boundary Country). For more on this region and its interesting culture and history, please see the article on the Kootenays

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
4 Members of Legislative Assembly
5 Election results
6 Source
7 External links

[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] Geography

[edit] 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:

In 1898, the West Kootenay riding was 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

[edit] Members of Legislative Assembly

[edit] 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			%