Kelowna—Lake Country

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Kelowna—Lake Country

British Columbia electoral district
Kelowna—Lake Country in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Ron Cannan Conservative
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	122,214
Electors (2006)	90,574
Area (km²)	1,689
Pop. density (per km²)	72.4
Census divisions
Census subdivisions	Kelowna, Lake Country, Central Okanagan

Kelowna—Lake Country (formerly known as Kelowna) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

There is also a British Columbia provincial electoral district called "Kelowna-Lake Country". It is covered by a separate article.

Contents 1 History 2 Member of Parliament 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 4.1 Kelowna—Lake Country 4.2 Kelowna 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] History

This district was created as "Kelowna" electoral district in 1996 from a portion of Okanagan Centre riding.

In 2003, it was renamed "Kelowna—Lake Country".

[edit] Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament is Ron Cannan, former Kelowna City Councillor.

[edit] Members of Parliament

1. Werner Schmidt, Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative (1997-2006)
2. Ron Cannan, Conservative (2006-present)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Kelowna—Lake Country

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ron Cannan	28,174	49.2%
	Liberal	Vern Nielsen	14,807	25.8%		$51,137.27
	New Democratic Party	Kevin Hagglund	9538	16.6%		$13,654.34
	Green	Angela Reid	4562	8.0%		$3,640.22
	Canadian Action	David Thomson	223	0.39%		$1,290
Total valid votes			57, 204	100%
Total rejected ballots			116	0.2%
Turnout			57,420	64.12%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Werner Schmidt	25,553	47.99%		$61,185
	Liberal	Vern Nielsen	14,109	26.50%		$58,986
	New Democratic Party	Starleigh Grass	8,954	16.82%		$14,000
	Green	Kevin Ade	3,903	7.33%		$4,993
	Marijuana	Huguette Plourde	447	0.84%
	Canadian Action	Michael Cassidyne-Hook	271	0.50%
Total valid votes			53,237	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			159	0.30%
Turnout			53,396	62.14%

[edit] Kelowna

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Werner Schmidt	33,810	59.46%		$44,990
	Liberal	Joe Leask	13,564	23.85%		$46,876
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Mallo	4,708	8.28%		$9,791
	New Democratic Party	John O. Powell	3,572	6.28%		$9,493
	Canadian Action	Jack W. Peach	1,199	2.10%		$3,652
Total valid votes			56,853	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			223	0.39%
Turnout			57,076	64.02%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Werner Schmidt	25,246	50.01%		$48,355
	Liberal	Janna Francis	11,306	22.39%		$32,838
	Progressive Conservative	Al Horning	8,477	16.79%		$47,498
	New Democratic Party	Fred Steele	3,838	7.60%		$11,443
	Green	David Hughes	1,612	3.19%		$1,014
Total valid votes			50,479	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			123	0.24%
Turnout			50,602	62.81%

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996-2003)
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-present)
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures – 1997
• Website of the Parliament of Canada

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