West Kootenay

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This page is for the historical electoral district. For the region see Kootenays

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

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[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:

[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 %

[edit] Source

Elections British Columbia historical returns