West Kootenay North

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West Kootenay North was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1894 election only. Its official name was "West Kootenay (north riding). It was formed from a partition the West Kootenay riding that also created West Kootenay (south riding).

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 3 History 4 Notable MLAs 5 Election results

[edit] Demographics

Population
Population Change,	%
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

[edit] Geography

[edit] History

[edit] Notable MLAs

[edit] Election results

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

7th British Columbia election, 1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Opposition	William M. Brown	125	36.55%		unknown
	Government	James M. Kellie	217	63.45%		unknown
Total valid votes			342	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			55.37%

In the 1898 election the West Kootenay region was further redistributed into:

• West Kootenay-Nelson, used 1898-1900 only
  • Nelson City, 1903-1912
    • Nelson (electoral district)

• West Kootenay-Revelstoke, used 1900 only
  • Revelstoke, 1903-1963

• West Kootenay-Rossland, used 1898-1900 only
  • Rossland City 1903-1912
    • Rossland 1916-1920

• West Kootenay-Slocan, used 1898-1900 only
  • Kaslo, 1903-1920
  • Slocan, 1903-1920
    • Kaslo-Slocan, 1924-1963