| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
NDP |
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| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 39,713 | ||
| Electors | |||
| Area (km²) | 12,015.60 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.3 | ||
| Census divisions | Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay | ||
| Census subdivisions | Castlegar, Trail, Nakusp | ||
Kootenay West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the ensuing election.
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Its MLA incumbent is Katrine Conroy, British Columbia New Democratic Party initially elected during the 2005 election to the West Kootenay-Boundary riding in British Columbia, Canada.
| B.C. General Election 2009 Kootenay West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| NDP | Katrine Conroy | 12,126 | 66.65% | $56,860 | ||
| BC Liberal | Brenda Binnie | 4,072 | 22.38% | $53,116 | ||
| Green | Andy Morel | 1,791 | 9.84% | $7,170 | ||
| Communist | Zachary Crispin | 204 | 1.13% | $2,232 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 18,193 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 88 | 0.48% | ||||
| Turnout | 18,281 | 59.10% | ||||