Okanagan-Westside

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Okanagan-Westside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

It included the small cities of Westbank, Westside, Peachland, and Summerland, and extended from the city limit of Summerland (in the south) to the Okanagan Lake bridge, in Westside (north). Kelowna, the major city in the Okanagan, lies across the Okanagan Lake bridge. Encompassing land in both the South and Central Okanagan, this constituency's lands are well known for their semi-arid climate and high summer temperatures..

Demographics

Population, 2001 47,678
Population Change, 1996–2001 8.9%
Area (km²) 1,959
Pop. Density (people per km²) 24

Geography

History

The area of this constituency was first settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by European agriculturalists. Fruit growing, especially apple and cherry crops, were a major industry, although tourism, logging, mining, and now viticulture, have also been major industries in the region. The Okanogan peoples, an Interior Salish language group, have settled the area for several thousand years.

1999 Redistribution

This electoral district was carved out of Oakanagan West, Okanagan-Vernon and Okanagan-Penticton.

MLAs

  1. Rick Thorpe, Liberal (2001–2009)

Election results

British Columbia general election, 2001: Okanagan-Westside
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalRick Thorpe 14,181 68.08% $39,628
New DemocraticErnie Dmetro Ursuliak 3,176 15.25% $4,535
UnityHoward Lionel Hunt 1,364 6.55% $591
MarijuanaTeresa Taylor 1,188 5.70% $1,120
ActionJack W. Peach 921 4.42% $1,186
Total valid votes 20,830 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 127 0.61%
Turnout 20,957 69.91%
British Columbia general election, 2005: Okanagan-Westside
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRick Thorpe 12,148 54.39%
New DemocraticJoyce Procure 6,873 30.77%
GreenAngela Reid 2,262 10.13%
Democratic ReformJanice Marie Money 1,051 4.71%
Total 22,334 100.00%

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