West_Kootenay_(provincial_electoral_district)

West Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

West Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

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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.

Demographics

Population, 2001 38,503
Population Change, 1996–2001 0.7%
Area (km2) 10,275
Pop. Density (people per km2) 3.7

Geography

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 north and south ridings were further redistributed into four ridings:

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

NOTE: Winners of each election are in bold

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Sources

49.8°N 118.7°W / 49.8; -118.7


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