East Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

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Not to be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kootenay East, which encompassed a somewhat larger area.

East Kootenay (called Kootenay from 1966 to 1999, and from 2009 onwards, Kootenay East) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created before the 1966 election by the merger of Cranbrook and Fernie ridings, and despite its long period under the "Kootenay" moniker, never extended to cover more than a fraction of the whole "Kootenay" sociogeographic region.

The name "East Kootenay" was also applied from 1890 to 1898 to an electoral district covering a somewhat larger area. That riding's predecessor (and that of its onetime sibling, West Kootenay) was the original Kootenay riding, and its successors were East Kootenay South and East Kootenay North.

For other historical or current ridings in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

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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

[edit] 1999 Redistribution

Small addition to western border. Change name from Kootenay to East Kootenay

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Bill Bennett, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005 East Kootenay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     BC Liberal Bill Bennett 8,060 48.01%
     NDP Erda Walsh 7,339 43.72%
     Green Luke Gurbin 1,389 8.27%
Total 16,788 100.00%


B.C. General Election 2001: East Kootenay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Bill Bennett 10,206 61.85% $41,778
     NDP Erda Walsh 3,638 22.05% $41,196
     Unity Bruce Parke 651 3.95% $100
     Green Joni Krats 1,287 7.80% $509
     Marijuana Fred Sima 718 4.35% $844
Total Valid Votes 16,500 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 59 0.36%
Turnout 16,559 68.76%


B.C. General Election 1996: Kootenay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Erda Walsh 6,398 38.59% $50,043
     BC Liberal Ron Tarr 5,887 35.50% $43,761
     BC Reform Wilf Hanni 3,718 22.42% $27,845
     Green Casey Brennan 363 2.19% $100
     Independent Marko Makar 215 1.30% $2,707
Total Valid Votes 16,581 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 62 0.37%
Turnout 16,643 68.15%


B.C. General Election 1991: Kootenay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Anne Edwards 7,352 46.49% $44,609
     Social Credit Terry P. Segarty 5,014 31.70% $69,607
     BC Liberal William (Bill) G. Hills 3,450 21.81% $2,581
Total Valid Votes 15,816 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 296 1.84%
Turnout 16,112 73.94%



28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Social Credit Robert Owen Jones 3,070 34.89% unknown
     Liberal Henry Cartmell (Henry) McKay 2,123 24.13% unknown
     New Democratic Party Leo Thomas Nimsick 3,605 40.98% unknown
Total valid votes 8,798 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 54
Turnout %
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Social Credit Harry J. Broadhurst 4,267 38.26% unknown
     Liberal Henry Nelson 2,604 23.55% unknown
     New Democratic Party Leo Thomas Nimsick 4,282 38.39% unknown
Total valid votes 11,153 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 173
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Harry Edwards Caldwell 4,267 38.26% unknown
     New Democratic Party Leo Thomas Nimsick 6,065 44.20% unknown
     Social Credit Ronald Powell 1,615 11.77% unknown
     Conservative David John Reeves 4,169 30.38% unknown
Total valid votes 13,721 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 180
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Social Credit George Wayne Haddad 7,915 52.29% unknown
     New Democratic Party James Patterson 7,223 47.71% unknown
Total valid votes 15,138 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 180
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Roy Wilburn Paul 975 7.80% unknown
     Social Credit Terence Patrick, Segarty 6,167 49.37% unknown
     New Democratic Party Douglas Wayne Wright 5,350 42.83% unknown
Total valid votes 12,492 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 102
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Harry Edwin Mathias 8,245 7.80% unknown
     Liberal Kory Palmer 347 1.99% unknown
     New Democratic Party Terence Patrick Segarty 8,819 50.65% unknown
Total valid votes 17,411 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 208
Turnout %
33rd British Columbia election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Kathleen Anne Edwards 8,000 47.94% unknown
     Liberal Paul R. Kershaw 539 3.23% unknown
     Social Credit Terence Patrick Segarty 7,649 45.85% unknown
     Progressive Conservative James G. Smith 499 2.99% unknown
Total valid votes 16,687 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 271
Turnout %

[edit] Electoral History 1890-94

East Kootenay existed as a riding name in the 1890 and 1894 general elections. Results for that riding are as follows:


7th British Columbia election, 1894
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Government James Baker 250 60.10% unknown
     Opposition Nicolai Christian Schou 166 39.90% unknown
Total valid votes 416 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %


6th British Columbia election, 1890
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Government James Baker 145 50.70% unknown
     Opposition Charles Law 141 49.30% unknown
Total valid votes 286 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %

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