Kelowna—Lake Country

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Kelowna-Lake Country in relation to the other British Columbia ridings
Population, 2001	111,206
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Kelowna—Lake Country (formerly known as Kelowna) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

There is also a British Columbia provincial electoral district called "Kelowna-Lake Country". It is covered by a separate article.

Contents 1 History 2 Member of Parliament 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 4.1 Kelowna—Lake Country 4.2 Kelowna 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] History

This district was created as "Kelowna" electoral district in 1996 from a portion of Okanagan Centre riding.

In 2003, it was renamed "Kelowna—Lake Country".

[edit] Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament is Ron Cannan, former Kelowna City Councillor.

[edit] Members of Parliament

1. Werner Schmidt, Reform/Canadian Alliance/Conservative (1997-2006)
2. Ron Cannan, Conservative (2006-present)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Kelowna—Lake Country

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ron Cannan	28,174	49.2%
	Liberal	Vern Nielsen	14,807	25.8%		$51,137.27
	New Democratic Party	Kevin Hagglund	9538	16.6%		$13,654.34
	Green	Angela Reid	4562	8.0%		$3,640.22
	Canadian Action	David Thomson	223	0.39%		$1,290
Total valid votes			57, 204	100%
Total rejected ballots			116	0.2%
Turnout			57,420	64.12%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Werner Schmidt	25,553	47.99%		$61,185
	Liberal	Vern Nielsen	14,109	26.50%		$58,986
	New Democratic Party	Starleigh Grass	8,954	16.82%		$14,000
	Green	Kevin Ade	3,903	7.33%		$4,993
	Marijuana	Huguette Plourde	447	0.84%
	Canadian Action	Michael Cassidyne-Hook	271	0.50%
Total valid votes			53,237	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			159	0.30%
Turnout			53,396	62.14%

[edit] Kelowna

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Werner Schmidt	33,810	59.46%		$44,990
	Liberal	Joe Leask	13,564	23.85%		$46,876
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Mallo	4,708	8.28%		$9,791
	New Democratic Party	John O. Powell	3,572	6.28%		$9,493
	Canadian Action	Jack W. Peach	1,199	2.10%		$3,652
Total valid votes			56,853	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			223	0.39%
Turnout			57,076	64.02%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Werner Schmidt	25,246	50.01%		$48,355
	Liberal	Janna Francis	11,306	22.39%		$32,838
	Progressive Conservative	Al Horning	8,477	16.79%		$47,498
	New Democratic Party	Fred Steele	3,838	7.60%		$11,443
	Green	David Hughes	1,612	3.19%		$1,014
Total valid votes			50,479	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			123	0.24%
Turnout			50,602	62.81%

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (1996-2003)
• Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003-present)
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures – 1997
• Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal Ridings in the British Columbia Interior
Conservative	Cariboo—Prince George | Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo | Kelowna—Lake Country | Kootenay—Columbia | Okanagan—Coquihalla | Okanagan—Shuswap | Prince George—Peace River
New Democratic	British Columbia Southern Interior | Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Federal Ridings in British Columbia
British Columbia Interior	British Columbia Southern Interior | Cariboo—Prince George | Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo | Kelowna—Lake Country | Kootenay—Columbia | Okanagan—Coquihalla | Okanagan—Shuswap | Prince George—Peace River | Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford | Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon | Delta—Richmond East | Fleetwood—Port Kells | Langley | Newton—North Delta | Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission | Richmond | South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale | Surrey North
Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby—Douglas | Burnaby—New Westminster | New Westminster—Coquitlam | North Vancouver | Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam | Vancouver Centre | Vancouver East | Vancouver Kingsway | Vancouver Quadra | Vancouver South | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Vancouver Island	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | Nanaimo—Alberni | Nanaimo—Cowichan | Saanich—Gulf Islands | Vancouver Island North | Victoria