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West Kootenay-Boundary is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Its predecessor was the Okanagan-Boundary riding (1991-1996) and prior to that the Boundary-Similkameen riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the Kootenay and Boundary Countries please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
44,794 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
-2.6% |
| Area (km2) |
9,926 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) |
4.5 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Katrine Conroy. She was first elected in 2005. She represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2005 West Kootenay-Boundary |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| |
NDP |
Katrine Conroy |
13,318 |
60.26% |
|
| |
BC Liberal |
Pam Lewin |
6,180 |
27.96% |
|
| |
Green |
Donald Pharand |
1,561 |
7.06% |
|
| |
Conservative |
Barry Edward Chilton |
802 |
3.63% |
|
| |
No Affiliation |
Glen David Millar |
180 |
0.81% |
|
| |
Bloc BC |
A.J. van Leur |
59 |
0.27% |
|
| Total |
22,100 |
100.00% |
|
| B.C. General Election 2001: West Kootenay-Boundary |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Sandy Santori |
10,784 |
49.74% |
|
$48,035 |
| |
NDP |
Ed Conroy |
6,915 |
31.89% |
|
$26,686 |
| |
Green |
Patricia Pépé |
2,004 |
9.24% |
|
$961 |
| |
Unity |
Mark McLaren |
1,139 |
5.25% |
|
$3,582 |
| |
Marijuana |
Brian Taylor |
840 |
3.88% |
|
$100 |
| Total Valid Votes |
21,682 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
71 |
0.33% |
|
|
| Turnout |
21,753 |
74.42% |
|
|
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