Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)

Kelowna-Lake Country is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country

Kelowna—Lake Country

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

, which encompasses a somewhat larger area.

Demographics

Population, 2001	56,166
Population Change, 1996–2001	9.5%
Area (km²)	1,408
Pop. Density (people per km²)	40

1999 redistribution

Changes from Okanagan East to Kelowna-Lake Country include:

removal of area south and southeast of Kelowna
addition of area north of Kelowna

MLAs

W.A.C. Bennett
W.A.C. Bennett
William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC was the 25th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett was and remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was usually referred to as W.A.C...

, Social Credit (1941–1973)
Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC , commonly known as Bill Bennett, was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986. He is a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of R.B...

, Social Credit (1973–1986)
Larry Chalmers, Social Credit and Cliff Serwa, Social Credit (1986–1991)
Judi Tyabji
Judi Tyabji
Judeline Kim Mary "Judi" Tyabji is a former British Columbia politician and the wife of former provincial Leader of the Opposition Gordon Wilson...

, Liberal (1991–1993); Independent (1993–1996); PDA (1996)
John Weisbeck
John Weisbeck
John Weisbeck is a former Canadian politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2005, representing the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country.-External links:*...

, Liberal (1996–2005)
Al Horning
Al Horning
Edward Allan Horning is a Canadian politician. His career included real estate, shipping, business and orchards....

, Liberal (2005–2009)
Norm Letnick
Norm Letnick
Norm Letnick is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country...

, Liberal (2009–present)

Member of the Legislative Assembly

The Member of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

(MLA) is Norm Letnick a former city councillor.

Election results

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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|Norm Letnick

Norm Letnick

Norm Letnick is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country...

|align="right"|10,281
|align="right"|52.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$119,561

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

|Ryan Fugger
|align="right"|1,375
|align="right"|6.97%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$350

|Independent
|Alan Clarke
|align="right"|571
|align="right"|2.89%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$8,830
|- gcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|19,730
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|89
!align="right"|0.45%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|19,819
!align="right"|47.25%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}
|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Al Horning

Al Horning

Edward Allan Horning is a Canadian politician. His career included real estate, shipping, business and orchards....

|align="right"|12,247
|align="right"|50.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$51, 907
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

Democratic Reform British Columbia

Democratic Reform British Columbia is a progressive–centrist political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.-Formation of the party:...

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

|David Hunter Thomson
|align="right"|341
|align="right"|1.40%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,002
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|24,312
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|147
!align="right"|0.60%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|24, 459
!align="right"|54.88%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

British Columbia Action Party

The BC Action Party was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. It nominated six candidates in the 2001 British Columbia election. These candidates won 1,718 votes . BCAP candidates ran in ridings in Okanagan, Kelowna and Surrey, and placed last in all six ridings...

|David Thomson
|align="right"|272
|align="right"|1.22%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$790
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|22,303
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|104
!align="right"|0.47%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|22,407
!align="right"|66.91%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}

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