Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan
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Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan formerly known as West Kootenay—Okanagan) was a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in 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
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1997 to 2004.

History

This riding was created in 1996 as "West Kootenay—Okanagan" from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke
Kootenay West—Revelstoke
Kootenay West—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from Kootenay West riding...

 and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997....

 ridings.

It consisted of:
  • Kootenay Boundary Regional District;
  • subdivisions A and B of Central Kootenay Regional District; and
  • the eastern part of Subdivision B of Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District.


It was renamed "Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan" in 1998.

The riding was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia
Kootenay—Columbia
Kootenay—Columbia is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:Consisting of:* the Regional District of East Kootenay;...

 and Southern Interior
British Columbia Southern Interior
British Columbia Southern Interior is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Description:...

 ridings.

Member of Parliament

  • 1997-2004 Jim Gouk
    Jim Gouk
    James William "Jim" Gouk is a Canadian politician.Gouk began his political career as an alderman in Castlegar, British Columbia. Gouk would enter federal politics in 1993 when he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons. In the Canadian federal election, 1993 he was elected in Kootenay...

     - Reform Party
    Reform Party of Canada
    The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

     (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance
    Canadian Alliance
    The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

     (2000-2003), Conservative Party
    Conservative Party of Canada
    The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

     (2003-2004) - He previously represented Kootenay West—Revelstoke
    Kootenay West—Revelstoke
    Kootenay West—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from Kootenay West riding...

     and currently represents British Columbia Southern Interior
    British Columbia Southern Interior
    British Columbia Southern Interior is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Description:...

    .

Election results

|-

|Canadian Alliance
|Jim Gouk
Jim Gouk
James William "Jim" Gouk is a Canadian politician.Gouk began his political career as an alderman in Castlegar, British Columbia. Gouk would enter federal politics in 1993 when he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons. In the Canadian federal election, 1993 he was elected in Kootenay...


|align="right"|19,386
|align="right"|46.69%
|
|align="right"|$42,724

|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...


|Bill Barlee
|align="right"|11,357
|align="right"|27.35%
|
|align="right"|$32,709
|-

|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...


|Don Scarlett
|align="right"|4,091
|align="right"|9.85%
|
|align="right"|$7,473

|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...


|Andrew Shadrack
|align="right"|2,689
|align="right"|6.47%
|
|align="right"|$14,652

|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....


|Michele Elise Duncan
|align="right"|2,147
|align="right"|5.17%
|
|align="right"|$3,532

|Marijuana
Marijuana Party of Canada
The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party. Its agenda consists of ending prohibition of cannabis. With the exception of this one issue, the party does not have "official policy" in any other area...


|Dan Loehndorf
|align="right"|889
|align="right"|2.14%
|
|align="right"|$978

|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...


|Bev Collins
|align="right"|762
|align="right"|%
|
|align="right"|$3,220

|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....


|Annie Holtby
|align="right"|191
|align="right"|%
|
|align="right"|$886
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|41,512
!align="right"|100.00%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|238
!align="right"|0.57%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|41,750
!align="right"|64.86%
!
!
|}

|-

|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....


|Jim Gouk
Jim Gouk
James William "Jim" Gouk is a Canadian politician.Gouk began his political career as an alderman in Castlegar, British Columbia. Gouk would enter federal politics in 1993 when he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons. In the Canadian federal election, 1993 he was elected in Kootenay...


|align="right"|18,954
|align="right"|46.78%
|
|align="right"|$45,047

|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...


|Kirk Duff
|align="right"|8,869
|align="right"|21.89%
|
|align="right"|$40,603

|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...


|John A. Greaves
|align="right"|7,078
|align="right"|17.47%
|
|align="right"|$17,158
|-

|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...


|Andy Shadrack
|align="right"|2,455
|align="right"|6.05%
|
|align="right"|$6,527

|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....


|Blair Suffredine
Blair Suffredine
Blair Suffredine is a Canadian politician. He served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the riding of Nelson-Creston from 2001 to 2005....


|align="right"|2,255
|align="right"|5.56%
|
|align="right"|$23,236

|Canadian Action
Canadian Action Party
The Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...


|Beverly Bev Collins
|align="right"|377
|align="right"|0.93%
|
|align="right"|$2,816

|Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...


|Brian J. Zacharias
|align="right"|340
|align="right"|0.83%
|
|align="right"|$1,372

|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....


|Ruth Anne Taves
|align="right"|187
|align="right"|0.46%
|
|align="right"|$498
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|40,515
!align="right"|100.00%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|185
!align="right"|0.45%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|40,700
!align="right"|66.68%
!
!
|}

See also


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