West Kootenay North was an electoral district in the Canadian province 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...

 in the 1894 election only. Its official name was "West Kootenay (north riding). It was formed from a partition the West Kootenay riding that also created West Kootenay (south riding)

West Kootenay South

West Kootenay South was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1894 election only. Its official name was "West Kootenay "...

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Demographics

Population
Population Change,	%
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Election results

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

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|Opposition
|William M. Brown
|align="right"|125
|align="right"|36.55%
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|Government
|James M. Kellie

James M. Kellie

James M. "Pothole" Kellie was a miner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented West Kootenay from 1890 to 1894, West Kootenay North from 1894 to 1898 and West Kootenay-Revelstoke from 1898 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Cobourg, Ontario; his...

|align="right"|217
|align="right"|63.45%
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|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|342
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|55.37%
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In the 1898 election the West Kootenay region was further redistributed into:

• West Kootenay-Nelson
  West Kootenay-Nelson
  West Kootenay-Nelson was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1898 to 1903.For other ridings named Kootenay or in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay .- Demographics :- Election results :...
  
  , used 1898-1900 only
  • Nelson City, 1903–1912
    • Nelson
      Nelson (electoral district)
      Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves....
      
      

• West Kootenay-Revelstoke
  West Kootenay-Revelstoke
  West Kootenay-Revelstoke was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1898 to 1903.- Demographics :- References :*...
  
  , used 1900 only
  • Revelstoke
    Revelstoke (electoral district)
    Revelstoke was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903 and lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was merged with the Slocan riding to form Revelstoke-Slocan...
    
    , 1903–1963

• West Kootenay-Rossland
  West Kootenay-Rossland
  West Kootenay-Rossland was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1898 to 1903.- Demographics :- References :*...
  
  , used 1898-1900 only
  • Rossland City
    Rossland City
    Rossland City was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the West Kootenay region. It is named after the town of Rossland, near Trail, B.C...
    
     1903-1912
    • Rossland
      Rossland
      Rossland can refer to:*Rossland, British Columbia, Canada** Rossland City, provincial electoral district around Rossland, British Columbia ** Rossland, provincial electoral district around Rossland, British Columbia ....
      
       1916-1920

• West Kootenay-Slocan
  West Kootenay-Slocan
  West Kootenay-Slocan was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1898 to 1903.- Demographics :-References:*...
  
  , used 1898-1900 only
  • Kaslo
    Kaslo (electoral district)
    Kaslo was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920...
    
    , 1903–1920
  • Slocan
    Slocan (electoral district)
    Slocan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance in the election of 1903 and its last in the general election of 1920...
    
    , 1903–1920
    • Kaslo-Slocan
      Kaslo-Slocan
      Kaslo-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake as well as the mining towns of the "Silvery Slocan"...
      
      , 1924–1963

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