West Kootenay South 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 (south riding)". It was formed from the division of the older Kootenay

Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay...

 riding, one of the province's first twelve constituencies, which for the 1890 election was redistributed into:

• West Kootenay
• East Kootenay
  East Kootenay (provincial electoral district)
  Kootenay East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada...
  
  

The West Kootenay riding was further redistributed for the 1898 election into the ridings of:

• 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 :...
  
  , a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
• 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 :*...
  
  , a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
• 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 :*...
  
  , a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
• 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:*...
  
  , a provincial district from 1900 to 1903

For other ridings with the name Kootenay, or which were in the Kootenay

Kootenays

The Kootenay Region comprises the southeastern portion of British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Ktunaxa First Nation first encountered by explorer David Thompson.-Boundaries:The Kootenays are more or less defined by the Kootenay Land...

 region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts)

Kootenay (electoral districts)

Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region....

.

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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|Government
|George Buchanan
|align="right"|258
|align="right"|39.15%
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|align="right"|unknown

|Opposition
|John Frederick Hume

John Frederick Hume

John Frederick Hume was a miner, notary public and political figure in British Columbia. He represented West Kootenay South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 to 1898....

|align="right"|401
|align="right"|60.85%
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|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|659
!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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|}

Source

Elections BC historical returns

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