Kootenay—Columbia

Kootenay—Columbia is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Kootenay—Columbia
British Columbia electoral district
Kootenay—Columbia in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Rob Morrison
Conservative
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]107,589
Electors (2019)91,652
Area (km²)[1]64,336
Pop. density (per km²)1.7
Census subdivision(s)Cranbrook, Revelstoke, Kimberley, East Kootenay C, Creston, Central Kootenay B, Fernie, Golden, Sparwood, Columbia-Shuswap A, Nelson

Geography

Consisting of:

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The riding borders the US states of Idaho, Montana and Washington, more than any other Canadian riding.

History

This district was created in 1996 from parts of Kootenay East and Kootenay West—Revelstoke ridings.

It was amended in 2003 to include a small part of Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kootenay—Columbia should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[3] The redefined Kootenay—Columbia gains the communities of Nelson, Salmo and Kaslo and their respective surrounding areas from the current electoral district of British Columbia Southern Interior, while losing Nakusp and area to the new district of South Okanagan—West Kootenay and Needles and area to the new district of North Okanagan—Shuswap. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Demographics
Panethnic groups in Kootenay—Columbia (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 103,130 87.28% 98,250 89.24% 96,335 91.17%
Indigenous 9,040 7.65% 7,865 7.14% 6,305 5.97%
South Asian 1,570 1.33% 715 0.65% 705 0.67%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 1,555 1.32% 1,290 1.17% 1,220 1.15%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 3] 1,360 1.15% 890 0.81% 385 0.36%
African 630 0.53% 460 0.42% 255 0.24%
Latin American 455 0.39% 305 0.28% 165 0.16%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 145 0.12% 70 0.06% 25 0.02%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 270 0.23% 255 0.23% 245 0.23%
Total responses 118,155 97.84% 110,095 97.99% 105,660 98.21%
Total population 120,759 100% 112,354 100% 107,589 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kootenay—Columbia
Riding created from Kootenay East
and Kootenay West—Revelstoke
36th  1997–2000     Jim Abbott Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015 David Wilks
42nd  2015–2019     Wayne Stetski New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021     Rob Morrison Conservative
44th  2021–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament (MP) is Rob Morrison, first elected in 2019 as a Conservative candidate.

Election results
Graph of election results in Kootenay—Columbia (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Morrison28,05643.2-1.6
New DemocraticWayne Stetski23,98636.9+2.5
LiberalRobin Goldsbury5,8799.0-0.1
People'sSarah Bennett4,4676.9+4.8
GreenRana Nelson2,5774.0-5.1
Total valid votes 64,96599.5
Total rejected ballots 3170.5
Turnout 65,28268.4
Eligible voters 95,518
Conservative hold Swing -2.1
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Morrison30,16844.81+8.03$100,780.99
New DemocraticWayne Stetski23,14934.38-2.84$91,351.20
LiberalRobin Goldsbury6,1519.14-10.35none listed
GreenAbra Brynne6,1459.13+2.62$17,085.86
People'sRick Stewart1,3782.05-none listed
Animal ProtectionTrev Miller3390.50-$1,850.63
Total valid votes/expense limit 67,33099.61
Total rejected ballots 2660.39+0.08
Turnout 67,59672.68-0.28
Eligible voters 93,002
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +5.44
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticWayne Stetski23,52937.23-1.62$90,414.74
ConservativeDavid Wilks23,24736.78-13.31$108,293.89
LiberalDon Johnston12,31519.48+16.00$11,677.75
GreenBill Green4,1156.51+0.08$43,921.84
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,20699.69 $279,227.99
Total rejected ballots 1970.31–
Turnout 63,40372.97–
Eligible voters 86,895
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +5.84
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]


2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative26,44750.09
  New Democratic20,51038.84
  Green3,3956.43
  Liberal1,8413.49
  Others6101.16
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDavid Wilks23,91055.88-3.71
New DemocraticMark Shmigelsky14,19933.18+10.54
GreenWilliam Green2,5475.95-4.06
LiberalBetty Aitchison1,4963.50-4.25
IndependentBrent Bush6361.49–
Total valid votes 42,78899.67
Total rejected ballots 1420.33-0.00
Turnout 42,93063.45+3.69
Eligible voters 67,663
Conservative hold Swing -7.13
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Abbott23,40259.59+5.24$53,536
New DemocraticLeon R. Pendleton8,89222.64-3.23
GreenRalph Moore3,93310.01+3.91$1,084
LiberalBetty Aitchison3,0447.75-5.98$1,960
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,271100.0   $99,498
Total rejected ballots 1310.3
Turnout 39,40259.76
Conservative hold Swing +4.24
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Abbott22,18154.35+2.33$76,689
New DemocraticBrent Bush10,56025.87+2.05$20,927
LiberalJhim Burwell5,44313.33-4.59$8,240
GreenClements Verhoeven2,4906.10-0.13$3,632
Canadian ActionThomas Frederick Sima1320.32–$0
Total valid votes 40,806100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1290.3
Turnout 40,93564.39-0.3
Conservative hold Swing +0.14
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Abbott21,33652.02-21.48$89,327
New DemocraticBrent Bush9,77223.82+15.11$32,311
LiberalRoss Priest7,35117.92+3.18$36,595
GreenCarmen Gustafson2,5586.23+3.17
Total valid votes 41,017100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1300.3
Turnout 41,14765.1
Conservative hold Swing -18.30
Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceJim Abbott25,66367.78+5.87$62,316
LiberalDelvin R. Chatterson5,58114.74-2.89$18,971
New DemocraticAndrea Dunlop3,2978.71-5.49$3,732
Progressive ConservativeJerry Pirie2,1655.72+1.63$340
GreenJubilee Rose Cacaci1,1583.06+0.89
Total valid votes 37,864100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1390.4
Turnout 38,00365.2+0.3
Alliance hold Swing +4.38
Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformJim Abbott22,38761.91$49,956
LiberalMark Shmigelsky6,37317.63$28,560
New DemocraticGreg Edwards5,13314.20$29,778
Progressive ConservativeMark Palmer1,4794.09$322
GreenAnna Rowe7862.17
Total valid votes 36,158100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1310.4
Turnout 36,28964.9
This riding was created from parts of Kootenay East and Kootenay West—Revelstoke, both of which elected Reform candidates in the previous election. Jim Abbott was the incumbent from Kootenay East.

Adjacent ridings

See also

Notes
  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. "Kootenay-Columbia". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. "Final Report – British Columbia", Redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca, retrieved July 11, 2017
  4. "Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts", Redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca, retrieved July 11, 2017
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  11. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". Elections.ca. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  12. "Elections Canada Online | Preliminary Candidates Election Expenses Limits". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. "Kootenay—Columbia, BC (2013 Rep. Order) ›› Pundits' Guide". Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

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