British Columbia electoral district | ||
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Provincial electoral district | ||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
MLA | Katrine Conroy NDP |
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District created | 2008 | |
First contested | 2009 | |
Demographics | ||
Population (2006) | 39,713 | |
Electors | ||
Area (km²) | 12,015.60 | |
Pop. density (per km²) | 3.3 | |
Census divisions | Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay | |
Census subdivisions | Castlegar, Trail, Nakusp |
- Not to be confused with the former federal electoral district of Kootenay West (1917-1988) or provincial district of West Kootenay (1890-1894)
Kootenay West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.
Member of Legislative Assembly
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Its MLA incumbent is Katrine Conroy, British Columbia New Democratic Party initially elected during the 2005 election to the West Kootenay-Boundary riding in British Columbia, Canada.
Election results
B.C. General Election 2009 Kootenay West | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
NDP | Katrine Conroy | ||||
BC Liberal | Brenda Binnie | ||||
Green | Andy Morel | ||||
Communist | Zachary Crispin | ||||
Total |