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Kelowna West

Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Summary

Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

FieldValue
provinceBritish Columbia
imageBC 2015 Kelowna West.png
prov-statusdefunct
prov-created2008
prov-abolished2021
prov-election-first2009
prov-election-last2020
demo-census-date2006
demo-pop51958
demo-electors44,830
demo-electors-date2013
demo-area1139.78
demo-cdRegional District of Central Okanagan
demo-csdCentral Okanagan J, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, West Kelowna

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Kelowna West (name from 2017 to 2024) or Westside-Kelowna (name from 2009 to 2017) is a former provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It combined a portion of the city of Kelowna on the east shore of Lake Okanagan with communities on the west shore.

History

The district was established as Westside-Kelowna by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 and first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding was created out of parts of Okanagan-Westside, Kelowna-Lake Country, and Kelowna-Mission. It was renamed Kelowna West in the 2015 electoral redistribution with only minor boundary changes.

Just weeks after the 2013 British Columbia election, newly re-elected MLA Ben Stewart resigned to allow Premier Christy Clark, who had lost her own seat, to run in a by-election.

Clark resigned the seat and leadership of the BC Liberals effective August 4, 2017, after losing a confidence vote. A by-election for the seat was held on February 14, 2018.

Under the 2021 redistribution that took effect with the 2024 general election, the riding was divided, with portions on the west side of Okanagan Lake being redistributed to the new district of West Kelowna-Peachland and portions east of Okanagan Lake in the city of Kelowna transferring to the new district of Kelowna Centre.

Geography

The riding contains the city of West Kelowna, all of the Regional District of Central Okanagan west of Lake Okanagan and north of Peachland, and the central part of the city of Kelowna.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Westside-Kelowna
39th2009–2013BCLiberalbackground}}Ben Stewart
40th2013
2013–2017Christy Clark
Kelowna West
41st2017BCLiberalbackground}}Christy Clark
2018 – August 2019Ben Stewart
August–October 2019Independent
October 2019 – 2020BCLiberalbackground}}Liberal
42ndNovember 2020–2023
2023-October 2024BC United

Electoral history

Kelowna West

Westside-Kelowna

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References

References

  1. [https://vancouversun.com/news/Stewart+steps+aside+Kelowna+Premier+Christy+Clark/8483307/story.html "Ben Stewart steps aside in Kelowna for B.C. Premier Christy Clark"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', June 5, 2013.
  2. "2018 Kelowna West By-Election {{!}} Elections BC".
  3. Dacre, Colin. (April 3, 2023). "New riding proposed downtown Kelowna, Coldstream and Vernon to split in proposed provincial ridings - Kelowna News".
  4. "Kelowna West Electoral District". Elections BC.
  5. "BC Liberal MLA Ben Stewart returning to caucus after being cleared by Elections BC".
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