Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Kelowna West , formerly Westside-Kelowna , is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia , Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 . It was 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.[1]
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.[2]
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 .[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly [ ]
Electoral history [ ]
Kelowna West [ ]
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 14, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Ben Stewart
8,406
56.28
−2.77
$87,790
New Democratic
Shelley Cook
3,511
23.51
−1.63
$49,337
Green
Robert Stupka
1,893
12.67
−1.00
$54,984
Conservative
Mark Thompson
1,006
6.73
–
$6,419
Libertarian
Kyle Michael Ernest Geronazzo
121
0.81
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$250
Total valid votes
14,937
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
35
0.23
+0.07
Turnout
14,972
31.55
−9.29
Registered voters
47,461
Liberal hold
Swing
−0.57
Source: Elections BC [7]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Christy Clark
15,674
58.98
+0.98
$80,880
New Democratic
Shelley Cook
6,712
25.25
−5.71
$26,274
Green
Robert Mellalieu
3,628
13.65
–
$1,399
Independent
Brian Thiesen
570
2.14
–
$2,045
Total valid votes
26,584
100.0
–
Total rejected ballots
128
0.48
+0.32
Turnout
26,712
55.46
+14.62
Registered voters
48,162
Liberal hold
Swing
+3.34
Source: Elections BC [8]
Westside-Kelowna [ ]
British Columbia provincial by-election, July 10, 2013: Westside-Kelowna
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Christy Clark
11,758
62.66
+4.58
$56,758
New Democratic
Carole Gordon
5,563
29.64
−1.20
$38,827
Conservative
Sean Upshaw
1,115
5.94
−5.14
$9,755
Independent
Dayleen Van Ryswyk
134
0.71
–
$373
Independent
John Marks
74
0.39
–
$250
Independent
Silverado Brooks Socrates
46
0.25
–
$250
Vision
JB Bhandari
45
0.24
–
$2,261
Independent
Korry Zepik
31
0.17
–
$440
Total valid votes
18,766
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
31
0.16
−0.80
Turnout
18,797
40.84
−6.68
Registered voters
46,021
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.89
Source: Elections BC [9] [10]
2009 British Columbia general election : Westside-Kelowna
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Ben Stewart
10,334
53.33
$95,251
New Democratic
Tish Lakes
5,656
29.19
$26,122
Conservative
Peter Neville
1,772
9.14
$9,705
Green
Robin McKim
1,617
8.34
$1,075
Total valid votes
19,379
99.45
Total rejected ballots
107
0.55
Turnout
19,486
47.35
Registerd voters
41,155
References [ ]
^ "Ben Stewart steps aside in Kelowna for B.C. Premier Christy Clark" . Vancouver Sun , June 5, 2013.
^ http://elections.bc.ca/voting/klw-byelection
^ "Kelowna West Electoral District" (PDF) . Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020 .
^ "BC Liberal MLA Ben Stewart returning to caucus after being cleared by Elections BC" . Global News . Retrieved August 19, 2020 .
^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results" . electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Election Financing Reports" . Elections BC . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: 2018 Kelowna West By-election" (PDF) . Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF) . Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ "2013 Westside-Kelowna by-election - Statement of Votes" (PDF) . Elections BC . Retrieved November 18, 2020 .
^ "FRPC" . contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca . Retrieved November 19, 2020 .
^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF) . Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017 .
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