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. For the 1966 election, the riding-name was re-established, but the area described was only the East Kootenay and included none of the West Kootenay.

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History

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Notable MLAs

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Election results 1871-1890

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1st British Columbia election, 1871
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  Independent John Andrew Mara 17 43.59% unknown
  Independent William Cosgrove Milby 9 23.08% unknown
  Independent Charles Todd 13 13.33% unknown
Total valid votes 39 100.00%
1875 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Reform caucus Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith 16 25.40%
Reform caucus Charles Gallagher 16 25.40%  Y
Government William Cosgrove Milby 15 23.80%
Reform caucus Arthur Wellesley Vowell 48 23.88%  Y
Total valid votes 63
To break a three-way tie, the Returning Officer cast the deciding votes for Gallagher and Vowell (Victoria Colonist 24 October 1875)
1878 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Opposition (?) Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Accl.  Y
Opposition (?) Charles Gallagher Accl.  Y
Total valid votes 187
4th British Columbia election, 1882 1
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith Accl. --% unknown
Total valid votes -- --%
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1 Seat reduced to one member from two.
5th British Columbia election, 1886
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Government James Baker 111 60.00% unknown
Opposition William M. Brown 74 40.00% unknown
Total valid votes 185 100.00%
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The riding was partitioned for the 1894 election.

Election results 1966-1986

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The riding-name was re-established in time for the 1966 election, but covered only the East Kootenay region rather than the entire Kootenays as had been the case in its first incarnation.

28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit Robert Owen Jones 3,070 34.89% unknown
Liberal Henry Cartmell (Harry) McKay 2,123 24.13% unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 3,605 40.98% unknown
Total valid votes 8.798 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 54
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29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit J. Harry Broadhurst 4,267 38.26% unknown
Liberal Henry Nelson 2,604 23.35% unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 4,282 38.39% unknown
Total valid votes 11,153 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 173
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30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Liberal Harry Edwards Caldwell 1,872 13.64% unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 6,065 44.20% unknown
Social Credit Ronald Powell 1,615 11.77% unknown
  PC David John Reeves 4,169 30.38% unknown
Total valid votes 13,721 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 180
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31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Social Credit George Wayne Haddad 7,915 52.29% unknown
  NDP Leo Thomas Nimsick 7,223 47.71% unknown
Total valid votes 15,138 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 220
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32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  PC Roy Wilburn Paul 975 7.80% unknown
Social Credit Terence Patrick Segarty 6,167 49.37% unknown
  NDP Douglas Wayne Right 5,350 42.83% unknown
Total valid votes 12,492 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 102
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33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Harry Edwin Mathias 8,245 47.36% unknown
Liberal Kory Palmer 374 1.99% unknown
Social Credit Terence Patrick Segarty 8,819 50.65% unknown
Total valid votes 17,411 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 208
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34th British Columbia election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
  NDP Kathleen Anne Edwards 8,000 47.94% unknown
Liberal Paul R. Kershaw 539 3.23% unknown
Social Credit Terence Patrick Segarty 7,649 45.84% unknown
  Progressive Conservative James G. Smith 499 2.99% unknown
Total valid votes 16,687 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 271
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