British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Kelowna—Lake Country in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal |
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District created | 1996 | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 110,051 | ||
Electors (2015) | 86,934 | ||
Area (km²) | 1,670 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 65.9 | ||
Census subdivisions | Kelowna, Lake Country, Central Okanagan |
Kelowna—Lake Country (formerly known as Kelowna) is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
This district was created as "Kelowna" electoral district in 1996 from a portion of Okanagan Centre riding.
In 2003, it was renamed "Kelowna—Lake Country".
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kelowna—Lake Country should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined Kelowna—Lake Country loses a portion of its current territory to the new district of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola. 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 19 October 2015.
The Member of Parliament is Stephen Fuhr. In an upset victory, he unseated Conservative incumbent Ron Cannan in the 2015 federal election.
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.