Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)

Kelowna-Lake Country
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
;
First contested	2001
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2001)	56,166
Area (km²)	1,408
Pop. density (per km²)	39.9
Census division(s)	Regional District of Central Okanagan
Census subdivision(s)	Kelowna

Kelowna-Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompasses a somewhat larger area.

Demographics

Population, 2001	56,166
Population change, 1996–2001	9.5%
Area (km²)	1,408
Population density (people per km²)	40

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna-Lake Country comprises the northeastern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. This includes the entire area of the district municipality of Lake Country and the northern area of Kelowna. It is located in southern British Columbia.^[1]

History

1999 redistribution

Changes from Okanagan East to Kelowna-Lake Country include:

removal of area south and southeast of Kelowna
addition of area north of Kelowna

History

Assembly	Years		Party
South Okanagan
14th	1916–1920	James William Jones	Conservative
15th	1920–1924
16th	1924–1928
17th	1928–1933
18th	1933–1937	Joseph Allen Harris	Liberal
19th	1937–1941	Cecil Robert Bull	Liberal
20th	1941–1945	William Andrew Cecil Bennett	Conservative
21st	1945–1949		Coalition
22nd	1949–1951		Coalition
22nd	1951–1952		Social Credit
23rd	1952–1953
24th	1953–1956
25th	1956–1960
26th	1960–1963
27th	1963–1966
28th	1966–1969
29th	1969–1972
30th	1972–1973
30th	1973–1975	William Richards Bennett
31st	1975–1979	William Richards Bennett
Okanagan South
32nd	1979–1983	William Richards Bennett	Social Credit
33rd	1983–1986	William Richards Bennett	Social Credit
Two Member District
34th	1986–1991	Larry Chalmers	Social Credit
34th	1986–1991	Cliff Serwa	Social Credit
Okanagan East
35th	1991–1993	Judi Tyabji	Liberal
	1993–1996		Independent
	1996		Progressive Democratic Alliance
Kelowna-Lake Country
36th	1996–2001	John Weisbeck	Liberal
37th	2001–2005	John Weisbeck
38th	2005–2009	Al Horning
39th	2009–2013	Norm Letnick
40th	2013–2017
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–present

Member of the Legislative Assembly

The Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Norm Letnick a former city councilor.

Election results

2020 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	14,679	55.73	−4.41	$42,026.78
	New Democratic	Justin Kulik	7,121	27.04	+6.38	$977.00
	Green	John Janmaat	3,833	14.55	−4.65	$4,490.00
	Libertarian	Kyle Geronazzo	515	1.96	–	$0.00
	Independent	Silverado Socrates	190	0.72	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			26,338	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[2]^[3]

2017 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	15,287	59.76	+2.98	$55,200
	New Democratic	Erik Olesen	5,344	20.89	−3.91	$7,120
	Green	Alison Shaw	4,951	19.35	+11.91	$16,300
Total valid votes			25,582	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149	0.58
Turnout			25,731	54.21
Source: Elections BC^[4]^[5]

2013 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	12,149	56.78
	New Democratic	Mike Nuyens	5,306	24.80
	Conservative	Graeme James	2,351	10.99
	Green	Gary Adams	1,591	7.44
Total valid votes			21,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			88	0.41
Turnout			21,485	47.71
Source: Elections BC^[6]

2009 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Norm Letnick	10,281	52.11	$119,561
	New Democratic	Matthew Reed	5,250	26.61	$17,764
	Conservative	Mary-Ann Graham	2,253	11.42	$21,044
	Green	Ryan Fugger	1,375	6.97	$350
	Independent	Alan Clarke	571	2.89	$8,830
Total valid votes			19,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			89	0.45
Turnout			19,819	47.25

2005 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Al Horning	12,247	50.37	$51, 907
	New Democratic	John Pugsley	7,390	30.40	$18,967
	Green	Kevin Ade	2,541	10.45	$4,735
	Democratic Reform	Al Clarke	1,793	7.37	$31,253
	Marijuana	David Hunter Thomson	341	1.40	$1,002
Total valid votes			24,312	100.00
Total rejected ballots			147	0.60
Turnout			24,459	54.88

2001 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John Weisbeck	14,093	63.19	$38,373
	New Democratic	Janet Elizabeth Scotland	3,102	13.91	$9,340
	Green	Devra Lynn Rice	2,606	11.68	$1,098
	Unity	Kevin Wendland	1,496	6.71	$1,493
	Marijuana	Paul Halonen	734	3.29	$444
	Action	David Thomson	272	1.22	$790
Total valid votes			22,303	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104	0.47
Turnout			22,407	66.91

References

^ "Kelowna-Lake Country Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

B.C. Votes 2017: Kelowna-Lake Country riding profile. CBC News. March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

External links

[1] "Kelowna-Lake Country Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[2] "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-17.

[3] "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[4] "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[5] "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[6] "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]