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South Okanagan—West Kootenay

South Okanagan—West Kootenay
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Richard Cannings
New Democratic
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) 112,096
Electors (2011) 88,519
Area (km²) 18,139
Pop. density (per km²) 6.2
Census divisions Central Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, Okanagan-Similkameen
Census subdivisions Castlegar, Central Kootenay H, Grand Forks, Okanagan-Similkameen C, Okanagan-Similkameen D, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton, Rossland, Trail

South Okanagan—West Kootenay (French: Okanagan-Sud—Kootenay-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of British Columbia Southern Interior (58%), Kootenay—Columbia (3%), and Okanagan—Coquihalla (39%).

South Okanagan—West Kootenay was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:


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