British Columbia Southern Interior

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the larger region it is part of, see British Columbia Interior.
British Columbia Southern Interior
British Columbia electoral district

British Columbia Southern Interior in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1996
District abolished 2013
First contested 1997
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 97,952
Electors (2011) 74,996
Area (km²)[2] 26,248.34
Census divisions Okanagan-Similkameen, Kootenay Boundary, Central Kootenay
Census subdivisions Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Osoyoos, Oliver, Grand Forks, Okanagan-Similkameen C, Central Kootenay E, Central Kootenay F, Central Kootenay H,

British Columbia Southern Interior (formerly known as Southern Interior, Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan and West Kootenay—Okanagan) was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

Description

Regions included in the riding are the Similkameen, the southern half of the South Okanagan region, the Boundary Country, all of the West Kootenay region, the Slocan Valley, Lower (but not Upper) Arrow Lake, and including the east shore of Kootenay Lake from opposite Kaslo northwards.

Municipalities within the riding are Princeton, Keremeos, Oliver, Osoyoos, Greenwood, Grand Forks, Trail, Rossland, Warfield, Montrose, Fruitvale, Castlegar, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan, New Denver, Silverton, and Kaslo.

History

This riding was created in 1996 as "West Kootenay—Okanagan" from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings.

It consisted of:

It was renamed "Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan" in 1998.

In the 2003 redistribution, the riding was replaced by the new riding of Southern Interior, with a small part being redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia and a small part added from Okanagan—Coquihalla.

In 2004, its name was changed to "British Columbia Southern Interior".

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
West Kootenay—Okanagan
Riding created from Kootenay West—Revelstoke and
Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt
36th  1997–2000     Jim Gouk Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan
37th  2000–2003     Jim Gouk Alliance
 2003–2004     Conservative
Southern Interior
38th  2004–2006     Jim Gouk Conservative
British Columbia Southern Interior
39th  2006–2008     Alex Atamanenko New Democratic
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into South Okanagan—West Kootenay,
Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and Kootenay—Columbia

Election results

British Columbia Southern Interior

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlex Atamanenko 25,176 50.9 +3.4
ConservativeStephen Hill 19,276 38.9 +3.1
GreenBryan Hunt 3,173 6.4 -3.2
LiberalShannon (Shan) Lavell 1,872 3.8 -3.1
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,674100.0
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlex Atamanenko 22,693 47.5 -1.5 $66,606
ConservativeRob Zandee 17,122 35.9 +16.6 $76,704
GreenAndy Morel 4,573 9.6 -1.7 $8,439
Liberal Brenda Jagpal 3,292 6.9 -13.3 $28,430
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule 80 0.2 -0.1 --
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,915100.0$92,328
Total rejected ballots 1550.3-0.2
Turnout 47,91563.89
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticAlex Atamanenko 22,742 49.0 +13.9 $72,595
LiberalBill Profili 9,383 20.2 +2.2 $40,534
ConservativeDerek Zeisman 8,948 19.3 -17.3 $53,470
GreenScott Leyland 5,258 11.3 +3.4 $14,334
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule 123 0.3 +0.2 $0
Total valid votes 46454100.0
Total rejected ballots 2360.5
Turnout 46,69066.4
     NDP gain from Conservative Swing +15.6

Southern Interior

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Gouk 16,940 36.6 * $55,553
New DemocraticAlex Atamanenko 16,260 35.1 +25.3 $22,019
LiberalDoug Stanley 8,310 18.0 -9.4 $74,051
GreenScott Leyland 3,663 7.9 +1.4 $16,098
IndependentRobert Schuster 591 1.3 * $9,264
MarijuanaKarine Cyr 391 0.8 *
Canadian ActionFarlie Paynter 87 0.2 * $454
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule 39 0.1 *
Total valid votes 46,281100.0
Total rejected ballots 1630.4
Turnout 46,44460.0

Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
AllianceJim Gouk 19,386 46.69 -0.09 $42,724
LiberalBill Barlee 11,357 27.35 +9.88 $32,709
New DemocraticDon Scarlett 4,091 9.85 -12.04 $7,473
GreenAndrew Shadrack 2,689 6.47 +0.42 $14,652
Progressive ConservativeMichele Elise Duncan 2,147 5.17 -0.39 $3,532
MarijuanaDan Loehndorf 889 2.14 $978
Canadian ActionBev Collins 762 1.84 +0.91 $3,220
Natural LawAnnie Holtby 191 0.46 ±0 $886
Total valid votes 41,512100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2380.57
Turnout 41,75064.86
Alliance hold Swing -4.98
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

West Kootenay—Okanagan

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformJim Gouk 18,954 46.78 $45,047
New DemocraticKirk Duff 8,869 21.89 $40,603
LiberalJohn A. Greaves 7,078 17.47 $17,158
GreenAndy Shadrack 2,455 6.05 $6,527
Progressive ConservativeBlair Suffredine 2,255 5.56 $23,236
Canadian ActionBeverly Bev Collins 377 0.93 $2,816
Christian HeritageBrian J. Zacharias 340 0.83 $1,372
Natural LawRuth Anne Taves 187 0.46 $498
Total valid votes 40,515100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1850.45
Turnout 40,70066.68
This riding was created from parts of Kootenay West—Revelstoke and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Reform candidate Jim Gouk was the incumbent from Kootenay West—Revelstoke.

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