Kelowna (electoral district)

Kelowna
British Columbia electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Stephen Fuhr
Liberal
District created1996
First contested2025
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]110,051
Electors (2019)99,992
Area (km²)[1]1,670
Pop. density (per km²)65.9
Census subdivisionKelowna (part)

Kelowna is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada, that was created as a result of the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution. It was first contested in the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the district was created from portions of Kelowna—Lake Country, Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee, and Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Kelowna (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[2] 2016[3] 2011[4]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 109,310 81.22% 100,480 85.46% 96,565 89.09%
Indigenous 7,940 5.9% 6,605 5.62% 4,540 4.19%
South Asian 5,955 4.42% 3,170 2.7% 2,505 2.31%
East Asian[b] 4,005 2.98% 3,045 2.59% 2,340 2.16%
Southeast Asian[c] 2,880 2.14% 1,800 1.53% 920 0.85%
African 1,515 1.13% 825 0.7% 420 0.39%
Latin American 1,090 0.81% 655 0.56% 475 0.44%
Middle Eastern[d] 995 0.74% 455 0.39% 225 0.21%
Other[e] 875 0.65% 520 0.44% 400 0.37%
Total responses 134,580 98.75% 117,570 98.48% 108,390 98.49%
Total population 136,290 100% 119,388 100% 110,051 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

Kelowna
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Okanagan Centre
36th  1997–2000     Werner Schmidt Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
Kelowna
Riding created from Kelowna–Lake Country, Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee,
and Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna.
45th  2025–present     Stephen Fuhr Liberal

Election results

Kelowna, 2023–present

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalStephen Fuhr28,70248.78+22.54$118,108.03
ConservativeTracy Gray27,62046.94+4.63$116,654.48
New DemocraticTrevor McAleese1,9413.30–17.85$12,285.91
GreenCatriona Wright5780.98–2.03none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,84199.34–$129,900.20
Total rejected ballots 3920.66+0.36
Turnout 59,23370.20+8.07
Eligible voters 84,374
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.96
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2021 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative21,40742.31
  Liberal13,27726.24
  New Democratic10,70221.15
  People's3,6867.29
  Green1,5253.01

Kelowna, 1996–2003

Graph of election results in Kelowna (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceWerner Schmidt33,81059.47+9.46$44,990
LiberalJoe Leask13,56423.86+1.46$46,876
Progressive ConservativeDoug Mallo4,7088.28–8.51$9,791
New DemocraticJohn O. Powell3,5726.28–1.32$9,493
Canadian ActionJack William Peach1,1992.11–$3,652
Total valid votes 56,85399.61
Total rejected ballots 2230.39+0.15
Turnout 57,07664.02+1.21
Eligible voters 89,153
Alliance hold Swing +3.50
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformWerner Schmidt25,24650.01$48,355
LiberalJanna Francis11,30622.40$32,838
Progressive ConservativeAl Horning8,47716.79$47,498
New DemocraticFred Steele3,8387.60$11,443
GreenDavid Hughes1,6123.19$1,014
Total valid votes 50,47999.76
Total rejected ballots 1230.24
Turnout 50,60262.81
Eligible voters 80,568
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Kelowna". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  6. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  7. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kelowna, British Columbia (2000)". lop.parl.ca.
  9. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-65518-4.
  10. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kelowna, British Columbia (1997)". lop.parl.ca.
  11. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada.

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