Kelowna Centre
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 59,446 | ||
| Area (km²) | 72 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 825.6 | ||
| Census division | Central Okanagan | ||
| Census subdivision | Kelowna (part) | ||
Kelowna Centre is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2024.[1]
Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the district was first contested in the 2024 general election.[2] It was created out of parts of Kelowna West, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission.
Demographics
| Population, 2021 | 59,446 |
| Area (km2) | 72 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 825 |
| Source: BC Electoral Boundaries Commission[3] | |
Geography
The district consists of territory that was previously part of the Kelowna West riding, including downtown Kelowna and the Glenmore neighbourhood, as well as areas transferred from the districts of Kelowna-Mission and Kelowna-Lake Country.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelowna Centre Riding created from Kelowna West, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission |
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| 43rd | 2024–present | Kristina Loewen | Conservative | |
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kristina Loewen | 11,033 | 42.85 | – | $42,377.15 | |||
| New Democratic | Loyal Wooldridge | 10,993 | 42.69 | +10.4 | $28,338.11 | |||
| Unaffiliated | Michael Humer | 2,613 | 10.15 | – | $15,530.72 | |||
| Green | Bryce Tippe | 1,111 | 4.31 | -11.1 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 25,750 | 99.87 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.13 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 25,783 | 56.49 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 45,642 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from BC United | Swing | N/A[n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
- ↑ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Liberal | 49.8 | ||
| New Democratic | 32.3 | ||
| Green | 15.4 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Oct 3, Wayne Moore-; Story: 388542, 2022 / 5:30 pm |. "4th provincial riding recommended for the Central Okanagan - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. December 6, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ↑ "BC Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections BC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ SEYMOUR, RON (April 1, 2022). "New 'Kelowna Centre' riding proposed by three MLAs". Daily Courier. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Kelowna Centre". 338Canada. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
