Kootenay West

Kootenay West
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1987
First contested1917
Last contested1984

Kootenay West was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Kootenay riding. It was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Kootenay West—Revelstoke riding.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Kootenay
13th  1917–1921     Robert Francis Green Government (Unionist)
14th  1921–1925     Levi William Humphrey Progressive
15th  1925–1926     William Esling Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945     National Government
20th  1945–1949     Herbert Wilfred Herridge Independent Co-operative Commonwealth
21st  1949–1953     Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1961
 1961–1962     New Democratic
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972     Randolph Harding New Democratic
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Robert Brisco Progressive Conservative
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984     Lyle Kristiansen New Democratic
33rd  1984–1988     Robert Brisco Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Kootenay West—Revelstoke

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Brisco15,80447.43+7.25
New DemocraticLyle Kristiansen15,06045.19+2.15
LiberalJean Turnbull2,4607.38–9.40
Total valid votes 33,32499.69
Total rejected ballots 1020.31–0.05
Turnout 33,42682.54+11.64
Eligible voters 40,495
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.56
Source: Elections Canada[1][2][3]
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLyle Kristiansen12,23243.04+3.22
Progressive ConservativeRobert Brisco11,41740.18–7.07
LiberalPeter M. Kendall4,76916.78+4.26
Total valid votes 28,41899.65
Total rejected ballots 1000.35+0.06
Turnout 28,51870.90–4.15
Eligible voters 40,223
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +5.15
Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6]
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Brisco13,64547.24+5.67
New DemocraticLyle Kristiansen11,50339.83+1.47
LiberalPeter M. Kendall3,61612.52–7.56
LibertarianValerie Phare-Smith1190.41–
Total valid votes 28,88399.71
Total rejected ballots 850.29–0.11
Turnout 28,96875.04+3.15
Eligible voters 38,601
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.10
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Brisco12,57541.57+10.01
New DemocraticRandolph Harding11,60338.36–15.21
LiberalLouis D. Maglio6,07320.08+5.20
Total valid votes 30,25199.60
Total rejected ballots 1220.40–0.85
Turnout 30,37371.90–3.05
Eligible voters 42,245
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +12.61
Source: Library of Parliament[10][11]
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRandolph Harding15,63353.57+8.62
Progressive ConservativeRobert Brisco9,21031.56+15.11
LiberalPaul G. Moroso4,34114.87–13.79
Total valid votes 29,18498.75
Total rejected ballots 3701.25+0.56
Turnout 29,55474.95–0.41
Eligible voters 39,431
New Democratic hold Swing –3.24
Source: Library of Parliament[12][13]
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRandolph Harding12,18144.95+5.86
LiberalDonald F. Griffiths7,76828.67+3.34
Progressive ConservativeBruce Arnesen4,45716.45+5.36
Social CreditEdward L. Brothers2,6939.94–14.55
Total valid votes 27,09999.31
Total rejected ballots 1880.69–0.12
Turnout 27,28775.36+6.31
Eligible voters 36,210
New Democratic hold Swing +1.26
Source: Library of Parliament[14][15]
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHerbert Wilfred Herridge8,48139.09+1.60
LiberalGeorge B. Cady5,49525.33+4.60
Social CreditJohn Hobson5,31324.49+5.06
Progressive ConservativeT. Stan Horswill2,40511.09–11.26
Total valid votes 21,69499.20
Total rejected ballots 1760.80+0.28
Turnout 21,87069.05–7.93
Eligible voters 31,675
New Democratic hold Swing –1.50
Source: Library of Parliament[16][17]
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHerbert Wilfred Herridge8,59537.49+0.67
Progressive ConservativePeter Dewdney5,12222.34–5.13
LiberalGeorge B. Cady4,75220.73+8.66
Social CreditEdith A. Van Maarion4,45519.43–4.19
Total valid votes 22,92499.47
Total rejected ballots 1220.53–0.23
Turnout 23,04676.98+0.56
Eligible voters 29,939
New Democratic hold Swing +2.90
Source: Library of Parliament[18][19]
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHerbert Wilfred Herridge8,30336.83–6.63
Progressive ConservativePeter Dewdney6,19427.47–10.42
Social CreditLeslie A. Read5,32723.63+15.57
LiberalNicholas T. Oglow2,72212.07+1.48
Total valid votes 22,54699.24
Total rejected ballots 1730.76+0.17
Turnout 22,71976.42–1.72
Eligible voters 29,731
New Democratic hold Swing +1.90
Source: Library of Parliament[20][21]
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Wilfred Herridge9,46043.46–0.33
Progressive ConservativePeter Dewdney8,24837.89+20.98
LiberalWilliam J. McLoughlin2,30610.59–2.57
Social CreditJ.H. (Harry) Almack1,7538.05–18.07
Total valid votes 21,76799.41
Total rejected ballots 1300.59+0.08
Turnout 21,89778.14+2.79
Eligible voters 28,024
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing –10.65
Source: Library of Parliament[22][23]
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Wilfred Herridge8,99643.79–5.49
Social CreditDonald Leslie Brothers5,36626.12+4.90
Progressive ConservativeCharles H. Wright3,47516.92+11.22
LiberalWilliam J. McLoughlin2,70513.17–8.73
Total valid votes 20,54299.48
Total rejected ballots 1070.52–0.80
Turnout 20,64975.34+6.78
Eligible voters 27,406
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing –5.20
Source: Library of Parliament[24][25]
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Wilfred Herridge8,99049.28–4.79
LiberalIan Somerville3,99421.89–
Social CreditJohn Orville Bates3,87121.22–
Progressive ConservativeThomas Alexander McRae1,0405.70–40.23
Labor–ProgressiveMatilda Hall Belanger3471.90–
Total valid votes 18,24298.69
Total rejected ballots 2431.31+0.57
Turnout 18,48568.56–6.19
Eligible voters 26,960
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing –13.34
Source: Library of Parliament[26][27]
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Wilfred Herridge9,79454.07+7.12
Progressive ConservativeJohn Robertson Corner8,31945.93+15.95
Total valid votes 18,11399.25
Total rejected ballots 1360.75–0.18
Turnout 18,24974.75–10.26
Eligible voters 24,412
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing –4.42
Source: Library of Parliament[28][29]
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Independent Co-operative Commonwealth FederationHerbert Wilfred Herridge6,12337.17+0.23
Progressive ConservativeStuart Stanley McDiarmid4,93829.97–9.17
LiberalJames Draper3,80223.08–0.84
Co-operative CommonwealthFrank F. Tracy1,6119.78–27.16
Total valid votes 16,47499.07
Total rejected ballots 1540.93+0.20
Turnout 16,62885.02+3.07
Eligible voters 19,558
Independent Co-operative Commonwealth gain from National Government Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[30][31]
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
National GovernmentWilliam Esling6,77139.15–3.07
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Wilfred Herridge6,38936.94+5.76
LiberalDonald MacDonald4,13723.92–2.69
Total valid votes 17,29799.28
Total rejected ballots 1260.72–0.03
Turnout 17,42381.95+5.06
Eligible voters 21,261
National Government hold Swing –4.42
Source: Library of Parliament[32][33]
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Esling4,99542.21–12.52
Co-operative CommonwealthHerbert Wilfred Herridge3,68931.18–
LiberalDuncan Daniel McLean3,14926.61–15.60
Total valid votes 11,83399.25
Total rejected ballots 900.75+0.75
Turnout 11,92376.89–1.64
Eligible voters 15,507
Conservative hold Swing –21.85
Source: Library of Parliament[34][35]
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Esling7,69954.73+0.43
LiberalDuncan Daniel McLean5,93842.22–3.48
Frac LibAlfred Edward Watts4293.05–
Total valid votes 14,066100.00
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout 14,06678.53+2.21
Eligible voters 17,911
Conservative hold Swing +1.96
Source: Library of Parliament[36][37]
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Esling6,24754.30–0.18
LiberalRobert Henry Otley Gale5,25745.70–
Total valid votes 11,504100.00
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout 11,50476.33–1.44
Eligible voters 15,072
Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[38][39]
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Esling5,72054.48+14.78
ProgressiveLevi William Humphrey4,77945.52–3.37
Total valid votes 10,499100.00
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout 10,49977.76+1.67
Eligible voters 13,501
Conservative gain from Progressive Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[40][41]
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ProgressiveLevi William Humphrey4,79048.89–
ConservativeWilliam Oliver Rose3,89039.71–
LiberalRoy Baird Staples1,11711.40–
Total valid votes 9,797100.00
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout 9,79776.10–24.02
Eligible voters 12,874
Progressive gain from Government (Unionist) Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[42][43]
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Government (Unionist)Robert Francis Green5,37763.18–
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Winfield Maxwell1,73520.39–
LabourIrwin Amory Austin1,39916.44–
Total valid votes 8,511100.00
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout 8,511100.12–
Eligible voters 8,501
This riding was created from parts of Kootenay, where Conservative Robert Francis Green was the incumbent.
Source: Library of Parliament[44][45]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kootenay West, British Columbia (1984)". lop.parl.ca.
  2. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53477-8.
  3. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Thirty-Third General Election, 1984: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-53472-7.
  4. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kootenay West, British Columbia (1980)". lop.parl.ca.
  5. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1980). Thirty-Second General Election, 1980: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-660-50630-0.
  6. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1980). Thirty-Second General Election, 1980: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-51248-0.
  7. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kootenay West, British Columbia (1979)". lop.parl.ca.
  8. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1979). Thirty-First General Election, 1979: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-660-50445-6.
  9. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1979). Thirty-First General Election, 1979: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - Respecting Election Expenses (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. ISBN 0-662-50834-3.
  10. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kootenay West, British Columbia (1974)". lop.parl.ca.
  11. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Thirtieth General Election, 1974: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  12. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Kootenay West, British Columbia (1972)". lop.parl.ca.
  13. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1972). Twenty-Ninth General Election, 1972: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
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  15. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1968). Twenty-Eighth General Election, 1968: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/umn.31951d013775853.
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  23. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1958). Twenty-Fourth General Election, 1958: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
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  27. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1953). Twenty-Second General Election, 1953: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
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  43. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1922). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Fourteenth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, 1921 (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.
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