Okanagan-Westside

Okanagan-Westside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

It included the small cities of Westbank, Westside, Peachland, and Summerland, and extended from the city limit of Summerland (in the south) to the Okanagan Lake bridge, in Westside (north). Kelowna, the major city in the Okanagan, lies across the Okanagan Lake bridge. Encompassing land in both the South and Central Okanagan, this constituency's lands are well known for their semi-arid climate and high summer temperatures..

Demographics
Population, 2001 47,678
Population Change, 1996–2001 8.9%
Area (km²) 1,959
Pop. Density (people per km²) 24

History

The area of this constituency was first settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by European agriculturalists. Fruit growing, especially apple and cherry crops, were a major industry, although tourism, logging, mining, and now viticulture, have also been major industries in the region. The Okanogan peoples, an Interior Salish language group, have settled the area for several thousand years.

1999 Redistribution

This electoral district was carved out of Okanagan West, Okanagan-Vernon and Okanagan-Penticton.

2008 Redistribution

The electoral district was abolished in 2008 into Westside-Kelowna, Penticton and Fraser-Nicola.[1]

MLAs
  1. Rick Thorpe, Liberal (2001–2009)

Election results
2001 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalRick Thorpe14,18168.08$39,628
New DemocraticErnie Dmetro Ursuliak3,17615.25$4,535
UnityHoward Lionel Hunt1,3646.55$591
MarijuanaTeresa Taylor1,1885.70$1,120
ActionJack W. Peach9214.42$1,186
Total valid votes 20,830 100.00
Total rejected ballots 127 0.61
Turnout 20,957 69.91
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRick Thorpe12,14854.39
New DemocraticJoyce Procure6,87330.77
GreenAngela Reid2,26210.13
Democratic ReformJanice Marie Money1,0514.71
Total 22,334 100.00

References
  1. http://bc.punditsguide.ca/riding_e.php?riding=115
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