Okanagan South was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. It first appeared in the general election of 1979 and last appeared in the 1986 general election. The riding is similar to its main predecessor,

South Okanagan South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan South. The riding ...

, which last appeared in

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. The area of the riding was originally part of the

Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

riding until 1890, then part of

Yale-East Yale-East was a provincial electoral district in the British Columbia legislature that appeared only in the 1894, 1898 and 1900 elections. It and its sister ridings Yale-West and Yale-North were created from the older three-member Yale (provinci ...

from 1894 to 1900, then part of the electoral district of

Okanagan The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is par ...

from 1903 to 1912, and then

until 1975. The riding returned one member to the legislature in 1979 and 1983, and two members in 1986.

Notable MLAs

The most famous MLA from this riding was indubitably

William Richards Bennett William Richards Bennett, (April 14, 1932 – December 3, 2015) was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986. He was a son of Annie Elizabeth May (Richards) and former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, ...

, Premier of BC 1975-1986.

Election results

, - , Progressive Conservative , Ernest Garedner Arthur , align="right", 1,479 , align="right", 4.49% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 32,912 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 324 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", , - ,

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, Robert N, McKee , align="right", 848 , align="right", 2.03% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Peter C.L. Griffiths , align="right", 338 , align="right", 0.81% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , Independent , Frederick L. Bartell , align="right", 165 , align="right", 0.39% , align="right", , align="right", unknown , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 41,857 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 476 !align="right", !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", % !align="right", !align="right", Redistribution of the riding following the 1986 election saw the seat broken into two,

Okanagan West The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is par ...

and

Okanagan East Kelowna—Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompasses a somewhat larger a ...

External links

Elections BC website - historical election data
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1979-1991 Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia