Kelowna-Mission is a provincial

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for the

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, Canada.

Demographics

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna-Mission comprises the southeastern portion of the

Regional District of Central Okanagan The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Ok ...

. This includes the southern area of the city of

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley in the British Columbia Interior, southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna ...

. It is located in southern British Columbia.

History

1999 redistribution

The district's name was changed from Okanagan West to Kelowna-Mission.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

History

Kelowna-Mission's MLA is Gavin Dew. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2024 provincial election. He is a member of the

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. Prior to Gavin Dew, the MLA were Renee Merrifield and Hon. Steve Thomson respectively, the latter was the former executive director of the B.C. Agriculture Council. He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2009 provincial election, and was a member of the

British Columbia Liberal Party BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative, neoliberal, and occupying a centre-right ...

. Thomson was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Lands on June 10, 2009. He was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna-Mission on May 12, 2009.

Election results

, - , NDP , Tisha Kalmanovich , align="right", 5,566 , align="right", 26.07 , align="right", , align="right", $21,149 , Independent , Silverado Socrates , align="right", 130 , align="right", 0.61 , align="right", , align="right", $250 , - , - , NDP , Nicki Hokazono , align="right", 8,189 , align="right", 31.82% , align="right", , align="right", $33,490 , - , - , NDP , Assunta Rosal , align="right", 3,066 , align="right", 12.90% , align="right", , align="right", $9,609

References

External links

BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 1991–2001 British Columbia provincial electoral districts Politics of Kelowna