Kootenay Central is a
provincial electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
It made its first appearance under the name Nelson-Creston in the
general election of 1933 following a redistribution of the earlier
Nelson and
Creston ridings.
Historically, the riding was consistently held by the "free enterprise" party of the era. Until 1952, this alternated between the
BC Liberals and the Coalition, while after
the election in 1952,
Social Credit won every election until the
BC NDP victory in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
.
Since 1972, the NDP has won all but two elections: in
the 1986 election,
Social Credit won the riding along with many others in the
Interior and in 2001, prominent NDP Cabinet minister
Corky Evans was defeated in an election that saw all but two NDP MLAs suffer defeat. Since
the 2005 election, the NDP has won the riding by wide margins.
The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the
2024 election, which implemented the results of the
2021 redistribution.
Demographics
Geography
As of the 2024 provincial election, Kootenay Central comprises the eastern portion of the
Regional District of Central Kootenay. It is located in southeastern British Columbia and is bordered by the United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of
Nelson,
Creston,
Salmo
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, and
Kaslo.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Kootenay Central
Nelson-Creston
, -
,
NDP
, Michelle Mungall
, align="right", 9,060
, align="right", 55.83%
, align="center", −3.97
, align="right", $52,366
, - style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3", Total valid votes
!align="right", 16,523
!align="right", 100%
, - style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3", Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 98
!align="right", 0.6%
, - style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3", Turnout
!align="right", 16,621
!align="right", 60%
,
NDP
,
Corky Evans
, align="right", 12,896
, align="right", 58.80%
, align="right", +26.98
, align="right", $59,942
, - style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3", Total valid votes
!align="right", 21,931
, - style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3", Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 137
!align="right", 0.62%
, - style="background:white;"
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3", Turnout
!align="right", 22,068
!align="right", 67.88%
, -
, -
,
NDP
,
Corky Evans
, align="right", 6,981
, align="right", 31.82%
, align="right", −13.08
, align="right", $46,070
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 21,940
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 79
!align="right", 0.36%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 22,019
!align="right", 75.32%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
NDP
,
Corky Evans
, align="right", 9,179
, align="right", 44.90%
, align="right", −2.01
, align="right", $42,880
, -
,
Natural Law
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, Ruth Anne Taves
, align="right", 73
, align="right", 0.36%
, align="right",
, align="right", $398
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 20,442
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 82
!align="right", 0.40%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 20,524
!align="right", 75.20%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
NDP
,
Corky Evans
, align="right", 8,583
, align="right", 46.91%
, align="right",
, align="right", $33,620
, -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 18,299
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 428
!align="right", 2.29%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 18,727
!align="right", 80.60%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
NDP
, Munro
, align="right", 2324
, align="right", 29.4%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 7899
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 91
!align="right", 1.1%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 7990
!align="right", 69.2%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
NDP
, Askevold
, align="right", 1943
, align="right", 21.4%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, Shorthouse
, align="right", 1474
, align="right", 16.3%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 9064
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 53
!align="right", 0.6%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 9117
!align="right", 75.2%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, McNevin
, align="right", 2664
, align="right", 29.2%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, Taylor
, align="right", 730
, align="right", 8.0%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 9117
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 106
!align="right", 1.1%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 9223
!align="right", 76.0%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Affleck
, align="right", 2331
, align="right", 28.4%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 8213
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 86
!align="right", 1.0%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 8299?
!align="right", 71.0%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Drew
, align="right", 2675
, align="right", 33.6%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 7966
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 151
!align="right", 1.9%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 8117
!align="right", 79.6%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Phillips
, align="right", 1249
, align="right", 24.0%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, Independent
, Frisby
, align="right", 184
, align="right", 3.5%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 5214
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 39
!align="right", 0.7%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 5253
!align="right", 65.0%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, Frank Putnam
, align="right", 2144
, align="right", 33.5%
, align="right",
, align="right",
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Frisby
, align="right", 2124
, align="right", 33.1%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 6408
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 89
!align="right", 1.4%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 6497
!align="right", 76.9%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, Frank Putnam
, align="right", 2149
, align="right", 39.2%
, align="right",
, align="right",
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Bayliss
, align="right", 1121
, align="right", 20.4%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, Independent
, Mulholland
, align="right", 139
, align="right", 2.5%
, align="right",
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 5487
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 61
!align="right", 1.1%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 5548
!align="right", 74.5%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
, Frank Putnam
, align="right", 2489
, align="right", 49.2%
,
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
, Walley
, align="right", 1161
, align="right", 22.9%
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes
!align="right", 5060
!align="right", 100.00%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots
!align="right", 102
!align="right", 2.0%
!align="right",
!align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3, Turnout
!align="right", 5162
!align="right", 74.0%
!align="right",
!align="right",
References
External links
BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures1996 ExpendituresWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts, 1941, 2024
British Columbia provincial electoral districts
Nelson, British Columbia