Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay. For the 1966 election, the riding-name was re-established, but the area described was only the East Kootenay and included none of the West Kootenay.

Election results 1871-1890



 * Independent
 * John Andrew Mara
 * align="right"|17
 * align="right"|43.59%
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 * align="right"|unknown


 * Independent
 * William Cosgrove Milby
 * align="right"|9
 * align="right"|23.08%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


 * Independent
 * Charles Todd
 * align="right"|13
 * align="right"|13.33%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown


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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|-- !align="right"|--% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|1 Seat reduced to one member from two.
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|185 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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The riding was partitioned for the 1894 election.

Election results 1966-1986
The riding-name was re-established in time for the 1966 election, but covered only the East Kootenay region rather than the entire Kootenays as had been the case in its first incarnation.



!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|8.798 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|54 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * NDP
 * Leo Thomas Nimsick
 * align="right"|3,605
 * align="right"|40.98%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|11,153 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|173 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * NDP
 * Leo Thomas Nimsick
 * align="right"|4,282
 * align="right"|38.39%
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 * align="right"|unknown
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 * NDP
 * Leo Thomas Nimsick
 * align="right"|6,065
 * align="right"|44.20%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|13,721 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|180 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * PC
 * David John Reeves
 * align="right"|4,169
 * align="right"|30.38%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|15,138 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|220 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * NDP
 * Leo Thomas Nimsick
 * align="right"|7,223
 * align="right"|47.71%
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 * align="right"|unknown
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 * PC
 * Roy Wilburn Paul
 * align="right"|975
 * align="right"|7.80%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|12,492 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|102 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * NDP
 * Douglas Wayne Right
 * align="right"|5,350
 * align="right"|42.83%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown
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 * NDP
 * Harry Edwin Mathias
 * align="right"|8,245
 * align="right"|47.36%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|17,411 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|208 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
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 * NDP
 * Kathleen Anne Edwards
 * align="right"|8,000
 * align="right"|47.94%
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 * align="right"|unknown

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|16,687 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|271 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|
 * Progressive Conservative
 * James G. Smith
 * align="right"|499
 * align="right"|2.99%
 * align="right"|
 * align="right"|unknown
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