Kootenay (electoral district)
Kootenay was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917.
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1903 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1904 |
| Last contested | 1912 |
This riding was created in 1903 from the eastern part of Yale—Cariboo riding, namely areas part of the Kootenay Land District, whose boundaries formed the federal electoral district boundary, and also defined the Kootenay provincial riding's boundaries.
The federal Kootenay riding was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Kootenay East and Kootenay West ridings.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Yale—Cariboo | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | William Alfred Galliher | Liberal | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Arthur Samuel Goodeve | Conservative | |
| 12th | 1911–1912 | |||
| 1912–1917 | Robert Francis Green | Conservative | ||
| Riding dissolved into Kootenay East and Kootenay West | ||||
Election results
| Canadian federal by-election, 30 May 1912 On the appointment of Arthur Goodeve to Railway Commissioner for Canada, 4 May 1912 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | R.F. Green | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Arthur Samuel Goodeve | 4,113 | 57.51 | +10.54 | ||||
| Liberal | James Horace King | 3,039 | 42.49 | +9.66 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,152 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.44 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Arthur Samuel Goodeve | 3,109 | 46.97 | +10.98 | ||||
| Liberal | Smith Curtis | 2,173 | 32.83 | -18.63 | ||||
| Socialist | William Davidson | 1,337 | 20.20 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,619 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.80 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | William A. Galliher | 2,551 | 51.46 | |||||
| Conservative | Chas.H. Mackintosh | 1,784 | 35.99 | |||||
| Unknown | James A. Baker | 622 | 12.55 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,957 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from Yale—Cariboo, where Liberal William Alfred Galliher was the incumbent. | ||||||||
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
- Kootenay (electoral districts)
External links
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