Kootenay-Monashee

Kootenay-Monashee
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Steve Morissette; New Democratic
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District created	2008
First contested	2009
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2006)	39,713
Area (km²)	12,015.60
Pop. density (per km²)	3.3
Census division(s)	Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay
Census subdivision(s)	Castlegar, Trail, Nakusp

Kootenay-Monashee is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.

It was established under the name Kootenay West by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 and first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.^[1]

The riding is seen as a safe NDP seat; the party has won 12 out of the last 13 elections. Before the NDP victory in 1972, the riding voted consistently for Social Credit.

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Kootenay West comprised the western portion of the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the southeastern portion of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary. It is located in southern British Columbia and is bordered by Washington, United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of Castlegar, Trail, Rossland, Fruitvale, and Nakusp.^[2]

Member of the Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Its MLA incumbent is Katrine Conroy, British Columbia New Democratic Party initially elected during the 2005 election to the West Kootenay-Boundary riding in British Columbia, Canada. Before 2001, the bulk of this riding was part of the Rossland-Trail riding.

Assembly	Years		Party
Rossland-Trail
16th	1924-1928	James Hargrave Schofield	Conservative
17th	1928-1933	James Hargrave Schofield	Conservative
18th	1933-1937	Richard Ronald Burns	Liberal
19th	1937-1941	Richard Ronald Burns	Liberal
20th	1941-1945	Herbert Wilfred Herridge	Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
21st	1945-1949	James Lockhart Webster	Coalition
22nd	1949-1952	Alexander Douglas Turnbull	Coalition
23rd	1952-1953	Robert Edward Sommers	Social Credit
24th	1953-1956
25th	1956-1960
26th	1960-1963	Donald Leslie Brothers
27th	1963-1966
28th	1966-1969
29th	1969-1972
30th	1972-1975	Christopher D'Arcy	New Democratic
31st	1975-1979
32nd	1979-1983
33rd	1983-1986
34th	1986-1991
35th	1991–1996	Ed Conroy
36th	1996–2001	Ed Conroy
West Kootenay-Boundary
37th	2001–2005	Sandy Santori	Liberal
38th	2005–2009	Katrine Conroy	New Democratic
Kootenay West
39th	2009–2013	Katrine Conroy	New Democratic
40th	2013–2017
41st	2017–2020
42nd	2020–2024
Kootenay-Monashee
43rd	2024–present	Steve Morissette	New Democratic

Election results

Graph of provincial election results in Kootenay West (minor parties are summed up as "Others")

Kootenay-Monashee

2024 British Columbia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Glen Byle
	Green	Donovan Cavers
	New Democratic	Steve Morrissette
Total valid votes				–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC

2020 provincial election redistributed results^[3]
Party		%
	New Democratic	62.9
	Green	17.4
	Liberal	11.1
	Conservative	8.5

Kootenay West

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Katrine Conroy	10,822	61.15	+1.51	$28,778.63
	Green	Andrew Duncan	3,040	17.18	+1.19	$681.94
	Liberal	Corbin Kelley	1,975	11.16	−13.21	$1,167.21
	Conservative	Glen Byle	1,447	8.18	–	$1,516.50
	Independent	Ed Varney	224	1.27	–	$297.00
	Independent	Fletcher Quince	189	1.07	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			17,697	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[4]^[5]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Katrine Conroy	11,297	59.64	−3.37	$37,247
	Liberal	Jim Postnikoff	4,617	24.37	+3.04	$16,277
	Green	Sam Troy	3,029	15.99	–
Total valid votes			18,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93	0.49
Turnout			19,036	60.78
Source: Elections BC^[6]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election: Kootenay West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Katrine Conroy	11,349	63.01	−3.66	$75,493
	Liberal	Jim Postnikoff	3,841	21.33	−1.05	$35,773
	Independent	Joseph Peter Hughes	2,391	13.27	–	$7,070
	Independent	Glen Curtis Byle	431	2.39	–	$920
Total valid votes			18,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			86	0.48
Turnout			18,098	56.92
Source: Elections BC^[7]

B.C. General Election 2009 Kootenay West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	NDP	Katrine Conroy	12,126	66.65%		$56,860
	Liberal	Brenda Binnie	4,072	22.38%		$53,116
	Green	Andy Morel	1,791	9.84%	–	$7,170
	Communist	Zachary Crispin	204	1.13%		$2,232
Total Valid Votes			18,193	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			88	0.48%
Turnout			18,281	59.10%

References

^ "Kootenay West riding to take in Cherryville, be renamed". My Kootenay Now. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "Kootenay West Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ "Kootenay-Monashee". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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[1] "Kootenay West riding to take in Cherryville, be renamed". My Kootenay Now. April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

[2] "Kootenay West Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[3] "Kootenay-Monashee". 338Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[4] "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[5] "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[6] "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[7] "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

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