List of electoral districts in the Kootenays
electoral districts in the Kootenays region of British Columbia
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region.
Current federal electoral districts
Kootenay—Columbia (East Kootenay-Revelstoke region)
British Columbia Southern Interior (mostly Okanagan, includes Trail-Castlegar-Nelson corridor)
Defunct federal electoral districts
Note: indentations indicate rough historical succession of historical ridings
Kootenay (1903–1914)
Kootenay East (1914–1966)
Okanagan—Kootenay (1966–1976)
Kootenay East (1976–1977)
Kootenay East—Revelstoke (1977–1987)
Kootenay East (1987–1996)
Kootenay—Columbia (1996– )
Kootenay West (1914–1987)
Kootenay West—Revelstoke (1987–1996)
West Kootenay—Okanagan/Kootenay—Boundary—Okanagan (1996–1998, 1998–2003)
British Columbia Southern Interior (2003–)
Current provincial electoral districts
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Kootenay East
Kootenay West
Nelson-Creston
Defunct provincial electoral districts
Note: indentations indicate rough historical succession of historical ridings.
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