District created 2008 Population (2006) 39,713 Province British Columbia | First contested 2009 Area (km²) 12,015.60 | |
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA Katrine Conroy
New Democratic Census divisions Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of Central Kootenay, Castlegar, Trail, Nakusp | ||
Kootenay West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the ensuing election.
The riding is seen as a safe NDP seat; the party has won 9 out of the last 10 elections. Before the NDP victory in 1972, the riding voted consistently for Social Credit.
Member of 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.