Kelowna West
Kelowna West, formerly Westside-Kelowna, is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding was created out of parts of Okanagan-Westside, Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna-Mission. It was renamed Kelowna West in the 2015 electoral redistribution with only minor boundary changes.
| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 51,958 | ||
| Electors (2013) | 44,830 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,139.78 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 45.6 | ||
| Census division(s) | Regional District of Central Okanagan | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Central Okanagan J, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, West Kelowna | ||
Just weeks after the 2013 British Columbia election, newly re-elected MLA Ben Stewart resigned to allow Premier Christy Clark, who had lost her own seat, to run in a by-election.
Clark resigned the seat and leadership of the BC Liberals effective August 4, 2017, after losing a confidence vote. A by-election for the seat was held on February 14, 2018.