Okanagan-Westside

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Okanagan-Westside is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It includes the small cities of Westbank, Westside, Peachland, and Summerland, and extends from the city limit of Summerland (in the south) to the Okanagan Lake bridge, in Westside (north). Kelowna, the major city in the Okanagan, lies across the Okanagan Lake bridge. Encompassing land in both the South and Central Okanagan, this constituency is well-known for its semi-arid climate and high summer temperatures.

Contents

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History

3.1 1999 Redistribution

4 Member of Legislative Assembly
5 Election results
6 External links

Demographics

Population, 2001	47,678
Population Change, 1996-2001	8.9%
Area (km²)	1,959
Pop. Density (people per km²)	24

Geography

History

The area of this constituency was first settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by European agriculturalists. Fruit growing, especially apple and cherry crops, were a major industry, although tourism, logging, mining, and now viticulture, have also been major industries in the region. The Okanogan peoples, an Interior Salish language group, have settled the area for several thousand years.

1999 Redistribution

This electoral district was carved out of the eastside of Yale-Lillooet and the northside of Okanagan-Penticton

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. Rick Thorpe, a certified management accountant. He was first elected in 1996 to represent the riding of Okanagan-Penticton and was re-elected in 2001 to represent Okanagan-Westside. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Thorpe was appointed Minister of Provincial Revenue on January 26, 2004. He has previously served as Minister of Competition, Science and Enterprise.

Election results

|- |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal |Rick Thorpe |align="right"|12,148 |align="right"|54.39% |align="right"| |- |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| |NDP |Joyce Procure |align="right"|6,873 |align="right"|30.77% |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="yellowgreen"| |Green |Angela Reid |align="right"|2,262 |align="right"|10.13% |align="right"| |- |bgcolor=palevioletred| |DRBC |Janice Marie Money |align="right"|1,051 |align="right"|4.71% |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|22,334 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |}

|- |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal |Rick Thorpe |align="right"|14,181 |align="right"|68.08% |align="right"| |align="right"|$39,628 |- |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| |NDP |Ernie Dmetro Ursuliak |align="right"|3,176 |align="right"|15.25% |align="right"| |align="right"|$4,535 |- |bgcolor="mediumturquoise"| |Unity |Howard Lionel Hunt |align="right"|1,364 |align="right"|6.55% |align="right"| |align="right"|$591 |- |bgcolor="tan"| |Marijuana |Teresa Taylor |align="right"|1,188 |align="right"|5.70% |align="right"| |align="right"|$1,120 |- |bgcolor="yellow"| |Action |Jack W. Peach |align="right"|921 |align="right"|4.42% |align="right"| |align="right"|$1,186 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|20,830 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|127 !align="right"|0.61% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|20,957 !align="right"|69.91% !align="right"| !align="right"| |}

External links

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