Boundary-Similkameen
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Roly Russell
New Democratic
District created1988
First contested1988
Last contested2020

Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial riding formed in 2008. It includes the populations of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet.[1] The riding's name corresponds to that of a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries (see History section).

Geography

As of the 2020 provincial election, Boundary-Similkameen comprises the western portion of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, minus the northeastern portion which is part of the Penticton Electoral District. It is located in southern British Columbia and is bordered by Washington, United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of Osoyoos, Oliver, Grand Forks, Princeton, and Keremeos.[2]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Due to the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Bill Barisoff, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Penticton-Okanagan Valley riding, where the bulk of the new riding's population resides. Katrine Conroy, NDP. was the MLA for West Kootenay-Boundary, while Harry Lali, NDP, was the MLA for Yale-Lillooet (the areas of those ridings added to Boundary-Similkameen are less-populated and were not main population centres in their ridings).

History

The original riding of Boundary-Similkameen was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It spanned the Boundary Country, around the towns of Grand Forks and Rock Creek west including Oliver and Osoyoos to the Similkameen Valley towns of Keremeos and Princeton. The riding first appeared in the 1966 election as the result of a merger of the former ridings of Grand Forks-Greenwood (1924–1963) and Similkameen. Until the re-creation of Boundary-Similkameen, the former area was part of West Kootenay-Boundary; areas in the Similkameen had been part of Yale-Lillooet (which has been reconstituted as Fraser-Nicola).

For other historical and current ridings in the region, see Kootenay (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts).

Assembly Years Member Party
28th 1966–1969 Frank Richter Jr. Social Credit
29th 1969–1972
30th 1972–1975
31st 1975–1979 Jim Hewitt
32nd 1979–1983
33rd 1983–1986
Two Member District from 1986-1991 Member Party
34th 1986–1988 Jim Hewitt Social Credit Ivan Messmer Social Credit
1988–1991 Bill Barlee New Democrat
Okanagan-Boundary
35th 1991–1996 Bill Barlee New Democrat
36th 1996–2001 Bill Barisoff Liberal
Boundary-Similkameen
39th 2009–2013 John Slater Liberal
40th 2013–2017 Linda Larson
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–present Roly Russell New Democrat

Demographics

Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km2)
Population density (people per km2)

Electoral history

2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRoly Russell10,50049.85+17.12$22,881.87
LiberalPetra Veintimilla7,73536.72−6.08$46,981.69
ConservativeDarryl Seres2,35411.18–$3,145.37
WexitArlyn Greig4742.25–$647.44
Total valid votes 21,063100.00–
Total rejected ballots 2080.99 
Turnout 21,27156.84 
Registered voters 37,421
Source: Elections BC[3]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLinda Larson9,51342.80−3.79$68,560.09
New DemocraticColleen Ross7,27532.73−6.26$60,024.28
IndependentPeter Entwistle3,16514.24–$3,653.00
GreenVonnie Lavers2,27410.23+1.45$1,170.00
Total valid votes 22,227100.00
Total rejected ballots 980.44
Turnout 22,32564.52
Source: Elections BC[4][5]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalLinda Larson8,49946.59+9.14$61,031
New DemocraticSam Hancheroff7,11338.99+6.08$70,135
GreenJohn Kwasnica1,6028.78−0.7$1,334
No AffiliationMischa Popoff6553.59–$3,725
IndependentDoug Pederson3752.06–$0
Total valid votes 18,244100.00
Total rejected ballots 1130.62
Turnout 18,35761.85
Source: Elections BC[6]
B.C. General Election 2009 Boundary-Similkameen
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalJohn Slater6,68137.45%-8.25 $99,832
  NDP Lakhvinder Jhaj 5,870 32.91% -7.89 $52,629
ConservativeJoe Cardoso3,59620.16%$20,592
GreenBob Grieve1,6919.48%-0.02$2,025
Total valid votes 17,838 100%
Total rejected ballots 122 0.68%
Turnout 17,960 62.31%
Boundary-Similkameen Byelection, June 8, 1988
resignation of Jim Hewitt
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticBill Barlee15,77852.82%unknown
Social CreditRuss Fox10,51535.44%–unknown
LiberalJudi Tyabji3,14410.53%–unknown
GreenRus Domer3611.21%–unknown
Total valid votes 29,868 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 218
Turnout %
2 Seat increased to two members from one.

The 1988 byelection, which elected NDP member Bill Barlee, was the last appearance of the Boundary-Similkameen riding until its recreation in 2009. For the 1991 election, the area became represented by Okanagan-Boundary.

34th British Columbia election, 1986 2>
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditJim Hewitt18,20429.99%–unknown
Social CreditIvan Messmer16,15026.61%–unknown
New DemocraticEldon John Harrop11,65619.21%unknown
New DemocraticWesley G. Nickel11,42718.83%unknown
LiberalAnna Rita Lusier1,7292.85%–unknown
GreenJohn Mercer Hughes8931.47%–unknown
GreenDavid G. Cursons6341.04%–unknown
Total valid votes 60,693 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 758
Turnout %
2 Seat increased to two members from one.
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditJim Hewitt18,86954.82%–unknown
New DemocraticYvonne Joan Storey14,46842.03%unknown
LiberalKenneth Leslie Carig Hasanen1,0863.15%–unknown
Total valid votes 34,423 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 312
Turnout %
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditJim Hewitt13,73947.56%–unknown
New DemocraticBryan Patrick McIver11,48539.76%unknown
  Progressive Conservative John Edwin Swales 3,662 12.68% unknown
Total valid votes 28,886 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 324
Turnout %
31st British Columbia election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditJim Hewitt10,78448.31%–unknown
New DemocraticYvonne Joan Storey9,18341.13%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Barry Donald Montgomery 1,778 7.96% unknown
LiberalJames Elder5802.60%–unknown
Total valid votes 22,325 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 161
Turnout %
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditFrank Richter, Jr.8,09244.11%–unknown
New DemocraticBill Barlee6,85037.34%unknown
LiberalRuth Schiller1,85510.11–unknown
  Progressive Conservative Donald James Ewart 1,550 8.45% unknown
Total valid votes 18,347 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 122
Turnout %
29th British Columbia election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditFrank Richter, Jr.8,94454.29%–unknown
New DemocraticBill Barlee4,95730.09%unknown
LiberalDonald Grant MacDonald2,57515.63%–unknown
Total valid votes 16,476 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 122
Turnout %
28th British Columbia election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
Social CreditFrank Richter, Jr.6,54755.44%–unknown
New DemocraticLois Haggen3,66931.07%unknown
LiberalJohn Victor Hyde Wilson1,59413.50%–unknown
Total valid votes 11,810 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 87
Turnout %

References

  1. ↑ "CBC.ca - B.C. Votes - Boundary-Similkameen". CBC. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Boundary-Similkameen Electoral District" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 2017 Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Election Income and Expenses". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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