Kootenay West—Revelstoke
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1987
District abolished1996
First contested1988
Last contested1993

Kootenay West—Revelstoke was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from Kootenay West riding. It was eliminated in 1996 when it was merged into the new riding of West Kootenay—Okanagan.

It consisted of Electoral Area B of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, the city of Revelstoke, the northwest part of the Central Kootenay Regional District, and the eastern part of the Kootenay Boundary Regional District.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Kootenay West
34th  1988–1993     Lyle Kristiansen New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     Jim Gouk Reform
Riding dissolved into West Kootenay—Okanagan

Election results

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ReformJim Gouk11,34832.49
LiberalGarry Jenkins10,62030.41+14.85
New DemocraticHeather Suggitt5,44315.58−30.96
Progressive ConservativeBlair Suffredine3,1098.90−27.08
NationalBev Collins2,9838.54
GreenJack Ross8092.32+0.41
Christian HeritageBrian Zacharias3460.99
Natural LawMichèle Roy1910.55
Canada PartyGreg Eyolfson790.23
Total valid votes 34,928100.00  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +8.82
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticLyle Kristiansen16,38146.54
Progressive ConservativeBob Brisco12,66735.98
LiberalGarry R. Jenkins5,47915.56
GreenMichael Brown6741.91
Total valid votes 35,201100.00  
This riding was created from part of Kootenay West, where Progressive Conservative Robert Brisco was the incumbent.

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