Kelowna West , formerly Westside-Kelowna , is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia , Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed West Kelowna-Peachland .[3]
Geography
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Electoral history
Kelowna West British Columbia provincial by-election, February 14, 2018 Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Ben Stewart 8,406 56.28 −2.77 $87,790 New Democratic Shelley Cook 3,511 23.51 −1.63 $49,337 Green Robert Stupka 1,893 12.67 −1.00 $54,984 Conservative Mark Thompson 1,006 6.73 – $6,419 Libertarian Kyle Michael Ernest Geronazzo 121 0.81 – $250 Total valid votes 14,937 100.00 – Total rejected ballots 35 0.23 +0.07 Turnout 14,972 31.55 −9.29 Registered voters 47,461 Liberal hold Swing −0.57 Source: Elections BC [8]
2017 British Columbia general election Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Christy Clark 15,674 58.98 +0.98 $80,880 New Democratic Shelley Cook 6,712 25.25 −5.71 $26,274 Green Robert Mellalieu 3,628 13.65 – $1,399 Independent Brian Thiesen 570 2.14 – $2,045 Total valid votes 26,584 100.0 – Total rejected ballots 128 0.48 +0.32 Turnout 26,712 55.46 +14.62 Registered voters 48,162 Liberal hold Swing +3.34 Source: Elections BC [9]
Westside-Kelowna British Columbia provincial by-election, July 10, 2013: Westside-Kelowna Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Christy Clark 11,758 62.66 +4.58 $56,758 New Democratic Carole Gordon 5,563 29.64 −1.20 $38,827 Conservative Sean Upshaw 1,115 5.94 −5.14 $9,755 Independent Dayleen Van Ryswyk 134 0.71 – $373 Independent John Marks 74 0.39 – $250 Independent Silverado Brooks Socrates 46 0.25 – $250 Vision JB Bhandari 45 0.24 – $2,261 Independent Korry Zepik 31 0.17 – $440 Total valid votes 18,766 100.00 – Total rejected ballots 31 0.16 −0.80 Turnout 18,797 40.84 −6.68 Registered voters 46,021 Liberal hold Swing +2.89 Source: Elections BC [10] [11]
2009 British Columbia general election : Westside-Kelowna Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures Liberal Ben Stewart 10,334 53.33 $95,251 New Democratic Tish Lakes 5,656 29.19 $26,122 Conservative Peter Neville 1,772 9.14 $9,705 Green Robin McKim 1,617 8.34 $1,075 Total valid votes 19,379 99.45 Total rejected ballots 107 0.55 Turnout 19,486 47.35 Registered voters 41,155
References 
British Columbia electoral district