Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2025 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 106,794 | ||
| Electors (2025) | 88,663 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,915 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 55.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Central Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Kelowna (part), West Kelowna, Summerland, Tsinstikeptum, Peachland, Tsinstikeptum | ||
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Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.[2] It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created out of Kelowna—Lake Country and Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.[3]
It will consist of the southern third of Kelowna, plus the municipalities of Peachland, Summerland and West Kelowna, the Indian Reserves of Tsinstikeptum 9 and Tsinstikeptum 10, most of the Central Okanagan West regional district electoral area (excluding the Fintry area) and most of the Okanagan-Similkameen F regional district area (excluding the area south of Summerland).[1]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Languages: 88.2% English, 2.1% German, 1.9% French
Religions: 55.4% No religion, 41.2% Christian (12.8% Catholic, 4.4% United Church, 3.8% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.9% Lutheran, 16.3% Other),
Median income: $42,800 (2020)
Average income: $57,900 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| European[a] | 90,605 | 85.88% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 6,200 | 5.49% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 2,730 | 2.59% | ||||||||||||
| South Asian | 1,935 | 1.83% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 1,220 | 1.16% | ||||||||||||
| African | 890 | 0.84% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 750 | 0.71% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 490 | 0.46% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 540 | 0.51% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 105,500 | 98.79% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 106,795 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna Riding created from Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and Kelowna—Lake Country |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Dan Albas | Conservative | |
Electoral results
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Dan Albas | 33,219 | 50.91 | +2.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Juliette Sicotte | 28,779 | 44.10 | +20.88 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harpreet Badohal | 2,195 | 3.36 | –15.53 | ||||
| Green | Louise Lecouffe | 660 | 1.01 | –1.74 | ||||
| People's | Debbie Robinson | 306 | 0.47 | –6.32 | ||||
| Canadian Future | Gary Suddard | 93 | 0.14 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 65,252 | 72.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,399 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –9.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,129 | 48.35 | |
| Liberal | 13,028 | 23.22 | |
| New Democratic | 10,598 | 18.89 | |
| People's | 3,812 | 6.79 | |
| Green | 1,541 | 2.75 | |
References
- ^ a b "Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Riding changes to affect multiple B.C. communities, Okanagan MP says". Kelowna Capital News. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Dacre, Colin (9 February 2023). "New riding for Kelowna's core, Kamloops split in new proposed federal districts - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Okanagan Lake West--South Kelowna [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.